Late last month, cbm New Zealand Programmes Officer Karen Jack joined our inclusive education partners from Papua New Guinea to take part in the first inaugural Inclusive Education Advocacy Forum in Port Moresby. Our partners in PNG are working hard…
Susan Willis-Hirst, one of our board members, recently visited the cbm-funded hospital in Tanzania where she met patient Elizabeth James. She tells her story as follows: "I noticed Elizabeth as soon as I arrived in the Fistula Ward meeting room.…
Earlier this year I spent two weeks in PNG visiting our cbm project where I was delighted to see all the progress that has taken place since my last trip. This project in PNG focuses on stopping the link between…
One billion people have a disability and more than 80% live in poverty. International Day of People with Disability is an important day to raise awareness of the barriers people with disabilities often face around the world. Today we celebrate…
In 1966 New Zealand physician Dr. Howard Harper entered the operating room in Noor Eye Hospital in Kabul to carry out the first cbm sponsored cataract surgery. This intervention marked the beginning of an unparalleled success story. Today, 50 years later,…
International Youth Day is celebrated annually on 12 August, and this year the theme is ‘Youth Civic Engagement’. This day seeks to promote young people’s effective inclusive civic engagement at all levels. Active inclusion and input of the youth –…
