
CBM in Numbers
Overview of CBM Reach in 2021
The year 2021 was one of careful reflection and strategic planning for what lies ahead as the world slowly learns to live with the Corona pandemic. Despite all this, we reached 5.5 million people in our core activities: medical services, inclusive education, and community based inclusive development (CBID) services. Medical services are inclusive eye health, ear and hearing health, orthopaedic conditions, and community mental health. We also reached 915,565 people through Corona Response services. CBM was active in 46 countries, supporting 492 projects and working with 352 partner organisations.
The Core Focus of CBM Reach in Detail
1. Medical Services
In 2021, 5,165,371 people received medical services, including 4.5 million medical eye health services. 160,778 people were either referred for medical or rehabilitation services or received personal support to access these services.
- 4,573,478 - people received ophthalmic services
- 379,397 - people received medical services for ear conditions
- 129,542 - orthopaedic conditions
- 44,407 - mental health
- 38,547 - other medical services
- 65,788 professionals, including doctors, nurses, and therapists, were trained in the delivery of health services through our core activities.

Esther received bilateral cataract surgery from Acha Eye Hospital, a CBM partner in Douala, Cameroon. She is one of the 4.5 million people who received eye services funded by CBM.
©CBM2. Inclusive Education
In 2021, 38,950 persons with disabilities were enrolled or registered in education projects. Of these, 30,003 were children.
CBM promotes access to education for girls, boys, women, and men with disabilities. This includes adapting schools, providing professional training for teachers, and improving learning materials.CBM strengthens local and national education systems by training teachers, enabling students with disabilities to access education services.
12,964 teachers and 3,801 parents and caregivers were trained to provide home-based academic support to persons with disabilities enrolled in integrated or inclusive settings. 71% of persons with disabilities were enrolled in integrated/inclusive institutions.

15-year-old Mutale received a hearing aid through a CBM project in Lusaka Zambia. He can now go to school and play his favourite sports; soccer, basketball and badminton.
©CBM/Hayduk3. Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID)
CBID is a way of working that ensures people with disabilities are respected and included in their communities on an equal basis in all areas of life. 279, 488 persons with disabilities participated in our CBID services. As part of CBM's comprehensive programme work, 77,334 people accessed our inclusive livelihood programmes through vocational training, employment, and financial services.
CBM Reach in Other Key Areas
In addition to CBM's core activities, we reach many more people through our work in neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and inclusive humanitarian aid, disability-related development, and empowerment, including safeguarding activities.

Children in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh play in the Centre for Disability in Development / CBM inclusive child-friendly space in August 2018.
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