CBM Christoffel-Blindenmission Christian Blind Mission
Acronym: CBM
General Information
Identification Code: 62193811660-44
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Entity Form: e.V. (German law)
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 5/8/2009
Last Update: 3/4/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: CBM is an international Christian development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the poorest countries of the world. Based on its Christian values and over 100 years of professional expertise, CBM addresses poverty as a cause, and a consequence of disability, and works in partnership to create a society for all.
Presence at EU level:
Since 2003, CBM is active in advocacy work on EU level related to
- Advocate for the inclusion of the rights of persons with disabilities in the policies and programmes of the EU
- Strengthen relationship with other development and human rights NGOs as well as with Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs)that are working at European level.
CBM is a member of the international Disability and Development Consortium and its EU Task Group.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Budget
- Climate action
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- External relations
- Foreign affairs and security policy
- Humanitarian aid and civil protection
- International co-operation and development
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Public health
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- european
- national
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: The main activities of CBM for 2023 are:
- The implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals
- The implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Mainstreaming the rights of persons with disabilities in EU development policies and programmes
- Advocate for strong EU Commitment to the Global Disability Summit 2025, including the 2024 European pre-summit of GDS25
- Advocate towards the Multi-annual Financial Framework and EU instruments
- Follow-up EU bilateral policies and programmes, especially the Post-Cotonou agreement
- Involvement in the Joint African - European Strategy (JAES)
- Mainstreaming the rights of women and girls with disabilities
Communication Activities: - Advocacy work for UNCRPD and 2030-Agenda implementation
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Stubenwald-Allee 5
Post Code: 64625
City: Bensheim
Country: GERMANY
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EU Office
Address: Stubenwald-Allee 5
Post Code: 64625
City: Bensheim
Country: GERMANY
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 3
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 6
Members F T E: 3
Info Members: Over 50% of the Country Office staff are also involved in these activities.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: CBM-Italy(0),
Organisation Members: Your organisation is a member of the following associations/federations/confederations and/or belongs to the following network:
Most relevant networks:
- International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC)
- VENRO, the German umbrella organisation of development and humanitarian non-governmental organisations
- Global Campaign for Education (GCE)
- Core Humanitarian Standard Alliance (CHS-A)
- Global Network of Disaster Reduction (GNDR)
- International Association for Community Development
- International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)
- International Labour Organisation Global Business and Disability Network
- German and UK Neglected Tropical Diseases Networks
CBM works in partnership with the International Disability Alliance and the European Disability Forum