CBM Australia
CBM Australia works alongside people with disabilities to address poverty and exclusion. Poverty and disability go hand in hand, creating a cycle of inequality, isolation and exclusion that leads to the most extreme forms of poverty. We maximise our impact through a coordinated mix of inclusive field programs, advocacy and delivering disability inclusion technical advice to other organisations and governments.
CBM Australia is proud to have a partnership with DFAT as part of the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP). CBM’s Inclusion Advisory Group served as DFAT’s technical partner on disability inclusion from 2010 to December 2025 under successive partnership agreements.
We believe lasting change happens when people with disabilities lead it. Working with local partners and the Disability Movement, including Organisations of People with Disabilities, we support advocacy, leadership and locally-led solutions that advance disability rights.
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Disability Inclusive Development
CBM Australia works with local civil society partners to advance disability rights and equity. The examples below highlight some of the work supported by Australian Aid and the difference it is making in the lives of people with disabilities.
Inclusive Mental Health: Rise and Thrive Program in Fiji and the Philippines
Building Sustainable Physical Rehabilitation Systems in Nepal
Growing Stronger Together
An integrated approach to combating Neglected Tropical Diseases in Nigeria
Disability Inclusive Humanitarian Action
Disasters disproportionately affect people with disabilities, yet their needs and voices are too often overlooked in humanitarian response. CBM works with partners to ensure people with disabilities are included, protected and empowered before, during and after emergencies.
Explore our work in disability-inclusive humanitarian action, from responding to the recent Nepal floods and strengthening early warning systems in Bangladesh, to research and practical guidance for disaster preparedness.
CBM’s Response to Nepal Floods
Bangladesh Early Warning Systems
Disaster Ready Paper
CBM's Inclusion Advisory Group
The Inclusion Advisory Group (IAG) is a global network of advisors who work with the Disability Movement to catalyse system‑level change towards inclusive and transformative international development and humanitarian action. Our work in Australia began in 2008, and we have a proven track record of providing assured and tailored advice to governments, bilateral donors, United Nations agencies, development banks, international non-government organisations and managing contractors.
We believe that tailored input – communicated effectively, with the right people at the table – can help make inclusion a reality.
CBM Inclusion Advisory Group: Putting inclusion into practice
Learn more about CBM's Inclusion Advisory Group, our partners, and how we work.
Let’s chat about the impact of Australian Aid for people with disabilities.
Meet with our CEO Jane Edge to continue this important conversation.
Jane Edge
Chief Executive Officer
jedge@cbm.org.au