Read the latest news and stories from CBM Australia’s work helping people with disabilities living in the world’s poorest places.
Madagascar crisis: this is Haova’s story
The island country of Madagascar off the coast of East Africa is in the grips of a double headed...
Madagascar crisis: this is Liasoa’s story
When Liasoa was a baby, she was abandoned by her parents. Now nine years old, the little girl is...
Madagascar crisis: this is Tsihala’s story
Even before Madagascar became gripped by a worsening humanitarian crisis, things were already challenging for Tsihala and her family. The...
Madagascar crisis: this is Maharavo’s story
In times of crisis, people with disabilities are often more deeply impacted and less likely to receive help than...
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...
DFAT disability inclusion technical partnership
CBM Global's Inclusion Advisory Group (IAG) and the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have a...
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...