cbm in numbers

For 9 years - after having meningitis - Hamadou has been deaf and has had difficulty speaking. This meant he had virtually no education. He is now part of a programme with cbm partner PRAHN in Niger and, as a result, is the owner of a 'survival yard' (a garden that provides food for his family) in south west Niger.

In its mission to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities, cbm, with partners, reached more than 25 million people in 2010.

•     cbm supported partners in performing 644,037 cataract operations
•     Skills training and employment rose by 24% to helping 83,163 people
•     Education and rehabilitation services were provided for 582.979 people, an increase of +14% on 2009
•     464,297 people (43% of whom were children) received Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) services
•     Professional training - 12,602 teachers, 2,518 doctors and 3,059 nurses were being trained
•     11,376,728 people were treated with Mectizan against onchocerciasis (river blindness)
•     8,812 students were being taught sign language
•     3,241 clubfoot surgeries (and 20,312 non-surgical manipulations) were carried out
•     121,288 orthopaedic appliances were provided
•     €6,941,203 worth of goods and equipment was provided

In focus

Responding to disaster – In the first 12 months following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, cbm and our partners helped over 73,000 survivors. Together we performed more than 126,000 medical treatments including 1,000 eye surgeries, distributed over 10,000 pairs of corrective glasses and distributed more than 2,000 assistive devices such as canes, crutches, walkers and wheelchairs.     Practicing inclusion - cbm continues to practice as well as promote inclusion – in 2010 the number of national staff in cbm’s offices who have a disability went up by 12%     Sustainable development is a key cbm principle and is demonstrated by the financial support it provides for training: 83,163 people were supported in vocational training and employment in 2010.     Reaching milestones - In October 2010 cbm supported its 10 millionth cataract operation.     Working with communities - cbm's preferred approach in meeting the needs of people with disabilities is to focus on mobilising the community.  In its community-based rehabilitation programmes, 464,297 people benefited last year - a 14% increase on 2009.  In addition, 65,055 people with psychosocial problems were helped through our community mental health services.     Looking to the future - cbm and partners see the potential of technology, as shown in Tanzania where bank transfers via mobile phone help pay for travel to cbm supported hospitals for surgery.

Sebastien, 10, plays soccer in a tent camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. His mother was killed and his leg crushed in the 2010 earthquake.