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New project to help Zimbabwean youth with albinism access eye health and employment
Monday, 13th January, 2020Find out moreWe’ve launched a new project in Zimbabwe to boost opportunities for people living with albinism, improving access to eye health services and employment. This project is funded by Standard Chartered through their Seeing is Believing…
Partnership with Fundació Nous Cims improves student mental health in Kenyan Universities
Wednesday, 18th December, 2019Find out morePoor rates of mental health in Kenyan university students are blighting the lives of many students, but a project launched this year is helping to tackle stigma and improve access to support.
Thank you for helping us hit our target for The Big Give Christmas Challenge
Wednesday, 4th December, 2019Find out moreExciting news! Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we have exceeded our target of £17,000 for The Big Give Christmas Challenge in less than 12 hours.
Big Give Christmas Challenge 2019
Tuesday, 3rd December, 2019Find out moreOur Big Give Christmas Challenge starts today! For one week only, from 3rd-10th December, every £1 supporters give unlocks £9 more to help children living with sight problems in the world’s poorest communities.
New collection of case studies on how to include persons with disabilities in humanitarian action
Tuesday, 3rd December, 2019Find out moreOn December 3rd, CBM, Humanity & Inclusion (also known as Handicap International), and the International Disability Alliance mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by releasing a collection of 39 examples of field practices
Celebrating International Day of People with Disabilities
Tuesday, 26th November, 2019Find out moreAhead of International Day of People with Disabilities (3rd December), we’re raising awareness and promoting action around disability inclusion in disasters so that everyone is safe when a disaster strikes.
CBM partners with International Centre for Evidence in Disability at 2019 Conference
Tuesday, 5th November, 2019Find out moreThe third annual conference on evidence in disability takes place today and tomorrow (5 and 6 November) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, in partnership with CBM.
CBM welcomes Government’s response to recommendations on disability and development
Thursday, 17th October, 2019Find out moreLast week the Government responded to the International Development Committee’s (IDC) report on the Department for International Development’s (DfID) work on disability. CBM welcomes the Government’s acceptance of most of the report’s…
World Sight Day 2019
Thursday, 10th October, 2019Find out moreThis World Sight Day we’re celebrating dedicated #EyeHealthHeroes who are saving sight in the world’s poorest communities.
WHO launches its first World Report on Vision
Wednesday, 9th October, 2019Find out moreAhead of World Sight Day on 10th October, the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched its first World Report on Vision, highlighting that more than 1 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment because…