Overview

Disability can be Overcome by Participation and Inclusion

A disability is a complex system of social restrictions resulting from discrimination. Christian Blind Mission (CBM) adapts its approaches toward this social model of disabilities.

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Human Rights Rather Than Charity

In the past two decades, there has been a shift in perspective in development and relief aid, from an approach motivated by charity towards persons with disabilities to one based on rights.

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Partner Development: A Step Towards Sustainability

CBM's aim is to contribute to capacity building and enable its partner organisations, to gradually become independent from international assistance.

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CBM's Working Standards

The enablement of partners to gradually become independent of international assistance is one of the main aims of CBM. To achieve this aim, CBM provides support in management and human resource development.

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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