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Good Experiences with Inclusion

CAHD Publication Title

With the aim to raise awareness for the need of mainstreaming disability issues in all spheres of international development work, the CBM supported CAHD office has compiled a new publication titled "Disability in Development – Experiences in Inclusive Practices".

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New Ear Health Training Manual for Developing Countries

Cover: WHO Ear Health Training Manual, showing an African boy.

In cooperation with CBM, the WHO has developed training manuals for ear health workers in developing countries. The aim: to educate more health workers and meet the urgent need for trained personnel. The Training Resource on Primary Ear and Hearing Care is accessible at the WHO website.

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New Handbook "Making PRSP inclusive"

Cover of new publication

The World Bank has released a handbook compiled by Handicap International (HI) and Christian Blind Mission (CBM) on "Making PRSP inclusive". The aim is that people with disabilities participate in national Poverty Reduction Strategy processes.

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Newsletter on EU Advocacy of IDDC

The task group for the European Union of the international disabilitiy and development consortium, IDDC, has developed a newsletter about its activities. It reports about advocating for disability inclusion in development cooperation.

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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