Read the latest news and stories from CBM Australia’s work helping people with disabilities living in the world’s poorest places.
SDG Summit 23 September 2019
This week, Heads of State and Government gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to comprehensively review progress of the 2030 Agenda...
Including the Deaf Community
From the world’s largest cities to some of its smallest villages, the experience of deafness has united people and provided a source of shared cultural...
Kwemal and Maina’s Story
Kwemal, 55, and Maina, 24, are a mother and daughter living in Vanuatu. Both are deaf. Like most countries in the Pacific, Vanuatu has...
CBM Australia calls for Government to Leave No One Behind
CBM Australia’s new report Leave No One Behind: Mobilising for Inclusion calls for sustained...
Wadud
My name is Wadud. I’m forty years old and live in Saidpur. When I was one year old I had typhoid and became deaf. Growing up, it was not...
Who is she?
Who is she? She is a wife, a daughter, a beloved member of her community. She is a woman with hopes and dreams. And she is filled with love and...
I would have named him Edwin…
Merina was filled with love and joy as she was about to become a first-time mother. She was hopeful for the future of her...
Keeping disability-inclusive development on the agenda
This year, as we do every year, CBM travelled to Canberra to ensure that...
CBM Australia’s Public Position on the Royal Commission
CBM is an ardent supporter of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of...
Ridley College’s new Aid and Development Unit
Earlier this week, Edwina Faithfull-Farmer, CBM Australia International Programs Director, attended the launch of Ridley College’s new Aid and...
R U OK? CBM is trying to help.
Today is ‘R U OK’ day, a national campaign which aims to inspire and empower everyone to meaningfully connect with people around them and support anyone...
A premiership champ in Nepal: sight-saving surgery with Sam
Sam Butler, AFL player and 2006 West Coast Eagles premiership champion, talks to CBM...
Former AFL player in Nepal Read his incredible story
We meet the premiership champion who’s in Nepal to support CBM Australia. This year former...
R U OK? A conversation can make all the difference
At just 26 years old, Hein lost his sight due to an accident at...
Miracles Day with a dash of coffee
During Miracles Day the energy was abuzz at CBM HQ thanks to over 80 amazing volunteers. From 6am – 10pm they answered phones, kept...
What does CBM do in Australia to limit our impact?
CBM is committed to understanding where greenhouse gas emissions arise from our operations in...
Building the resilience of people with disabilities to prepare for the impact of climate change
Communities in our region are already seeing their climate...
CBM Australia Climate Change Position Statement
CBM Australia recognises that climate change poses a significant risk to communities around the world; particularly those communities trapped...
Improving resilience: Khaleda harvests crops successfully after cyclone early warning system
Khaleda Begum is a 41 year old woman with...
Health and climate change in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia
The Amhara Region in Ethiopia has been cultivated for millennia with no variations or...