Who is the Christian Blind Mission Int Fund?
This is a non profit Christian Mission that is over 90 years old and have been working to help eradicate blindness from our Earth. A percentage of our sales (not profits) go to the Vitamin A project. We have looked at many charities and CBMIF have been around a long time and will gladly open their “books” to those who ask. They do the missions they claim they do! FACTS ABOUT VITAMIN A Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of childhood blindness in the world. Each year, 350,000 children are permanently blinded by vitamin A deficiency. According to the World Health Organization, nearly half of these children will die in the next 24 months. One annual dose of vitamin A, costing just 60 cents including distribution is enough to prevent a child from becoming vitamin A deficient. Vitamin A is found naturally in dark green leafy vegetables, orange fruits and vegetables, meat, milk and eggs. So eat them every day. Babies get vitamin A from breast milk. When we were introduced to this chari