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Group photo in front of CBM global office in Nairobi, Kenya
February 5, 2025
Exchange Learning Visit to Kenya: A Journey of Shared Knowledge and Inspiration
CBM UK’s partner-led programme, Actions for Change, is testing new ways of shifting resources and decision-making power to our partners. To facilitate shared learning between Actions for Change partners, an exchange visit recently took place between our partners in Nepal and Kenya.
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Amina, wearing an orange headscarf, looks to the left.
January 30, 2025
World NTD Day: Promoting a Person-Centred Approach
Today is the fifth annual World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day. This year, we are celebrating the successes of our inclusive, person-centred NTD work in Nigeria.
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A boy in a classroom, is having glasses put on his face by a refractionist.
January 24, 2025
Eyecare: a missing link in inclusive education
Today is the International Day of Education, and yet in low- and middle-income countries, millions of children are missing out on their education because they can’t access the eyecare they need.
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January 22, 2025
CBM Launches Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction e-Learning Course
CBM UK is delighted to have supported the development of a transformative e-learning course which promotes the use of inclusive disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategies.
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Cyprien smiles, standing outdoors with mountains in the distance
December 23, 2024
12 Days of Christmas
As we look back on 2024, we want to share some of our highlights! To mark the 12 Days of Christmas, we’re delighted to bring you 12 inspiring stories from the year, showcasing the amazing things we’ve been able to achieve alongside our partners and supporters.
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A little boy wearing a t-shirt and jeans sits on the porch of a blue painted house.
December 3, 2024
Big Give Christmas Challenge 2024: your sight-saving gift DOUBLED
This December, we’re so excited to be taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge – where for one week only your donations will be doubled!
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December 1, 2024
Advent Blog Series 2024
This year, as we enter the season of Advent, join us to reflect, pray and wait together. For Christians across the world, Advent is a season of waiting to celebrate the birth of Jesus, the long-awaited Saviour promised by God to his people. Waiting can be hard – even when we know what we are waiting for. It is a time for putting our hope in things unseen, and reminding each other of the character and promises of God.
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Kirsty smiling and shaking the hand of someone dressed in red. Two other people are stood next to her watching on.
November 25, 2024
Kirsty Smith is appointed Chair of Trustees for Bond
We’re delighted to announce that our CEO Kirsty Smith has been appointed Chair of the Board of Trustees for Bond, the UK network for organisations working in international development.
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Flooded houses after typhoon Trami.
November 15, 2024
CBM’s Disability Inclusive Response to Tropical Cyclone Trami in the Philippines
On the 22nd October Tropical Cyclone Trami brought destructive winds and torrential rain across the Philippines resulting in widespread flooding and landslides.
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Mafunasi, wearing a blue t shirt and a purple skirt, uses a hand pump to draw water. In the background are trees and hills.
November 12, 2024
CBM UK at COP29: Partnering for Disability Inclusive Climate Justice
People with disabilities, especially those living in poverty, are among the hardest hit by climate change. As COP29 begins in Baku, Azerbaijan, we're joining our partners to call for people with disabilities to have a seat at the negotiating table.
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The four trustees stand in front of a red wall. From left to right, Fingani, Jim, Ifunfun and Amjad.
November 4, 2024
CBM UK welcomes four new Trustees to the Board
This Trustees Week, we are celebrating the four newest members of CBM UK’s Board of Trustees. Here, find out what motivates them to get involved in CBM UK, what they bring to the table, and why inclusion matters so much to them all.
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Someone, wearing a red CBM Jacket walks through a field alongside someone wearing white.
October 10, 2024
‘Safeguarding, Mental Health and Psychosocial Disability’: IDDC publish new paper on World Mental Health Day
Marking World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2024, the International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) Inclusive Safeguarding Task Group have published a new paper entitled ‘Safeguarding, Mental Health and Psychosocial Disability’.
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