Does CBM receive funding from the government or from private institutions?

Christian Blind Mission (CBM) is working in close cooperation with government funding organisations in the countries of our Member Associations. CBM is pleased to accept such funding, whenever such funding will assist the general objectives of the programme work of the organisation. At present, a portion of approximately 10% of the programme work of CBM is funded through this channel.
The following agencies are our major public co-funding partners:

  • European Commission (EC)
  • Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), Australia
  • Canadian International Development Assistance (CIDA), Canada
  • Swiss Development Cooperation (DEZA/SDC), Switzerland
  • Development Cooperation Ireland—Department of Foreign Affairs (DCI), Ireland
  • Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGDC), Belgium
  • Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany
  • Federal Foreign Office (AA), Germany
  • Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs (BMaA), Austria
  • Hessian Ministry of Economics, Transportation, Urban and Regional Development (HMWVL), Hessen State, Germany
  • Regiona Lombardia (RL), Italy


In addition, the following institutions support CBM and the provision of services to persons with disabilities:

  • Humanitate et Arte (Germany)
  • Deutscher Verein der Blinden und Sehbehinderten (Germany)
  • Forum eine Welt (Germany)
  • Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany)
  • Fondation Gertrude Hirzel (Switzerland)
  • Hilfswerk der Deutschen Lions (Germany)
  • Hans Herter Indien Hilfe (Germany)
  • Christopherus Hilfswerk (Germany)
  • Marga Schulze Stiftung / Marga Schulze Foundation (Germany)
  • Rotary Club (Germany)
  • Radiotélévision Luxembourg (RTL) (Germany)
  • Licht für die Welt / Light for the World (Austria)
  • Medical Mission International (USA)
  • Mill Neck Foundation (situated in the USA)
  • World Children's Funds (USA)
  • Standard Chartered Bank (UK)
  • Sensorial Handicap Cooperation (Belgium)
  • Sight Savers International (UK)
  • The Charitable Foundation (Australia)


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