Creating Awareness
cbm works to raise awareness about disability with governments,
donor agencies and other NGOs, advocating that the fight against poverty
has to include people with disabilities.
cbm also tries to create understanding about the barriers faced by people with disabilities living in the poorest communities.
Sharing Knowledge
cbm has experienced specialists in community based rehabilitation
(CBR), health care, and education. We also conduct studies to identify
the most cost effective interventions to prevent, treat and support
disability.
cbm makes this expertise available through publications,
workshops and training programs to share knowledge with partners and
other agencies.
Networking
cbm works with like-minded organizations to put disability on the international agenda.
One example is the International Disability and Development Consortium,
a group of 19 Disabled People's Organizations and development
organizations committed to improving the lives of people with
disabilities in the developing world.
Through networking with IDDC partners, a study has been conducted
demonstrating the necessity of including people with disabilities in
development interventions.
Lobbying
cbm aims to ensure that major international development processes
and frameworks include the rights of people with disabilities. In
certain situations, cbm will take a proactive approach to guide donor agencies to include disability in their own policies.
This requires cbm to stay informed on developmental policies and
programs of donor governments, and to take specific targeted actions to
promote the inclusion of disability issues. We do this by meeting
directly with policy makers and disseminating policy papers to explain
our viewpoint.
Partnership
cbm strives to support our partners in their advocacy work. Many
local community organizations, parents' associations, Disabled People's
Organizations, and faith-based organizations with whom we work in
partnership promote the rights of people with disabilities within their
own governments.