Read the latest news and stories from CBM Australia’s work helping people with disabilities living in the world’s poorest places.
Leave No One Behind: ensuring people with disabilities are included in Covid-19 responses
“The COVID-19 pandemic has brought home and highlighted the...
Strengthening OPDs in Ethiopia increases impact and value for money
Across Ethiopia, around 7.8 million people live with some...
Delivering essential food items to people with disabilities in Nepal
Following a recent surge in positive Covid-19 case numbers,...
Human Rights Day: CBM promotes the rights of people with disabilities
Over 70 years ago, the United Nations General Assembly...
Working with CBM: what is the value to people with disabilities?
CBM Australia sees the value of working with Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs),...
Stevie reflects on Covid-19 vaccine and how it is not accessible for all
Sadness weighed in my chest as I waited at...
Covid-19 impacts people with disabilities the most in the Pacific and Timor-Leste
Recent months have seen unprecedented surges of COVID-19 in...
Covid-19 pushed 80 million people into extreme poverty
Almost two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, some of the social and economic impacts...
A better future for all children, including those with disabilities
For many of us, global events over past two...
Satyavathi receives the gift of sight
For those unable to access or afford surgical interventions, the loss of vision has the potential to significantly impact...
CBM Australia approves new one-year project with NCDW in Bangladesh
CBM Australia have been working in Bangladesh to improve...
Reducing blinding Trachoma in Ethiopia
Trachoma is an eye disease caused by bacterial infection. It is transmitted through personal contact (hands, clothes, or bedding)...
World Food Programme’s disability-inclusive path to zero hunger
New partnership with CBM Global Disability Inclusion enables World...
Poverty reduction in India
In 2020, global extreme poverty increased for this first time in 20 years. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on progress made...
Working together to move out of poverty
Shaboodin lives in Surajpur district, Chhattisgarh - the target area of a CBM supported project with partner Margadarshak Seva...
A strong advocate for disability rights
Shidosri is a strong example of a woman with a disability who benefited from the work of Nav Bharat...
CBM supports Vietnam’s first Shadow Report to the UNCRPD
In Vietnam, more than six million people have a disability. Ensuring and upholding the...
World Mental Health Day: Mariska’s story
When I finished year 12, I had the world at my feet. And then… my world fell apart. I...
A life-changing approach for Siya
Siya became involved in the work of Chotanagpur Sanskritik Sangh (CSS), one of CBM Australia’s partner organisations in India, after her family bought her...
What is mental illness?
World Mental Health Month in October is an opportunity to acknowledge the importance of access to effective mental health supports and services, and how people experiencing mental health issues...