Read the latest news and stories from CBM Australia’s work helping people with disabilities living in the world’s poorest places.
CBM Inclusive Eye Health Initiatives
At CBM, Inclusive Eye Health means ensuring eye health programmes are accessible and open to all members of the community, including people with disability...
Truly living my passion of helping others in need
Author: Nicole Denton 12 years ago, I came to a point where I knew I had to make some changes...
My Miracle Inspired Me to Help Others
Author: Mariska Meldrum I was born with a congenital cataract in my right eye. Since I was a baby, my...
Focus needed on disability inclusion
In a world where so many things need to be fixed, improved or built, you may ask why focus on inclusion? Why disability? CBM Australia’s Inclusive...
High Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2019 – Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality
In 2015 all 196 member countries of the United Nations...
Project leaders reflect on CBM’s mental health work
In many countries, people with psychosocial disabilities such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorders and even...
A 12-minute operation can help restore Leah’s sight
When Leah was two weeks old, her Mum Shanitah and Dad Christian noticed that...
Inclusive humanitarians – partnering for better disaster preparedness and response
CBM recognises that, when it comes to disaster events,...
From grassroots to global: catalysing community action for disability inclusive development
The Research for Development Impact (RDI) Network and La...
Introduction – Grassroots to Global
CBM has a vision of an inclusive world in which all people with disabilities enjoy their human rights and...
Disability data
In line with Article 31 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and a target under Goal 17, Target 18 of Agenda 2030, there is...
Making Inclusion A Reality!
People with disabilities make up a significant proportion of the world’s most marginalised people. There are over one billion people living with disabilities in...
Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID)
Implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) happens not only...
Digital Accessibility
One the themes for this year’s Conference of States Parties (CoSP) to the CRPD [Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability] centred around Digital Accessibility – to acknowledge...
What is CoSP and why is it important?
Every year since 2006, individuals and organisations from around the globe gather every year at the Conference of State...
CBM’s statement from the CoSP opening ceremony
I am speaking on behalf of CBM, an international disability and development organization focusing on creating an inclusive world...
A Vision for Leah
Leah’s family Leah lives with her parents Shanitah and Christian, brother and three cousins in a small, incomplete brick house in central Uganda. Unlike other family members, Leah has two...
A sight to behold
“I cannot believe it! Both my eyes can see now.” Yudaya, Uganda Yudaya had waited a long time for this moment. Before receiving surgeries to remove cataracts from both her eyes,...
Nazir’s Story
Dreams make us human: when we lose our dreams, it can be easy to lose hope. Nazir was working towards his goal of completing university with a degree in information...
Evelyn is making a “world of difference” at CBM Australia
The theme for National Volunteer Week 2019 (20-26 May) is...