Northern Kenya emergency
Northern Kenya emergency Almost unnoticed by the international media, an emergency is quietly and tragically unfolding in Northern Kenya. Famine is now following in the footsteps of two years of drought, years when the rains simply never came. Wells have dried up. Nothing grows. People, whose ex...
[more...]Focus on Samburu
Focus on Samburu Imagine a land where every day is a struggle simply to exist. Where the burning sun bakes the earth beneath your feet as hard, and as dry, as stone. Where it never seems to rain. And the wind whips the dust from the ground into your eyes and those of every man, woman and child who...
[more...]Through the eyes of women
Through the eyes of women This year’s theme for World Sight Day is “Gender and Eye Health – Equal Access to Care.” The objective is to expose the inequality that women face in gaining access to fair and adequate sight care, and to explore ways to bring about change. CBM will...
[more...]World Sight Day 2009
World Sight Day Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be blind or have a visual impairment? CBM is supporting World Sight Day by giving you the chance to find out for just three minutes, by taking our “CBM White Cane Walk.” Equipped with special simulation glasses and a whi...
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