
CBM Christian Blind Mission
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We are an international Christian development organisation working for an inclusive world in which all persons with disabilities achieve their full potential.
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The #GDS2025 takes place next week. Hear from Michael Herbst, CBM’s Head of Advocacy, as he shares why this summit matters and how #CBM will be involved 🌍🎥 Global Disability Summit



We are at the #GDS2025 Civil Society Forum today 📣Throughout the Global Disability Summit you can come to our booth to explore our Inclusive Participation Toolbox and learn more about our work. Global Disability Summit #CommitToChange #Inclusion


How can we ensure that humanitarian action is #DisabilityInclusive? Join this #GDS2025 side event run by the Disability Reference Group (DRG) on the role of financing when realising commitments to #DisabilityInclusive humanitarian action 🤝 Global Disability Summit


Join #CBM and International Disability Alliance (IDA) at our #GDS2025 side event today at 17:45pm, focused on advancing #DisabilityInclusiveDevelopment through intensified parliamentary engagement 🌐 Parliament of Uganda Neema Lugangira The Jordanian Senate @redxguate


At #GDS2025, #CBM is presenting the Silent Tears exhibition, which sheds a light on the violence faced by #WomenWithDisabilities. The exhibition tells the stories of women who have survived violence, highlighting their resilience and strength ♀️ Global Disability Summit


Today, on the second day of the #GDS2025, join this Adenauer-Stiftung side-event on #PoliticalParticipation – an instrument of empowerment for #PersonsWithDisabilities 🌐 Global Disability Summit المجلس الأعلى لحقوق الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة (HCD) Wilfried Oellers #CommitToChange



#PoliticalParticipation is a powerful tool for empowerment 🗳️At #GDS2025, #CBM, Adenauer-Stiftung المجلس الأعلى لحقوق الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة (HCD) and the Namibian Federation of the Visually Impaired organised a discussion on how inclusive political systems can drive change for persons with disabilities Global Disability Summit


Global Disability Summit International Disability Alliance (IDA) CBM Christian Blind Mission Bundesentwicklungsministerium UNICEF Self-advocates from our network made an Easy to Understand Summary of the Global Disability Inclusion Report. Everyone should be able to engage with the report—including people with intellectual disabilities. 🔗: inclusion-international.org/news-item/maki… #GDS2025 Global Disability Summit International Disability Alliance (IDA)




“Persons with disabilities are the better experts on disability rights.” Silvia Quan from El Colectivo Vida Independiente de Guatemala reminded us at the #GDS2025 why spaces like the Summit matter - to have direct contact with governments, and to push for real change worldwide 🌐 #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

CBM Christian Blind Mission recently marked the closeout of the Vision Impact Project (VIP) in Vihiga and Bomet Counties, Kenya 🇰🇪. The events brought together dignitaries and partners to celebrate milestones, share learnings and reflect on the lasting impact of the project on #EyeHealthForAll


At the Vision Impact Project annual review meeting in Kenya 🇰🇪, Joy Koech, CBM Christian Blind Mission’s Head of Inclusive Health Programmes, highlighted the project's significant impact. With over 4 million people screened and treated, VIP has become a lasting legacy for all. #EyeHealthForAll



’I call on national governments to remove barriers to health equity.” Joy Koech, CBM Christian Blind Mission Head of Inclusive Health at #GDS2025 in Berlin 🇩🇪, shared her call to action, highlighting why #DisabilityInclusion and investment in #AccessibleHealthCare matter now more than ever.

At #WHA78, #CBM joins global efforts for #InclusiveHealth! We're advocating for #HealthEquity & co-hosting a high-level #EyeHealth side event tomorrow, May 23, with @IAPB, Fred Hollows, Malaysia 🇲🇾 & Paraguay 🇵🇾. Join us in Geneva! RSVP here: bit.ly/4jbW3nD


✅ Approved! The 🆕 WHO resolution on sensory impairments has been approved at #WHA78, calling for integrated eye & ear care across the life course. CBM Christian Blind Mission joined IAPB, Malaysia, Slovakia Slovenia, & Paraguay in co-hosting the side-event: “Eye Health Has 2030 In Sight”
