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ArchivesSeeing the light: how cbm approaches disabilityby Joseph Lopez – Challenge WeeklyAfter spending much of his life helping to improve the eyesight of people Dr Allen Foster realised one day that he was not seeing the other side of the disability. The president of Christian Blind Mission (cbm), who was visiting Call for all agencies in Gaza to ensure rights for people with disabilitiescbm joined with other international organizations to call for access to essential services and humanitarian aid for people with disabilities in Gaza affected by the recent conflict.To read the statement click here. cbm projects damaged in Gazacbm projects have been damaged and relatives of staff members from cbm project partners in Gaza have been killed... more.Enable 08 - The Disability and Development Seminarcbm hosted the inaugural enable seminar in Wellington on December 2, 2008. With a wide range of speakers addressing the topic of “Dignity and Justice for All”... more.Urgent appeal for Congo's most vulnerable victimscbm’s workers in DR Congo have faced an incredibly difficult task over recent times battling to provide for the needs of a very large number of displaced persons with disability... more.Helping flood victims in Bihar, IndiaThe Bihar region of India has experienced its worst floods for 50 years due to the Kosi River breaching its man-made embankments... more.cbm congratulates UN for landmark convention on the rights of persons with disabilitiesRon Nabors, Chief Executive Officer cbm USA, congratulated the UN for bringing in a new era for the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities with a new landmark Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol at a special ceremony... more.World Health Organisation congratulates cbmThis is certainly an occasion to celebrate with cbm and an opportunity to encourage you to do yet more to promote the rights of persons with disability and to work with governments to improve the access and availability of health care to people with disability... more. |