Overview
World Sight Day - 12 October 2006
Imagine, you can’t go to school, because you can’t see what is written on the board and no glasses can help you. Many of the 124 million people with low vision, most living in developing countries, know what this means. In 2006 World Sight Day focuses on their situation.
more »EU-Commissioner experienced three minutes of blindness for CBM
The EU-Commissioner for Development, Louis Michel, visited CBM’s interactive exhibition on Thursday at the 'European Development Days' conference, which took place on 15-17th November at the Heizel stadium in Brussels.
more »CBM President Allen Foster: "World Sight Day Appeals To All Of Us"
World Sight Day reminds us all of the ongoing need to restore Sight to those who have curable blindness. CBM is committed to use its human and financial resources to enable our partners worldwide to provide preventive, medical and rehabilitation services for people with visual disability.
more »20. November Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
On the occasion of the anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, CBM President Allen Foster points to the right of children to education: "As many as one in 20 children in Africa and Asia cannot see well at school."
more »Archbishop Desmond Tutu Launches CBM’s 100,000 Miracles Campaign
"We can really do something to change the world. I think not being able to see is one of the most debilitating disabilities in our world today," Archbishop Tutu said at the launching of Christian Blind Mission’s worldwide "100,000 Miracles Campaign".
more »Only Once - Play Soccer with Pelé
Pelé. To play soccer with the "world’s best football player" only once – this is a dream for many young and old kickers, amateurs and professionals. For Fabio, a little boy from Brazil – this dream has come true. As you can see also in our video file.
more »Rebuilding Fishing Industry and People's Hopes after the Tsunami
To go on with life is especially difficult for people being traumatized by the tsunami. Many have lost children or other relatives and friends. A sewing workshop and other small businesses help the jobless and traumatized people of Kudawella/Sri Lanka.
more »Typhoon Relief Started For Affected Families on the Philippines
"CBM and its local partners are busy helping thousands of people affected by the typhoon", says Mike Davies, CBM’s Regional Representative, who visited one of the affected regions on Monday, 4 December.
more »"My students loved me"
Pakistan, October 8, 2005: When the earth started to shake, Gulfam was in the staffroom of his school in Balakot. The 35 year-old teacher was hit by a rock and trapped under rubble for 3 hours. Now he is rehabilitated in a hospital supported by CBM.
more »Extreme Floods in Africa
The extreme rains over the last weeks have been affecting many parts of Uganda. A CBM-supported orthopaedic hospital in Kumi is right in the middle of it. It now lacks safe drinking water and emergency supplies for children with disabilities and their families.
more »CBM Congratulates Dr Margaret Chan As New Director-General of WHO
CBM is pleased to congratulate Dr Margaret Chan on her appointment as the new Director-General of the World Health Organisation. In a special session on Thursday, 9 November, Dr Chan has been appointed by the World Health Assembly.
more »Change in leadership at CCBRT in Tanzania
Geert Vanneste has handed over his duties as Chief Executive Officer of CCBRT - Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania - to Erwin Telemans in October 2006. Vanneste will continue to advise CBM and other organizations in the future.
Massive mudslides caused hundreds of deaths on the Philippines
On Thursday, 30. November, typhoon Durian triggered a massive mudslide from Mount Mayon volcano on the Philippines main island of Luzon. CBM’s partner Simon of Cyrene, is situated near the volcano in Daraga and is currently hard at work to provide emergency relief.
more »CBM Orthopaedic Surgeon Awarded OBE
CBM UK surgeon Professor Chris Lavy has been made an OBE for Services to orthopaedic care in Africa. Chris has been working in Malawi for 10 years with CBM. He serves as CBM-advisor for orthopaedic surgery, physiotherapy and orthopaedic workshops.
more »CBM Ophthalmologist Appointed O.B.E By Queen Elizabeth II.
Dr Mark Wood, CBM ophthalmologist in CCBRT Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania has been appointed an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to ophthalmology in developing countries by Her Majesty the Queen.
more »New Eye Clinic For 10,000 Patients Per Year In Ethiopia
In February, CBM inaugurated a new eye clinic in Debre Markos, Ethiopia. Over 1.2 million people in Ehtiopia are blind due to poverty-related diseases, malnutrition, poor access to clean water and medical services.
more »Accessibility Manifesto Handed Over To Filipino President Gloria M. Arroyo
After considerable networking, on 17 July 2007 an accessibility manifesto, signed by all stakeholders of public transport, was handed over to the President of the Philippines, H.E. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
more »55 New Houses in Kudawella
A reason to celebrate: End of April 2006, after a construction period of eight months, the village of "Navadivipurawara" was handed over in a festive ceremony to its inhabitants.
more »The End of Charity – UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Adopted
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has been adopted in New York on Saturday, 26 August 2006 by the United Nations Ad Hoc Committee working on the treaty. CBM has worked hard to contribute to this success.
more »Blind Marathon Runner Finishes 134th In A Field of 37,000 In NY Marathon
With a time of 2:40:14, Henry Wanyoike was the first blind runner across the line at the New York City Marathon on Sunday Nov. 5th. In 1999, the exceptional runner from Kenya had taken part in a CBM-supported programme at Kikuyu Eye Hospital.
more »WHO Aims To Eliminate Blindness From Trachoma By 2020
The WHO-initiative GET 2020 has contributed to major progress in the elimination of blindness caused by trachoma: According to estimates, 84 million people worldwide suffer from trachoma today, in 1985, the figure was about 360 million people.
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