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ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16

Equity Through Disability Inclusion

CBM India Trust is focused on states which have a higher

prevalence of poverty and disability with low levels of

access and availability of services.

CBM India Trust Annual Report 2015-16

Since 1994, CBM India Trust has been promoting access to quality healthcare, education, and livelihood for people with disabilities and those at risk of disability.

We work across 26 states of India and reach some of the most marginalised social groups.

We believe in community-based disability inclusive development with a rights-based approach based on the United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030. Participation of people with disabilities, their families and community, is a non-negotiable principle for us. An inclusive world is only possible with partnerships that create equal opportunities and a barrier-free environment.

Drawing from our tagline 'together we can do more', we bring together civil society organisations, experts, government officials, companies and international agencies.

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Our Focus States

Who We Are

I. Message from the Managing Trustee................................................5

II. Health.........................................................................................7

III. World Sight Day: Eye Care For All...................................................8

IV. Education....................................................................................9

VI. Maya’s Story...............................................................................11

VII. Partnerships...............................................................................12

VIII. Conference on Assistive Technology...............................................15

IX. Mapping Access One Dot at a Time................................................16

X. Empanelment in Accessible India Campaign....................................17

XI. Accessible Urban Transport System................................................18

XII. Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction...................................................19

XIII. Board of Trustees........................................................................20

XIV. Advisors.....................................................................................21

XV. Financials..............................................................................23-26

V. Livelihood..................................................................................10

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CONTENTSCONTENTS

This reflection is a yearly challenge to express how our work changes the lives of people. What we do is not about numbers or statistics alone but about empowerment and transformation of the lives of people with disabilities.

In this report, we have put together not just key achievements of the year but also a number of stories as we believe these illustrate the changes and help change the mind-set. This change is needed as much as better policies and the implementation of those policies.

The Annual Report of CBM India Trust for 2015-2016 is a testimony to the collective efforts, aspirations, and dedication of partner organisations, institutions, advisors, and communities. One of our guiding principles has been to get attention of different stakeholders towards disability inclusive development. We champion this approach in our projects, advocacy, and communication. A large number of activities this year were focused on capacity building, and thematic policy consultations. These indicate our commitment towards influencing developmental practice towards inclusion and empowerment of people with disabilities.

This year we witnessed the emergence of a collective voice for the agenda of inclusive education. Our focus on livelihood and economic empowerment of people with disabilities through an inclusive approach continues to bear fruits and is attracting interest for potential scale-up. Preventing avoidable disability and interventions in the area of health continue to be important aspects of our work.

For CBM India Trust, the year also saw bold steps towards creating awareness of its mission through various communication tools and channels. Using online platforms, we continued expanding our sphere of influence beyond our direct interventions through partners and government to citizens who can take up the conversations and message to impact wider discussions.

Dr. Sara VarugheseManaging TrusteeCBM India Trust

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MESSAGE


One cannot miss highlighting the growing focus at the policy level on accessibility and participation of people with disabilities in the government’s flagship Accessible India Campaign. We are engaging with a number of opportunities and partnering in the campaign.

We would like to express our sincere and heartfelt gratitude foryour continued support, association and guidance.

Let’s continue working towards an inclusive society!

Dr. Sara Varughese

Managing Trustee, CBM India Trust

MESSAGE

Article 25 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) reinforces the right to the highest standard of health care without discrimination.

We believe that people should not be forced to live with a disability that can be treated or prevented due to lack of access to affordable health care. Through our long experience, we know how important it is to empower poor communities and people with disabilities to access healthcare for enabling them to live an independent and fulfilling life. CBM India Trust works with a range of organisations and health institutions to ensure their access to facilities and schemes through public and non-governmental health sectors.

In the reporting year, we equipped hospitals and institutions that reach poor and marginalised communities and thus play a critical role in reducing vulnerability to disabilities through a range of corrective interventions and rehabilitation services.

Equipment and consumables worth Rs. 1,42,93,478 were provided across states that CBM works in. High-end equipment, such as Heine Beta Streak Retinoscope, Heine Beta Ophthalmoscope, Schiotz Tonometer, Handheld Auto Refractometer and Hand Held Slit Lamp, were donated to various projects.

Twenty-three partners institutions carried out 85,598 vision restoration surgeries with CBM support. Our approach to eye health programmes is based on a comprehensive community approach that also engages on issues of gender and other social factors that impact eye care.

