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At the 70th session of the WHO Regional Committee and during a recent climate action working group, CBM advocated for the inclusion of persons with disabilities affected by climate change.

Education and Disability: A country study on Education in Nicaragua By Katharina Pförtner, Regional Consultant for Inclusive Education and CBID, Nicaragua and Siân Tesni, Global Advisor for Education, CBM International

CBM marks World NTD Day - 30th January 2022- Celebrating progress and taking action to #EndtheNeglect and #BeatNTDs

CBM Latin America organising webinars on inclusive education based on the new UNESCO Global Monitoring Report on Education 2020

As the year comes to an end, we reflect on important events and achievements for our organisation this year.

The ‘Community Based Inclusive Development’ (CBID) Initiative at CBM launched an Innovation Fund in 2021. With this Fund, we want to celebrate and encourage the ingenuity of people we work with and the power of community. This fund provides a space for creative thinking about social innovation with practical impact on the lives of persons with disabilities in their communities.

CBM’s work in eye health started in 1908, and 112 years on, it has expanded to 106 partners across 35 countries implementing 124 projects in eye care and neglected tropical diseases. Along with numbers, there has been an immense progress in the way work is delivered, how surgery, planning and partnerships have improved.

At the first General Assembly of the World Hearing Forum (WHF), which took place on 4-5 December, CBM played a prominent role as member of the forum’s steering committee and co-chair of one of four working groups. The theme of the meeting, which took place in Geneva, was Alliance - Advocacy - Action.

On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), celebrated annually on 3 December, we draw attention to a recently launched handbook on early rehabilitation in conflicts and disasters.

An interview with 29-year old Nirmala Puri, who works as a Multi-Skilled Rehabilitation Assistant in the CBM supported ‘Inclusive Development of Children’ (IDC) project, which is being implemented by our partner Hospital and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children (HRDC) in Nepal.

On the occasion of the World Community Development Conference, CBM is launching its first ever ‘Community Based Inclusive Development’ Report.

The Asia and Americas Regional Office has launched the Impact Fund, a fund that will support projects with the potential to sustainably scale and improve the lives of persons with disabilities in their communities.

Strengthening the rights of women with disabilities in Pakistan.

People with disabilities in Espindola, Ecuador, with support from CBM and its local CBID partner, are creating change and improving life for people with and without disabilities.

World Children’s Day is celebrated every year on the 20th of November, the day in 1989 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child. On this Day, we raise awareness, promote and celebrate children’s rights and children welfare, in order to build a better world for them.

The ‘Global Perspectives 2020’ conference, co-sponsored by CBM, has just come to an end. This year the theme was ‘A Passion for Inclusion’.

This is a personal account by Paew Rattanamongkol who lives in Thailand. Thanks to CBM partner Daughters of Charity, Paew was part of a project to strengthen the rights of persons with disabilities and is now a community leader assisting people with disabilities and improving their social participation at local community levels.

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), also known as World Disability Day is observed on 3 December each year. This day aims to promote awareness of disability issues and mobilise support for the dignity, rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities.

A day to reaffirm our commitment to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disability living in poor communities. CBM made progress in 2019.

CBM is co-sponsoring the ‘Global Perspectives 2020’ conference on inclusion.

The ‘Community Based Inclusive Development’ (CBID) Initiative at CBM launched an Innovation Fund in 2021. With this Fund, we want to celebrate and encourage the ingenuity of people we work with and the power of community. This fund provides a space for creative thinking about social innovation with practical impact on the lives of persons with disabilities in their communities.

On the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) celebrated every year on 13 October, we revisit this personal commentary piece by Dr. Rainer Brockhaus, CEO of CBM. The article first appeared in the German magazine 'Welt Sichten' in July 2020.

Earlier this year, CBM along with its local partner Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled Children (HRDC) organised a mobile health and rehabilitation camp in Nepal.

The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) takes place every year on 13 October. This year, the focus is on public health, disease outbreaks as well as disaster risk governance in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Earlier this year, CBM along with its local partner Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled Children (HRDC) organised a mobile health and rehabilitation camp in Nepal.

An interview with 29-year old Nirmala Puri, who works as a Multi-Skilled Rehabilitation Assistant in the CBM supported ‘Inclusive Development of Children’ (IDC) project, which is being implemented by our partner Hospital and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children (HRDC) in Nepal.

The following case study is an extract from our ‘Locked Down but not Locked Out’ study – a reflection of CBM’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to provide support to out community-based partners based around the world.

In these challenging times of pandemics, natural disasters and conflict, inclusive development for persons with disabilities is more important than ever. Learn more about how CBM has shaped the Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) approach in our CBID Report 2022.

From 21-23 June 2021 CBM is participating in the World Community Development Conference (WCDC), a global gathering organised by the International Association for Community Development (IACD) to celebrate and share community development practice and scholarship from different countries. 

CBM has been selected by the United Nations (UN) to undertake a comprehensive assessment on the UN’s level of disability inclusion in their systems in Zimbabwe.

2020 has been declared as the ‘International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife’. Today, more than ever, we are witnessing the vital role played by frontline hospital staff, especially nurses and other hospital workers in providing health care around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses are at the forefront of the pandemic response, providing high-quality treatment and care.

This is a personal account by Paew Rattanamongkol who lives in Thailand. Thanks to CBM partner Daughters of Charity, Paew was part of a project to strengthen the rights of persons with disabilities and is now a community leader assisting people with disabilities and improving their social participation at local community levels.

CBM in India is part of a core group led by the Indian Government and the University of Melbourne to develop a national competency-based training programme for field workers in Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID).

The World Hearing Day is celebrated annually on 3 March. The aim of this day is to raise global awareness among the general public and policy makers about hearing loss and ear and hearing care (EHC).

CBM marks World NTD Day - 30th January 2022- Celebrating progress and taking action to #EndtheNeglect and #BeatNTDs

CBM has just been felicitated at the prestigious Zero Project Awards in Vienna at the United Nations in the category ‘Innovative Practice 2020 on Inclusive Education and ICT’.

CBM celebrates World Day of Social Justice on 20 February 2020. This year's theme is “Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice”.

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day is being celebrated for the first time on 30 January 2020. CBM joins more than 250 partners around the world in the fight to eliminate NTDs.

On 24th January each year the world recognises the International Day of Education. This day aims to promote the role of education for peace and development.