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Join us in prayer this Advent as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas. For each Sunday in Advent, we have chosen a bible verse for personal reflection, and written a short prayer. First Sunday in Advent, 3 December “For to us a c...

On 17 October, the cross-party International Development Committee (IDC) invited CBM UK to participate in an oral evidence session as part of their important new inquiry into the adequacy and effectiveness of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development O...

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new partner-led programme – Actions for Change. This innovative three-year programme works with four new partners in Nigeria, Nepal, Kenya and Bangladesh. Each partner has designed a new project, start...

CBM UK has published a new Discussion Paper investigating how the climate crisis is impacting upon global implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The paper was launched at the United Nations Framework Conve...

“Leave no one behind. That defining principle of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a shared promise by every country to work together to secure the rights and well-being of everyone… But halfway to 2030, that promise is in peril.” ...

It was a bittersweet feeling returning to Zimbabwe in May to see our learning hubs, witnessing the benefits that the project has had for girls with disabilities, while also knowing that the five-year project is coming to an end in July. Over the cour...

On 4 July, the International Development Committee (IDC) invited CBM UK to give oral evidence as part of their inquiry into whether UK aid spent by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) progra...

Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative (MANI) is a youth-led mental health organisation based in Lagos, Nigeria. We are partnering with them on a project funded by Comic Relief to provide better mental health for young people in Nigeria, called “Bri...

How are disability inclusion, climate change and mental health linked within international development? CBM UK sought to respond to this question at a recent event at the Scottish Parliament on Climate Change, Disability Inclusion, Wellbeing & I...

It was a privilege to represent CBM UK during the the Bonn Climate Conference of the UNFCCC. Alongside our friends from the European Disability Forum we hosted a side event which provided a great opportunity to launch our newest publication “Disabi...