Helen Keller Intl Employee Directory
Non-profit OrganizationsNew York, United States1001-5000 Employees
Helen Keller Intl is a New York City-based nonprofit founded in 1915 to assist soldiers blinded during World War I. Today, its programs focus on preventing and treating vision loss, while also addressing malnutrition and neglected tropical diseases that threaten sight, productivity, and well-being. Its work spans the United States, Africa, and Asia, and it emphasizes building the capacity of local government, nonprofit, and private-sector systems to scale effective health interventions. The organization aims to eliminate preventable vision loss, malnutrition, and neglected tropical diseases and to improve the well-being of millions of vulnerable children and families. In 2026, Helen Keller Intl announced a cooperation with the Port Authority of Kribi to advance community health, including the fight against preventable blindness, the reduction of malnutrition, and the prevention of neglected tropical diseases.