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Frock Up For Fistula: a High Tea of hope and healing
Something very special happened this Mother’s Day weekend. CBM Ambassadors Lyn Wake and Glenys...
Empowering Change: Jamuna’s Journey to Climate-Smart Farming in Nepal
In Nepal, agriculture is the backbone of the economy,...
Inclusive livelihoods project gives Shafiqul new hope
In Bangladesh, people with disabilities often face significant challenges, including limited access to education,...
Week 7 – Lent Series 2025
A solidarity of love, relationship and sacrifice. A solidarity that is profound and astounding. As we draw near to Good Friday, we remember Jesus’ love and...
Week 6 – Lent Series 2025
Solidarity Leads to Partnership Partnership with people with disabilities is working alongside them to build an inclusive and accessible world. Each one should carry his own...
Nancys journey from advocacy to leadership
When given the right support and opportunities, people with disabilities can not only meet but exceed expectations. This was...
Week 5 – Lent Series 2025
Solidarity: Seeking to Listen and Understand Action that is taken in solidarity finds its origins in listening. Jesus’ actions and ministry flowed out of relationship and...
Week 4 – Lent Series 2025
Solidarity over a meal Genuine fellowship leads to solidarity. Jesus’ vision for community is marked by solidarity. When it comes to community, Jesus envisions people creating...
Mrs Thelma leading the way for inclusive education
Education is a fundamental way in which people living in poor communities can break...
We Are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: A Call for Churches to Embrace Neurodivergence
My name is Daniel Giles, and I’m proudly autistic....
Week 3 – Lent Series 2025
The image of God; an invitation into solidarity Olubunmi remains isolated in her home. Outside, stigma awaits her. For 27 years she has kept her...
Week 2 – Lent series 2025
Lent, Solidarity and Lament “It’s like I’ve woken up in an alternate universe.” These words I have said a few times over the last three weeks....
Building a Just and Inclusive Future: Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Action
People with disabilities are among the hardest hit by...
Week 1 – Lent series 2025
Being held by Jesus…held together by Jesus, invites us to lean into solidarity. As we begin Lent today, we will be reflecting on the theme...
Welcoming people with disabilities
In community, we discover more of who we are. In high school, my peers were never deliberately cruel to me, but I was left behind....
A Mother’s Call for Change
As a mum of three kids, who has been going to church my whole life, I want to share something that’s been weighing on...
Five things organisations should think about when supporting OPDs in capacity strengthening
Strengthening the capacity of organisations of people with disabilities...
CBM IAG’s work in 2024 through the Preconditions for Inclusion
As DFAT’s disability inclusion technical partner, CBM Australia's #InclusionAdvisoryGroup (IAG) were so excited to...
Taking a stand against intersecting bias impacting older people with disabilities in development and humanitarian contexts
A new policy report by The Fred Hollows Foundation...
Breaking the Silence on mental health
I call mental illness the invisible disability because so often, in churches, we don’t realise how many people are...