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CBM has joined forces with Time To Change Global to launch a major new initiative to tackle stigma and discrimination around mental health in Africa and Asia.

On 14th October, to mark World Sight Day, churches around the UK will celebrate Christian Blind Mission Sunday, raising funds to help give the precious gift of sight to children in the world’s poorest places.

To mark World Sight Day (11th October), we are launching a new film featuring actress Dame Penelope Wilton, highlighting CBM’s work to prevent avoidable blindness in the world’s poorest places.

The Humanitarian Hands On Tool (HHOT), CBM’s mobile app to help aid workers include people with disabilities in disaster response, is a finalist in this year’s Drum Awards for the Digital Industries.

Three groups of musicians from East Anglia will be holding a concert in Cambridge, on 20th October, raising awareness and funds for the work of CBM to support people living with blinding conditions in the world’s poorest communities.

On 24 September, Scotland’s Minister for International Development, Ben Macpherson, visited CBM’s ear and hearing care programme in Zambia’s capital city of Lusaka to see how Scottish support is transforming lives.

CBM and BasicNeeds will be holding a free art exhibition in Cambridge, from 1st-13th October, raising awareness and funds to support people living with mental health conditions in the world’s poorest communities.

Today, Prime Minister Theresa May, has awarded CBM UK’s Dr Andy Pyott with a Points of Light award for his incredible efforts to support the world’s forgotten people.