Read the latest news and stories from CBM Australia’s work helping people with disabilities living in the world’s poorest places.
Working Together: Claudia and Naomi
Each month, CBM Australia takes a look behind the scenes at our employees and partners who are devoted to improving the lives of people...
CBM welcomes Australia’s inclusive support of Pacific neighbours
CBM Australia and our supporters welcome the comments of...
World Refugee Day 2022 Statement by CEO Jane Edge
This year, World Refugee Day focuses on the right to seek safety. At CBM, we are acutely aware that...
World Desertification Day: Rising up from drought together in Kenya
The theme of this year’s World Day to Combat...
A nurse in Kenya: CBM Supporter Helen Brown’s story
Losing a child and surviving a charging elephant attack in Kenya never derailed CBM...
Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime: Ripon’s story
The Self-Help Group allowed Ripon to access a $650...
Working Together: Laura and Roshana – CBM Nepal
Each month, CBM Australia looks behind the scenes at our employees, who are devoted to improving the lives of...
Coping with drought and climate change in Meru, Kenya
On World Environment Day, CBM would like to reflect on how precarious life is...
Archaeologist Marcia Bass digs deep
"Kids who had turned eyes. Kids who had eyes that they couldn’t use," recalls CBM supporter Marcia Bass of her encounters with children with...
BILiC helps Indonesian man Ujang find confidence and new friends
Bandung Independent Living Centre empowers people with disabilities to connect and build social networks,...
Working together to make life easier in Cameroon
People with disabilities often find themselves isolated and homebound due to shame, fear of community judgement and families that...
Australian Ambassador amazed by Inclusive Communities
Since 2018, CBM has been supporting work in South Bangladesh to establish more inclusive...
Better together with our volunteers – National Volunteer Week 2022
Ruth Payne has been volunteering with CBM Australia for...
How engaging OPDs in CBM field programs ensures greater inclusion of people with disabilities
Engaging Organisations of People with Disabilities (OPDs) in CBM...
How working with Organisations of People with Disabilities (OPDs) strengthens our advisory work
How working with Organisations of People with Disabilities (OPDs)...
What Organisations of People with Disabilities (OPDs) value about our advocacy work
Working closely with local organisations of people with disabilities...
Working Together: Patrick and Lidel
Each month, CBM Australia takes a look behind the scenes at our employees who are devoted to improving the lives of people with disabilities...
How we applied human-centred design to refresh Luke14
For over 10 years, CBM Australia’s Luke14 program has helped churches and Christian communities...
Time to end obstetric fistula
Obstetric fistula is a health condition affecting between 50,000 and 100,000 women worldwide each year. Although largely preventable, it often has life threatening consequences for...
After seven years of obstetric fistula, Halimat is finally free
Across Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, it is estimated that more than 2 million women...