As a leader in inclusive enterprise, CBM’s portfolio spans health, climate, humanitarian action, education and livelihoods. We excited to collaborate with partners, funders and impact investors to scale up disability inclusion as infrastructure – so that every development pound delivers for everyone. Talk to us about investing in entrepreneurial ways to transform the lives of people with disabilities.
We’re at the Skoll World Forum in Oxford this week. Hear from us at these events:
Youth Suicide Prevention: Why a change of approach is needed
Tuesday 21 April, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Marmalade Festival)
Why Should We Care About Disability-Inclusive Health?
Wednesday 22 April, 12:30 PM –1:45 PM, Headley Theatre, Ashmolean Museum
Systems Failure: Where Do We Go From Here?
Wednesday 22 April, 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM, Ashmolean Museum
Climate Finance to the Frontlines: Getting Resources Where They’re Needed Most
Thursday 23 April, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, New Road Baptist Church
Or connect with our attendees on Linked In:
Kirsty Smith OBE, CEO
Deborah Crowe, Director of Programme Impact
Allan Thompson, Director of Fundraising, Impact, and Communications
Mark Barrell, Director of Advocacy and Influencing
Emma Symonds, Programme Manager and Disability Inclusion Advisor
Erla Magnusdottir, BasicNeeds Mental Health Coordinator
One in six people live with a disability – that’s 1.3 billion people worldwide – and more than 80% live in low- or middle-income countries. As the largest marginalised group in the world, they are also the ones most left behind. That’s why disability inclusion must be an operating system that upgrades whole sectors. It’s this approach that will increase reach, resilience and value for money. And it must be a priority for all of us.
At CBM we know how to do this. Together with our local partners, and with the vital support of funders, we design tech-enabled, evidence-based and scalable programmes for disability inclusion. These innovative models allow men, women, girls and boys to access education, healthcare and the opportunity to earn a living. And they work because we invest in activists and advisors with disabilities to lead the change.
We don’t want to live in a world of retrofit. Instead we co-design and co-create for inclusion. This approach future-proofs investments from the outset – by linking movement leadership to real delivery mechanisms, across health, mental health, NTDs and education.
Back our breakthrough-to-scale pathway: help us prove what works, embed it in public systems and then replicate across contexts.
Our ‘Dream Big’ pipeline is a portfolio of tested models and scalable programmes that show how systems can be redesigned to work for everyone. It’s how we turn disability inclusion into an ‘operating system’ that upgrades whole sectors. See what inspires you.
Partners, funders and impact investors have a vital role to play in scaling up disability inclusion as infrastructure – so that every development pound delivers for everyone. Work with us to invest in entrepreneurial ways to deliver greater impact that works for everyone.
Our Advisory Work is informed by authentic partnerships with disabled people’s organisations and accountable to the disability movement’s agenda. If you want to meaningfully embed disability inclusion in your sector and start shifting the power, CBM has the expertise.
In 2025, alongside our local partners, CBM UK programmes reached 1,383,163 people.
234,311 people were treated for blinding diseases (including receiving a visual assistive device).
922,826 people were screened or examined for eye disease to prevent blindness or low vision.
32,105 people were supported to earn a living or improve their livelihood.
9,494 people accessed mental health services in health systems supported by CBM.
3,955 people were supported to access education services.
Our game-changing, scalable programmes demonstrate how healthcare, humanitarian, climate and finance systems can be redesigned to work for everyone. Browse our resource library for the evidence briefs and reports that show how our innovative models work in practice – and the impact they have on real people’s lives.
We work in some of the world’s poorest places to transform lives and build a more inclusive world for everyone, everywhere.
We prevent blindness and restore sight to people who are living needlessly blind.
We improve access to healthcare for people with disabilities. And we prevent and treat conditions that can lead to disability.
We enable people with mental health conditions to access the treatment and support they need.
We challenge barriers that keep children with disabilities out of school and make sure they can access an education and a brighter future.
We support people with disabilities and their families with the skills, training and equipment to secure a future where they can thrive.
We make sure people with disabilities are not excluded in times of crisis. And we support communities to rebuild for the future.
We ensure people with disabilities have equal rights and are included, respected, and given the chance to reach their full potential.
We work to eliminate, prevent and treat Neglected Tropical Diseases in areas where they are identified as a public health problem.
From frugal health tech to innovative healthcare models, browse our news and blogs to see how CBM projects are changing the lives of people with disabilities through low-cost, integrated and community-led approaches. It’s a great way to discover the depth and breadth of our work.
