Discontinuation of Cheques

Thank you for the kind and generous gifts you give to help those living with the double disadvantage of poverty and disability. You are the special type of person who changes lives, lifts people up, and makes the world a better place. As a valued cbm supporter, you need to know about the decision by […]

Annual Tax Receipts

Thank you so much for your generous support in the 2020-2021 tax year. Your annual tax receipt is on the way, and you should receive it by the end of next week. If you haven’t received your receipt by the end of the month please give our friendly team a call on 0800 77 22 […]

Masu

“I will guide you in the way of wisdom and I will lead you in upright paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hampered, and when you run, you will not stumble.” – Proverbs 4:11-12 Masu is an amazing man. No wonder his children want to be just like him. Except for the […]

Memo of Understanding

Earlier this year CBM Global and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) signed a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding. This partnership is a very important step forward for IOM, to take more meaningful action in addressing the barriers faced by migrants with disabilities, particularly within humanitarian settings. The Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, will see an […]

Boukary

“Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose.” – Acts 16:26 It’s important to tell the full story about cbm’s mission called “Second Chance” in Burkina Faso, even though the story and images of Boukary may […]

Mrs Doris Sadeghi

In 1955, Doris Head (now Doris Sadeghi) travelled to Iran to teach at the Nur Ayin Institute for the Blind, a continuation of work which had been founded many years before by cbm founder Pastor Ernst Christoffel. When she arrived, Pastor Christoffel was still working in Isfahan with blind boys and men, while the work […]

Their joy motivates me!

A day in the life of Dr Sylvain el-Khoury who, until recently, was the cbm ophthalmologist working at the Kabgayi Eye Clinic in Rwanda. When a man in a white coat enters the waiting area of ​​the Kabgayi Eye Clinic in Rwanda, Rebecca jumps up. In front of her stands the doctor who was just […]

Dieu Aimé

Being blind is devastating… and even a death sentence… for children in the world’s poorest places… “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.” – Jesus, Matthew 6:22 Dieu Aimé in French means ‘God Loves’ and precious little 8-month old Dieu Aimé, who […]

Celebrating World NTD Day

Thanks to your generous support cbm has successfully been involved in the prevention of blindness from Onchocerciasis and Trachoma for more than 20 years. cbm works with government partners in Nigeria and Ethiopia to support front-line health workers to deliver treatments in highly challenging conditions. In 2019, cbm helped to treat over 37 million people […]

Vision Excellence Awards

Congratulations to Dr Jambi Garap, the Ophthalmologist who conducts most of the cbm cataract outreach clinics in Papua New Guinea, for receiving a Vision Excellence Award through the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) Vision 2020.The IAPB announced just over 100 awardees for the Vision Excellence Awards which recognise outstanding contributions to advocacy, […]