Read the latest news and stories from CBM Australia’s work helping people with disabilities living in the world’s poorest places.
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Equal opportunity – the journey to acceptance through self-employment
People with disabilities, represent the most disadvantaged and marginalised...
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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...
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Empowering people with disabilities in the face of climate change
Life is already tough for people with disabilities living...
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Supporting Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Programming
The Disaster READY program, through the Department of Foreign...
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International Day for Universal Access to Information
As an organisation we are continuously striving to improve how accessible we are, including...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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New fellowship building inclusion capacity in the disability movement
An investment from an Australian Philanthropist is changing the...
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A woman with insight: CBM supporter Val Cooksey’s story
After a few minor mishaps, CBM supporter Val Cooksey realised that she would need...
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Giving for others: CBM supporter John Segerdin’s story
“I wanted to give this for someone else. There are families out there that...
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Operation film: CBM Supporter Ian Darbyshire’s story
Ian Darbyshire recalls his father, who worked as a filmmaker for independent television in...
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Generations of generosity: CBM Supporter Dianne Hansen’s story
CBM supporter Dianne Hansen was making a donation to the Christmas appeal she had...
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Driving disability-inclusive humanitarian action with RedR Australia
CBM Global’s Inclusion Advisory Group (IAG) Australia team has...
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AHP Bangladesh Consortium supporting Rohingya refugees and Host Communities in Cox’s Bazar
The Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP) is a partnership between...
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AHP Bangladesh Consortium making disability inclusion a reality
Our Inclusion Advisory Group (IAG) and partner organisation Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)...
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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...