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CBM UK

CBM UK Annual Report 2024

CBM UK is a UK-registered charity part of the CBM Global Disability Inclusion Federation, working to break the cycle of poverty and disability across 11 countries. In 2024 it reached 3.8 million people, delivered 86,655 cataract surgeries, trained 8,751 health workers, and supported 1,880 children with disabilities into education. Major milestones include the completion of the three-year See the Way Malawi project, the launch of a £1.1 million financial inclusion project in Nepal funded by Jersey Overseas Aid, and advocacy at COP29 for a permanent disability constituency within the UNFCCC. Total income was £7.12 million with a surplus of £830,000.

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Saving Sight (inclusive eye health programmes, cataract surgery, training of health workers); Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID — financial inclusion, livelihoods, climate-smart agriculture); Mental Health (community mental health, BasicNeeds Network); Neglected Tropical Diseases (river blindness, hydrocele, lymphatic filariasis); Humanitarian Crisis response; Advocacy (UN CRPD, COP29 disability constituency); Technical Advisory (disability inclusion training for other NGOs including World Vision UK); Actions for Change (partner-led programmes in Nepal, Kenya and Bangladesh shifting power to OPDs) Custom geography from upload: Global (11 countries: Malawi, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Nepal, Kenya, Bangladesh, Philippines, Indonesia, Zambia, Uganda)

📊Key Metrics

3,800,317 people reached in 2024 including 658,634 treated for blinding diseases; 86,655 cataract surgeries performed; 8,751 local health workers trained Key Metric 1
3,725 people supported to access mental health services; 1,880 children with disabilities supported to access education; £7.12 million total income Key Metric 2
£1.1 million from Jersey Overseas Aid for financial inclusion in Nepal; €1.2 million from Finland Ministry of Foreign Affairs for African OPD advocacy; $1.4 million from Wellcome Trust for African mental health civil society; Big Give Christmas Challenge raised £101,272 — exceeding £100,000 target Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • See the Way Malawi (3-year project): 6,652 cataract surgeries and 166,186 outreach patients; hospitals scaled from 15,000 to 70,000 annual patients; 1,775 clinical staff trained on primary eye care
  • COP29 Baku: CBM UK advocated for and helped advance an official disability constituency within the UNFCCC — ensuring people with disabilities have a permanent voice in global climate discussions
  • Every Girl Everywhere campaign exceeded £50,000 fundraising target; new website launched May 2024; federation-wide localisation commitments approved; annual surplus of £830,000 (2023: £334,000)

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