In addition to this, a large number of hearing aids and devices were provided through hospitals and special schools to support children with hearing impairment. Twenty-seven projects spread over Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Pondicherry, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal were supported this year.

CBM supports health care for existing disabilities

and prevention of conditions which can lead to disability. It seeks to

improve access to health care, education and

rehabilitation services for persons with visual, hearing, physical or

psychosocial impairments.


HEALTH


Approximately 285 million people worldwide live with low vision and blindness. Ninety percent of blind people live in low-income countries. Eighty percent of visual impairment is avoidable - i.e. treatable and/or preventable.

The data is shocking and indicates the scale of the challenge blindness and eye impairments present as a public health issue, besides the other implications for those living with avoidable visual impairment.

India shares the largest burden of preventable blindness in the world and the Indian government data shows that 75 percent cases of blindness in the country are preventable.

Our experience of working on the issue of blindness and vision impairments has shown us that the challenges go beyond health issues, with the social context playing an important role. Loss of vision reduces mobility and creates

barriers to accessing basic rights of education and employment, limiting participation in society.

The World Sight Day, 8 October 2015, is a global moment to draw attention for actions needed to make ‘eye care for all’ a reality. To mark the day CBM India Trust along with several institutions and networks organised a series of public awareness events in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

“World Sight Day is an opportunity to raise public awareness and engage different stakeholders to act for the prevention of avoidable blindness,” said

, CBM India Trust.

“The fact is that 80 percent of blindness and vision impairments can be prevented or treated. Professionals in eye care, the government and the general public need to work together to ensure every person has access to eye care and change the odds in our country,” she added.

Dr. Sara Varughese, Managing Trustee

Image caption: Students and young participants at a

walkathon to create awareness on eye care for all at Bengaluru

to mark the World Sight Day. © Vision2020

World Sight Day: Eye Care For All

Every child has a right to go to school and this includes children with disabilities. This entitlement is guaranteed under the Right to Education Act, 2009, and is an integral part of the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) for universalisation of education. CBM India Trust promotes inclusive education to enable children with disabilities to access education by bringing together institutions, schools, teachers, parents, network of organisations and experts.

In the year 2015-16, we saw over 60 NGO partners join the Include Vidya Campaign and participate in regional consultations and public awareness activities. We work with partners in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttrakhand and Rajasthan to make mainstream schools inclusive by influencing schemes related to education .

We did a survey on the status of implementation, and awareness, of inclusive education provisions in 2500 government schools across eight states of India. The findings of the survey are now being shared at the state-level with education departments and government representatives associated with the implementation and policy formulations on education.

A number of public hearings were organised for developing an understanding of the issues faced by children with disabilities and their families in accessing education. The findings were later presented to the respective officials at the block and district level.

Awareness events were also organised for driving home the core message of inclusive education. These included bike rallies, street theatre, puppet shows, that engaged school teachers, community leaders, local government officials, Anganwadi and ASHA workers, volunteers, DPO members, NGOs and private schools.


EDUCATION

CBM works towards full participation and

inclusion of children with disabilities in mainstream

schools. The Right to Education Act, 2009, mandates that ‘every child’ with any form of disability must receive ‘meaningful and quality

education’.

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LIVELIHOOD

CBM India Trust Annual Report 2015-16

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948, and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006, mandate the right to work and employment without discrimination.

We believe access to livelihood by people with disabilities through employment and earning opportunities is linked to the right of equal participation and opportunities. Therefore creating livelihood opportunities and supporting people with disabilities to gain skills for employment is a core thematic area for CBM India Trust.

Through a range of partnerships with grassroots organisations, government, and private companies, people with disabilities are trained and connected with employment or self-employment opportunities. The focus is on creating synergies with the government schemes while connecting with the market needs.

A number of projects are being implemented and these provide examples of the opportunities in different sectors that can be tapped into by people with disabilities with relevant skills. Some examples of these initiatives include employment and training in computer hardware and software management, voice-based business process outsourcing and services, retail and hospitality services.

An initiative for creating new livelihood avenues for people with disabilities in the agriculture sector is showing promising results. CBM India Trust is equipping people with disabilities with skills to take up new farming techniques, train others, connecting them with financial credit and supporting them in making production choices. One of the critical components of these trainings has been changing the design of farm tools to enable people with disabilities to work on various production processes.

Access to skills and trainings to create

employability for people with disabilities in India is the need of the hour for

their economic empowerment and

employment. CBM works on creating inclusive

livelihood opportunities for people with

disabilities.

