News

Heavy rain has caused devastating floods and mudslides in Sierra Leone, West Africa, leaving at least 400 people dead and more than 3000 homeless. CBM’s partners are on the ground today.

On 19th August, World Humanitarian Day, CBM launches the new mobile app – Humanitarian Hands on Tool (HHOT), a first of its kind, to help people with disabilities access life-saving relief services during emergencies.

A new project to stop the spread of the painful, blinding eye-infection trachoma was launched in Pakistan this week.  CBM will train and support over 3000 community health workers to distribute trachoma medication.

CBM UK Chief Executive Kirsty Smith has been shortlisted for Charity Times’ Charity Principal of the Year award, recognising her vital role in driving our work to transform the lives of people with disabilities in the world’s poorest places

A new paper published estimates that 36 million people worldwide are blind, with the number set to triple over the next four decades .

CBM UK is excited to announce our merger with mental health NGO BasicNeeds UK, thus creating a new strong voice on mental health in development alongside our work in blindness and other forms of disability.

Congratulations and a huge thank you to Rev Dr Alasdair Coles and Harry and Leslie Caswell, for completing the London Prudential 100 on Sunday 30th July, 2017.

Introducing 21 Stories, former Home Secretary, David Blunkett, highlights the huge barriers that people with disabilities face and urges to support CBM UK’s work to create opportunities.

As part of CBM UK’s 21st birthday celebrations this year, Cambridge Chorale, former finalists in the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year competition, will be singing in aid of CBM’s work.

CBM supporters, volunteers and Champions gathered at The Royal Society in London this week to celebrate 21 years of CBM in the UK.