At the Australian Council For International Development (ACFID) National Conference, CBM brought together an international panel to talk about ‘Catalysing change from the ground up: the HOW matters’. Drawing from years of professional and personal experiences the panel discussed one of the most useful approaches for modern development effort in Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID).CBID...
Lucy Holmes, Christian radio host for Light FM, is shining the light on the Miracle of sight-saving surgery through Miracles’ Day - not only on radio, but now on a brand new TV show on Channel 10.Lucy has been a big supporter of Miracles Day over the past seven years and has helped to raise...
Gershon is a 40-year-old farmer who has always worked on the land. He doesn’t talk much about the reason why he has, in his words, a “bad leg”, which makes getting around slower and harder. One early morning in November 2005 his mother, father and brother were massacred by soldiers during a land dispute, along...
Julie Smith, CBM Australia Senior Advisor - Program Quality, visits a local Disabled Person's Organisation (DPO) in the Philippines. Having a disability can be tough in a rural community, where roads are rough, transport expensive and getting access to local services can be almost impossible. Often people with disability find it hard to get out and...
In 2006, after several days of torrential rain, a rock slide-debris avalanche occurred on the island of Leyte in the Philippines, covering the small town of St Bernard in mud, with an estimated death toll of over 1200. Eight years later, Cyclone Haiyan, one of the most ferocious storms ever recorded, hit the city of...
NGO-members have passed an important resolution on disability inclusion at the 2019 Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) Annual General Meeting (AGM).The resolution, proposed by CBM Australia and Motivation Australia, encourages the Australian Government to continue its work as a global leader in advancing disability inclusion in international development policy and practice.The resolution seeks a...
On the second day of the Australian Council For International Development (ACFID) National Conference Karen Alexander joined an expert panel discussing, “Research for All: Guidance and Tools for Conducting Disability Inclusive Research”....
Jane Edge, CBM Australia CEO, visits ACFID National Conference. ...
According to the United Nations, over 700 million people (10% of the world’s population) live on less than AUS$2.82 (US$1.90) per day. These people live in extreme poverty....
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