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Let’s talk about mental health – with CBM’s Julian Eaton
Monday, 15th February, 2021 | CBM UK
Mental health conditions like depression are a major cause of disability and ill-health worldwide, often leading to immense suffering and limiting a person’s ability to live independently. In developing countries, people are more likely to experien...Find out more7 ways you can transform lives in 2021
Tuesday, 26th January, 2021 | CBM UK
There are so many ways you can support people living with disabilities, and their families, in the world’s poorest communities this year – keeping reading to find out more! 1. Saving sight Every day, women, men and children in poor communities go...Find out moreDoris Sadeghi: teaching at a blind school in Iran in the 1950s
Tuesday, 12th January, 2021 | CBM UK
In 1955, Doris Head (now Doris Sadeghi) travelled to Iran to teach at the Nur Ayin Institute for the Blind, a continuation of work which had been founded many years before by CBM founder Pastor Ernst Christoffel. When she arrived, Pastor Christoffel ...Find out moreJabes' story in pictures
Wednesday, 16th December, 2020 | CBM UK
Jabes was born with cataract in his right eye. This caused him many challenges in his daily life – playing, learning and helping his family out. But, thanks to CBM supporters, this 12-year-old from Malawi has had sight-restoring surgery and can see...Find out more12 Days of Christmas
Monday, 14th December, 2020 | CBM UK
12 days of Christmas It’s been an uncertain and challenging year, but there have also been some moments of great light and joy in 2020. They say that “every cloud has a silver lining” and one of the ways we’ve coped this year, here at CBM U...Find out moreRespect Not Abuse: reducing violence against women and girls with disabilities in Nigeria
Tuesday, 24th November, 2020
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is coming up on 25 November. To mark this important day, we wanted to share some of the progress that’s been made to tackle violence against women and girls with disabilities in Nigeri...Find out more‘Mental Health for All’ on World Mental Health Day
Saturday, 10th October, 2020 | Kate Mortimer
As we all learn to live with a “new normal” during the Coronavirus pandemic, our mental wellbeing has never been more important. However, the truth remains that greater investment in mental health is needed to ensure greater access for people liv...Find out moreWorld Sight Day: 4 things you might not know about blindness around the world
Monday, 5th October, 2020 | CBM UK
Today (8th October) is World Sight Day, where we cast a spotlight on avoidable blindness and visual impairment and efforts to tackle it around the world. At CBM, we’re passionate about building a world where nobody is needlessly blind and everyone ...Find out moreLearning in lockdown – supporting girls with disabilities in Zimbabwe during COVID-19
Wednesday, 23rd September, 2020 | CBM UK
In Zimbabwe, CBM is working in partnership with Plan International to help the most marginalized girls, including girls with disabilities, to access education. This is part of the Supporting Adolescent Girls’ Education (SAGE) programme, focusing on...Find out moreInclusion through partnership - introducing CBM Global Disability Inclusion Director, Dr Mary Keogh
Monday, 14th September, 2020 | Mary Keogh
Mary Keogh is Disability Inclusion Director for CBM Global. In this blog, she introduces her role and explains how partnership is central to building an inclusive world. I’ve worked with CBM since 2008, first in advocacy then as senior technical a...Find out more