Maya’s Story

though had many people with disabilities yet there was little awareness about rights of people with disabilities.

Living in Medada Koiri Tola village of District Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, she has an air of confidence as she gets women in the neighbourhood organised in a small meeting outside her house made of brick and clay.

Maya is part of a CBM supported disability inclusive agro-enterprises organic farming project.

“Hard work is important but with it one needs support for taking the right decisions and resources. I got these when I needed it most,” says Maya as she moves on her customised wheel-chair styled tri-cycle towards her small farm where she grows vegetables.

Maya lost her husband to tuberculosis and the responsibility of four children fell upon her. With no marketable skills, finances, assets and education only till 5th standard, Maya had no options.

“I was the first woman with disability to join the group (Farmer Interest Group) in the village and start working towards becoming independent and take on the role of ‘man’ of the house,” she adds.


Image caption: Maya is the first woman with disability to join the Farmer Interest Group in her village. © CBM

Maya’s journey on the path to economic and food security has also established her as a strong voice in the community through CBM’s disability inclusive organic project. A woman organic farmer with a disability is not a usual sight in India, but Maya Devi is no ordinary woman and has many ‘firsts’ to her credit.

Maya, 36, is a single mother of four children and the family’s breadwinner. Poliomyelitis infection at the age of five affected her with neuromuscular paralysis taking away her ability to stand or walk independently.

“Like most people with disabilities, I faced derogatory comments and exclusion from social life,” she recalls growing up in a community that

PARTNERSHIPS

CBM India Trust believes that there is an urgent need for knowledge creation and capacity building on technical and thematic issues related to disability to make inclusive development a reality. This year we continued our work with partners, stakeholders, government agencies and institutions to further this agenda.

CBM India Trust increased its visibility through new communication initiatives, human interest stories, videos, website and social media. This year we also initiated a number of awareness campaigns on disability such as #Access4All with Youth Ki Awaaz, and #MapMyDay that were conducted with organisations and networks.

We facilitated a three-day event in July 2015 to mark the first National Meeting of the Bharatiya Viklang Jan Forum in collaboration with Naman Seva Samiti.The meeting was held at Betul with over 130 participants from 13 states taking part in it, having braved a major breakdown in the train movement and monsoon rains.

Lack of access to financial services and literacy, keeps people with disabilities away from government schemes, subsidies, loans and saving schemes. CBM India Trust initiated a drive this year in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Bihar for creating financial literacy and awareness. As a part of this drive, people with disabilities were supported to open bank accounts under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana through trainings camps in collaboration with banks.

CBM trained and supported 3893 persons with disabilities from 283 villages in four districts of three states to access their rights and open bank account. The drive had a specific focus on including women with disabilities in this initiative.


CBM works on developing and strengthening the capacities of partner

organisations, institutions, agencies and stakeholders

through workshops, training and consultations. Through this approach we strengthen the agenda of

inclusive development with a focus disability.

PARTNERSHIPS


A national seminar on ‘Inclusion of Children with Disabilities - Challenges and Concerns’ was supported by CBM India Trust in January 2016 at Gandhigram Rural Institute in Tamil Nadu.

CBM India Trust held three training workshops, through this year, in Delhi, Ranchi and Bodh Gaya to develop capacity of grassroots and state level organisations to leverage resources and decision-making powers vested work with the Panchayati Raj Institutions.

CBM India Trust supported a consultation on Mainstreaming Disability in Disaster Preparedness and Response in March 2016 at Delhi.

Continuing its annual collaboration and partnership, CBM India Trust supported the Fourth India Deaf Expo 2015 held from 17th to 20th December in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The four-day programme showcased innovative technologies, practices, and development in sign language education. A film festival and an exhibition were set up with 40 stalls. Apart from different states of India, the event also had representation from USA, UK, Taiwan, Hong Kong, France and Switzerland.

Access to computers and assistive software for children with disabilities benefit them with improved learning outcomes.

With this in mind, CBM India Trust started equipping selected schools with computers, handheld tablet devices and accessibility software to empower children with disabilities through its partner organisations working inclusive education.

The CBM India Trust supported centres in Meghalaya, Vijayawada and Mumbai. The purpose of the centres is to meet the educational needs

PARTNERSHIPS

as well as to provide vocational training to students and adults with disabilities. We hope that access to computers and information technology will not only bridge the gap in school learning but also impart vital marketable skills to enhance employability.

