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cbm Canada Responds to Sahel Food Crisis

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:00:00 PST

March 26, 2012 – cbm Canada is responding to the food crisis in the Sahel region by focusing its relief efforts in Niger and Chad which have the highest percentage of malnourished children.

cbm Canada - Restoring Hope and Dignity to Women

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:31:35 PST

cbm Canada is playing a major role in restoring the lives and dignity of women through its partner hospitals in Tanzania.

cbm - Empowering Women with Disabilities

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:30:00 PST

“Empowering women and girls – the theme of this year’s 22nd annual International Development Week - is a perfect way to describe of the kind of work cbm is doing worldwide,” says Ed Epp, Executive Direcotr of cbm Canada.

Int'l Development Week - special event

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:37:32 PST

Winston Miller, cbm Canada's Director, International Programmes will be the guest speaker at OCIC's Lunch and Learn event on February 7th. He will discuss the importance of integrating disability needs in all development work.

Toronto Launch of World Report on Disability

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:16:24 PST

Toronto, ON- Dr. Tom Shakespeare, editor of the ‘World Report on Disability’ is the keynote speaker at the official Canadian launch of the WHO/World Bank ‘World Report on Disability’ on Friday, January 27, 2012.

Philippines: cbm Canada's partner hard at work

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:01:00 PST

“cbm’s partner continues to work diligently to meet the urgent and ongoing needs of the most vulnerable who have been affected by the Philippine’s disaster,” says Ed Epp, cbm Canada’s Executive Director.

Haiti: cbm Continues Its Commitment

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST

New crises and disasters have become the focus of the world's media, but for hundreds of thousands of Haitians, the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010 still impacts their lives.

cbm Responding to Philippines Crisis

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:11:42 PST

“The scale of the need in the Philippines is overwhelming,” says Ed Epp, cbm Canada’s Executive Director.

1,000 Perish from Philippine's Tropical Storm

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:09:51 PST

Tropical storm Washi has swept across the Philippines, leaving nearly 1,000 dead and thousands homeless from flash floods and landslides.

Opening a New World of Possibilities

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:44:44 PST

cbm is opening up a whole new world of possibilities for six-year-old Hui in Luzhou City, China.

cbm Projects Affected by Thailand Flooding

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:13:34 PST

The tropical storm that swept through Thailand has taken the lives of more than 300 people. Heavy flooding has affected over 8 million people in 612 districts, and has impacted cbm’s projects

cbm Assists Pipeline Disaster Victims

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:19:39 PST

Nairobi, KenyaLast month, more than 80 people died and a hundred more injured in Sinai and Lunga Lunga slums, Nairobi, due to a fierce pipeline explosion.Seventeen of the families affected are cbm clients.

cbm Canada - Celebrating World Sight Day

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:45:15 PST

Stouffville, ON - Over the past 12 years, the number of blind people in our world has decreased from 50 million to 39 million, but much more needs to be done if the goal of VISION 2020 is to be reached in the next 10 years.

How is cbm Helping in the Horn of Africa?

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 07:49:17 PST

More than 12 million people are at risk of starvation in the Horn of Africa. What is cbm Canada doing to help?

School Children Receive Supplemental Feeding

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:39:59 PST

cbm is providing urgently needed supplemental feeding for children with special needs in selected schools in Eastern and Nyanza province in Kenya.

Supplementary feeding begins for school children

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 08:00:00 PST

Urgently needed supplemental feeding has commenced with cbm support in selected schools for children with special needs in Eastern and Nyanza province.

cbm and APDK working with Kenya Red Cross

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:22:25 PST

cbm is working in partnership with Kenya Red Cross to ensure help reaches the most vulnerable and affected communities in Northern Kenya.

cbm Saving Lives in Horn of Africa

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:48:31 PST

cbm Canada is committed to saving the lives of vulnerable children in the Horn of Africa; those who are not only struggling to survive the famine but who are also affected by disability

cbm Helping Children in Horn of Africa

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:31:53 PST

cbm is committed to helping 10,000 vulnerable children, who are not only struggling to survive the famine in the Horn of Africa, but who are also affected by disability.

cbm Saving Lives in Horn of Africa

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:29:37 PST

“Of the 11 million people in desperate need of food and water, 15% or 1.7 million people are estimated to have a disability,” says Ed Epp, Executive Director of cbm Canada.