What We Do

CBM Supports the Provision of Services in 117 Countries

CBM, together with its Partner Organisations, acts upon the needs and rights of Persons with Disabilities. 21 million people worldwide benefit from CBM's support. However, much more needs to be done because there are an estimated 500 million Persons with Disabilities living in low and middle income countries.

As well as experiencing difficulty in either seeing, hearing, walking or mental well-being, they are often excluded from school, access to medical care, employment opportunities and inclusion in family and community activities.

CBM supports the provision of more than 1000 programmes in 117 countries in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and Latin America. Fields of work include medical services, education, and rehabilitation for people with disabilities. Wherever possible, it is the aim to provide these services within the community. Therefore, Community-Based Rehabilitation programmes are promoted.

Support in Concrete

The focus of CBM's work is to enable local and national partners in developing countries to implement services for people with disabilities, mainly for people with

  • Visual disabilities,
  • Hearing disabilities,
  • Physical disabilities,
  • Mental disabilities, or
  • Intellectual disabilities.


In addition, CBM runs interdisciplinary programmes. These include the secondment of staff to CBM's partner organisations, and vocational training and employment for persons with disabilities, as well as disaster relief, in case a project is affected.
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What you cannot steal: the hope of persons with disabilities

Now more than ever: Mirsa, 6 years old, is asleep on the couch. Story of Abe Aduimenau and his family. His wife Habiba and his daughters Mirsa and Aliya all have disabilities. Photo: CBM

The economic crisis threatens to take away all hope from the world's poorest persons with disabilities. But you can restore hope and lift the world's poorest people out of desperation, now more than ever, by giving what you can to help the children of families like Abe's stand a better chance. Photo: CBM

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'Conflicts in the Congo' exhibition profiles CBM's work

A striking black and white image shows two Congolese boys looking sensitively at the camera

Widespread violence has left thousands at risk of life-long disability in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Now a photo exhibition organised by CBM UK profiles the lives of people thorughout the conflict and CBM's work in the region.
Photo: CBM/KMcAllister

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Projects worldwide

Projects worldwide