CBM India Trust released a study on HIV/AIDS awareness and associated vulnerabilities of people with disabilities in India. The study was conducted in six states of India. The recommendations from the study call for mainstreaming disability in the ongoing HIV/AIDS programmes.

The exploratory study found low awareness, risk-taking behaviour and lack of access to healthcare, placing people with disabilities at a high risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS. In some cases people with disabilities are not even aware of their HIV/AIDS status even after undergoing tests, the study adds. The study was conducted in Jharkhand, Gujarat, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram and Madhya Pradesh.


As India's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes

mature, we are creating awareness and partnering with the corporate sector on

projects with a developmental approach to disability. CBM India Trust works with ANZ and Accenture as part of their CSR work, supporting a range

of projects, including livelihood, education and health.

To bring a spotlight on promoting accessible technology for creating inclusion, CBM India Trust joined hands with the Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (ASSOCHAM) as a knowledge partner for the 2nd Conference cum Exhibition on Empowering Disabled Persons with Accessible & Assistive Technology held on February 11, 2016.

India has made significant progress towards recognising and ensuring accessibility to allow each and every individual to enjoy right to access, participation and inclusion. The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995, and a number of other schemes provide policy and legal instruments for ensuring access and equal participation.

The conference highlighted a need to include persons with disabilities in all phases of accessible technology adoption, from policy-making on ICT accessibility to its implementation and monitoring.

The conference was supported by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and saw participation by a number of senior government functionaries from the department. A special publication developed by CBM India Trust was released on ‘Inclusion of People with Disabilities through Universal Accessibility’ by Dr. Vinod Aggarwal Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Representatives from IBM and Wipro highlighted the need for understanding accessibility as a framework and not as an afterthought by the companies. Both the leading software companies shared their best practices on accessibility and disability inclusion across their built-infrastructure, policies and processes.

A number of speakers pointed out that there are a range of accessibility tools and platforms that are available, but these resources need to be housed at one place or a digital platform and made available free of cost.

Conference on Assistive Technology

Image caption: Dignitaries releasing a publication on 'Inclusion of people with disabilities through universal accessibility' . © ASSOCHAM


Taking on the challenge of crowd-sourcing a digital accessibility map of neighbourhoods and public places, CBM India Trust staff took part in a campaign by grading places in terms of the accessibility for users with wheelchairs, walking aids or baby carriages.

#MapMyDay that kicked-off across the globe on the World Disability Day 2015 (December 3rd) was conceived as a worldwide action for accessibility by calling upon citizens to identify public spaces, facilities or buildings and mark them digitally through their internet-enabled devices to create a virtual map depicting the status of accessibility.

The campaign has two key objectives: One to create awareness by connecting people to the issue, and second leading them towards a simple action in support of accessibility and second to generate a real-time map or

public information resource that provides user-generated information on accessible places.

At the centre of this campaign is this map http://wheelmap.org/ where the dots are being connected. CBM India Trust team has so far marked 450 places in India.

The CBM team adds that though wheelchair access is a significant entry point for the conversation needs to move to other aspects of accessibility, as it cuts across built-environment, processes, systems, and services.

The team has taken an instant liking for the web-enabled tool for its user-friendly interface, needing just a few clicks to audit a place on degrees of accessibility through red, yellow and green colours just like the traffic light coding system.

Mapping accessibility of schools, health centres, market areas and entertainment areas will allow people with disabilities and mobility impairment to plan their movement.

Mapping Access One Dot at a Time

Image caption: Jaykumar, Nagarathna and Shivamohan drove the campaign as a part of their wider advocacy work on accessibility. © CBM


CBM India Trust is one of the 18 organisations that have been enlisted as access auditors under the Accessible India Campaign by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.

The ambitious Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan (Accessible India Campaign), unveiled on the World Disability Day, December 3rd, 2015, is a flagship initiative to create awareness and implementation of the principle of universal accessibility enshrined in existing national laws and schemes. Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, has formulated the Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan), as a nation-wide

campaign for achieving universal accessibility for people with disabilities.

The campaign targets three verticals for achieving universal accessibility namely the built up environment, transportation eco-system and information & communication eco-system.

The list has a mix of disability organisations, many of them are CBM India Trust partners and academic institutions. The empanelment is for a year and requires the listed organisations to actively participate in auditing accessibility at the national and state levels.

