Picture Gallery

Images from Africa, Asia, South and Central America

The picture gallery shows photos from all continents, where CBM supports partner organisations. In addition, it gives a visual impression of the fields of work of CBM and how working conditions can be like.

When you click on the magnifier on left, the picture is shown in large version.
Ruth at home after successful cataract operation. She looks very happy. Nine years old Ruth was suffering from bilateral cataract from birth. She had a successful operation of her right eye in Lusaka Eye Hospital in July 2003.
Nine year old Ruth at home after successful cataract operation. She was suffering from bilateral cataract from birth. She had a successful operation of her right eye in Lusaka Eye Hospital in July 2003. © CBM / Argum / Einberger

Images from Africa

view large Image The sisters Elysee (3), Julienne (11) and Berthe (6) are on their way home from a watering place. The youngest is being carried by her sister Julienne. Their sister Berthe is carrying a canister with water on her head. Elysee and Berthe had successful cataract operations in St. Joseph Hospital, Kinshasa/DR Congo.
view large Image Caroline (right) with some classmates. On her left hand side her friend Syombua Mudhoki. The hearing impaired girl was born in 1994 in Kibera/Kenia. Caroline is attending the 3rd class in the Kambui School for the Deaf. The Kambui School is consisting of a boarding, preschool, school and vocational section. Most of the 206 students (June 2003) are coming from a radius of 400 km around Kambui. The school borders on a secondary school. Some of the students join integrative classes there.
view large Image Eye nurse Patrick Kibe giving vitamin A to a Masai baby in Kenya, to prevent the baby from going blind.
The sisters Elysee (3), Julienne (11) and Berthe (6) are on their way home from a watering place. Elysee and Berthe had successful cataract operations in St. Joseph Hospital, Kinshasa/DR Congo.© CBM / Argum / Einberger
Caroline (right) with some classmates. Caroline is attending the 3rd class in the Kambui School for the Deaf in Kibera/Kenya. The Kambui School is consisting of a boarding, preschool, school and vocational section.© CBM / Argum / Einberger
Eye nurse Patrick Kibe giving vitamin A to a Masai baby in Kenya, to prevent the baby from going blind.© CBM / Argum / Einberger
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CBM active in post-emergency phase on the ground in Haiti

Washline had a femur fracture treated with an internal fixator and still needs crutches to walk. Port-au-Prince after the earthquake which hit Haiti on 12 January 2010.

CBM has raised more than two million EUR for Haiti's Emergency response and reconstruction programmes. The situation in the Haitian capital remains tough for persons with disabilities. Photo: CBM

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CBM supports Partner in Concepción, Chile

A collapsed building in Talca, approximately 300 km (186 miles) south of Santiago, Chile. A magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck the Latin American country in the early hours of February 27, 2010. Picture copyright: Reuters/Victor Ruiz Caballero, courtesy www.alertnet.org

Picture copyright: Reuters/Victor Ruiz Caballero, courtesy www.alertnet.org
Following the 8.8-magnitude earthquake with epicentre close to the Chilean city of Concepción and aftershocks, CBM will support its Partner in the region. CBM has one Partner Project in need of reconstruction, located in Concepción, the country's second largest city.

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Projects worldwide

Projects worldwide