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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.

Rohingya refugees, who fled violence in Myanmar to seek safety in Bangladesh face a new threat as the monsoon season brings heavy rains, leading to dangerous landslides and flash floods.

CBM is inviting churches to take part in Christian Blind Mission Sunday on 14th October 2018, helping prevent childhood blindness and restore sight in the world’s poorest places.

On 24th July, a Global Disability Summit will take place in London, co-hosted by the UK Government, the Government of Kenya and the International Disability Alliance. Around the world, CBM partners have been contributing to preparations.