Read the latest news and stories from CBM Australia’s work helping people with disabilities living in the world’s poorest places. 

Equal opportunity – the journey to acceptance through self-employment

People with disabilities, represent the most disadvantaged and marginalised...

The biggest issue for us is climate change!

“We’ve had huge floods wiping out villages. People's homes destroyed. We raise our voices, questioning why we face these...

Empowering people with disabilities in the face of climate change

Life is already tough for people with disabilities living...

Supporting Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Programming

The Disaster READY program, through the Department of Foreign...

International Day for Universal Access to Information

As an organisation we are continuously striving to improve how accessible we are, including...

Jack sees his son for the first time 

Jack, 26 years old from Papua New Guinea, is no stranger to adversity.  When he was younger, tribal fighting broke...

Farewell but not goodbye

Stevie Wills, CBM's Chief Poet Advocate, is leaving CBM after 13 years but will continue to advocate and represent CBM on the political and...

A safer world for people with disabilities 

As the world is facing multiple crises, people who are marginalised are being driven into deeper poverty. People with...

Don’t be shy. I used to be like you

At 41 years old, Wahono is a confident man who runs his own catfish farming business. But this wasn’t...

Fistula repair surgery gives Paulina a new lease on life

My name is Paulina. I am 42 years old from Nigeria. I developed fistula after...

Ebwaseh’s journey from isolation to healing

"My happiness knows no bounds” Ebwaseh’s journey from isolation to healing Ebwaseh, a resilient woman from Nigeria, had been living...

New fellowship building inclusion capacity in the disability movement

An investment from an Australian Philanthropist is changing the...

A woman with insight: CBM supporter Val Cooksey’s story

After a few minor mishaps, CBM supporter Val Cooksey realised that she would need...

Giving for others: CBM supporter John Segerdin’s story

“I wanted to give this for someone else. There are families out there that...

Operation film: CBM Supporter Ian Darbyshire’s story

Ian Darbyshire recalls his father, who worked as a filmmaker for independent television in...

Generations of generosity: CBM Supporter Dianne Hansen’s story

CBM supporter Dianne Hansen was making a donation to the Christmas appeal she had...

Driving disability-inclusive humanitarian action with RedR Australia

CBM Global’s Inclusion Advisory Group (IAG) Australia team has...

AHP Bangladesh Consortium supporting Rohingya refugees and Host Communities in Cox’s Bazar

The Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP) is a partnership between...

AHP Bangladesh Consortium making disability inclusion a reality

Our Inclusion Advisory Group (IAG) and partner organisation Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)...

It doesn’t have to be this way: the need for accessible and affordable eye health

Worldwide, an estimated 2.2 billion people are vision impaired...