Kenya: Famine in Kenya: Children in danger of losing their sight
Source: CBMCountry: KenyaThe long-lasting drought in Eastern Africa will probably have severe consequences: survivors might go blind or be disabled due to other conditions. Especially children are in...
View ArticleKenya: Supplementary feeding begins for school children
Source: CBMCountry: KenyaCBM has commenced support to combat the shortage of food supplies in various schools affected by the food crisis. Food packages will be provided to students to return home...
View ArticleKenya: Kenya drought: CBM and partners distribute food
Source: CBMCountry: KenyaCombating the 2011 East Africa food crisis, CBM and partners are distributing food in Kenya, targeting children under five, vulnerable households and schools welcoming children...
View ArticleKenya: PWDs benefit from CBM mobility devices donation
Source: CBMCountry: KenyaA tripartite agreement between CBM, KRC and APDK in mainstreaming disability within KRC operations in northern and north-east regions of Kenya has seen persons with...
View ArticleKenya: CBM donates mobility devices in Northern Kenya
Source: CBMCountry: KenyaThank you for giving me legs“Thank you for giving me legs, I’m praying for you,” Says Sabina Lobei after receiving a tricycle donated by CBM through the Association of the...
View ArticleKenya: CBM supports community race organized by Henry Wanyoike Foundation
Source: CBMCountry: KenyaCBM donated a nine seater Volkswagen minivan to the Henry Wanyoike Foundation during a short ceremony held on 22nd March 2012 in Nairobi at the CBM Regional Offices. This will...
View ArticleKenya: CBM assists mothers of children with disabilities
Source: CBMCountry: KenyaCBM through its partner SPARK facilitated the formation of groups of mothers with children with disabilities at the time of the drought by providing food rations and seeds to...
View ArticleWorld: World Humanitarian Day: CBM calls for more inclusion of persons with...
Source: CBMCountry: Kenya, WorldThis year, the World Humanitarian Day will be marked in a context where armed conflicts and disasters such as earthquakes and food crises are causing an increase in the...
View ArticleKenya: Restoring Sight in Alale
Source: CBMCountry: KenyaReaching the marginalised communitiesSun scorched earth characterised by dry shrubs and bare land stands out in Alale town. Alale is in Pokot, Western Kenya close to the...
View ArticleKenya: CBM in Kenya marks World Disability Day
Source: CBMCountry: KenyaCareer FairCBM together with Radar Development celebrated the International Day for Persons with Disabilities this year by hosting a career fair for youth with...
View ArticleKenya: Report on impact of emergencies on persons with disabilities
Source: CBMCountry: KenyaIn April 2013 CBM, together with Association of the Physically Disabled of Kenya (APDK) and Kenya Red Cross (KRC), launched the ‘Baseline Survey Report 2012’ which assesses the...
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World: Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Management: Voices from the field &...
Source: CBMCountry: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Pakistan, Thailand, Viet Nam, WorldCBM and partners launch key publication on Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk ManagementAs...
View ArticleKenya: A brighter future for Gloria
Source: CBMCountry: KenyaWhen Gloria was only two months old her parents noticed there was no movement across her eyes and she could not detect light. After trying herbal and traditional medicine her...
View ArticleKenya: Mainstreaming disability in emergency response
Source: CBMCountry: KenyaWatch the videoTranscript In Turkana County, there is a general lack of awareness among communities and health service providers on issues related to disabilityOften,...
View ArticleKenya: Childhood Disability and Malnutrition in Turkana Kenya - A Summary...
Source: CBM, Kenya Red Cross, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineCountry: KenyaWhat is this report about?CBM in collaboration with the International Centre for Evidence in Disability at the...
View ArticleKenya: Calling for an end to child marriage in commemoration of the 2015 Day...
Source: CBMCountry: KenyaMarching for a causeIn Kenya’s capital Nairobi, children drawn from public and private primary schools, as well as the Kakuma and Daadab refugee camps, congregated at the New...
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World: All Under One Roof: Disability-inclusive shelter and settlements in...
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies, Handicap International, CBMCountry: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
View ArticleWorld: Anchoring child safeguarding in our partnerships
Source: CBMCountry: Germany, Kenya, WorldKeeping children safeAccording to the CBM Child Safeguarding Policy, children with disabilities are twice as likely to be abused compared to children without...
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Kenya: Social Impact Assessment of Livelihood Promotion Programmes in Coastal...
Source: CBMCountry: KenyaBackgroundCBM aims to better understand what effects our work has on the lives of persons with disabilities, their families and communities. One of the approaches to capture...
View ArticleKenya: Famine in Kenya: Children in danger of losing their sight
Source: CBMCountry: KenyaThe long-lasting drought in Eastern Africa will probably have severe consequences: survivors might go blind or be disabled due to other conditions. Especially children are in...
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