CBM India Trust promotes universal accessibility as a cross-cutting principle, through its programmes and advocacy with stakeholders in all its developmental discussions that impact the lives of people with disabilities.

Empanelment in Accessible India Campaign

Image caption: The official banner of Government of India's Accessible India Campaign.


CBM India Trust organised a panel discussion on the challenges of accessibility in urban transport in India to impress upon the government and private stakeholders the principles of universal accessibility beyond the issues of urban mobility.

The event was a part of the Urban Mobility India Conference held from November 24 to 27, 2015. The UMI Conference is an annual gathering organised by the Institute of Urban Transport under the aegis of the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. UMI is mandated by the National Urban Transport Policy of the Government of India, 2006.

The panel discussion by CBM India Trust was the only event at the conference that focused on disability and accessibility with participation by a number of speakers,

people with disabilities and representatives from the disability sector.

The speakers at the panel discussion highlighted the need a strong will and intent on the part of the agencies involved in ensuring accessibility to ensure implementation on the ground.

The Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995, under Sections 44, 45 and 46 categorically provides for non-discrimination in transport. The Act places the responsibility on the government to make public transport accessible for people with disabilities. This includes being responsible for provisions of auditory signals at red lights in public roads, curb cuts and slopes in pavements, engraving on the surface at zebra crossings etc.

The speakers highlighted that there is a piecemeal implementation of the accessibility guidelines. The presenters shared several examples of adhoc features, like a stray ramp or a Braille signage, while the larger infrastructure remained inaccessible. The personal experiences shared by participants with disabilities at the event only strengthened these observations.

Accessible Urban Transport System

Image caption: Shri. K. S. Rajanna, Commissioner for Disabilities, Government of Karnataka speaking at the panel discussion. © CBM


The natural and man-made disasters have a disproportionate impact on people with disabilities. This is recognised in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) as the Article 11 highlights that “the states, in accordance with their obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law, will take all necessary measures to ensure the protection and safety of people with disabilities in situations of risk, including situations of armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies and the occurrence of natural disasters”.

The focus on making Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) inclusive has been increasing over the years, especially while designing policies and responses that follow during disasters.

CBM India Trust has been highlighting the issue of inclusion in DRR at national and regional levels, while actively working on creating awareness and building capacity of the institutions and agencies that have an important role during emergencies and disasters. CBM India Trust is delivering training to partner hospitals and healthcare institutions to respond with an inclusive approach to the needs and vulnerabilities of people with disabilities.

In September 2015, CBM India Trust organised the first ‘National Training on Mainstreaming Disability in DRR and Humanitarian Response’ for CBM Hospital Partners from seven states. CBM India Trust has been working with partners, mostly health institutions, to engage with schools to ensure that they are aware of safety during an emergency response and are also sensitive to the needs of children with disabilities.

Recently, a training on ‘Mainstreaming Disability in Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction and School Safety’ was held at Montfort Education Society, Guwahati, in collaboration with Sphere India.

Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction

Image caption: Students of Montfort Education Society, Guwahati, being trained to deliver first aid during a CBM India Trust supported training.© Montfort Education Society



BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Dr. Vinod ShahDr. Shah is the Chief Executive Officer at the International Christian Medical and Dental Association. He was earlier the Head of Distance Education, CMC Vellore, where he developed an innovative programme to train family physicians.

Mr. George AbrahamMr. Abraham is the Chief Executive Officer of Score Foundation, an NGO working with the blind. He is the Founding Chairman of the World Blind Cricket Council. He is a disability rights activist and a communicator.

Mr. Varghese ChandyMr. Chandy is the Chief General Manager, Marketing Advertising sales of Malayalam Manorama, a daily newspaper with over 2.2 million copies and over 9.7 million readers. Mr. Chandy was the founder of Junction K, the integrated media solutions platform and instrumental in organising the first All India Cricket for the Blind at Delhi.

Mr. Francis Joseph StanleyMr. Stanley is the General Secretary and Executive Director, Skills for Progress (SKIP) Bengaluru. He is on a number of governing boards, including as a general body member - Karnataka Regional Organisation for Social Service (KROSS), governing body member - Action for Food Production (AFPRO), board member - NELINDCO Foundation, general body member- Functional Vocational Training and Research Society. He has more than 25 years of development experiences in areas of children’s project, youth, community development, self-help group, national resource management, information technology, community cooperatives.

Dr. Sara Varughese, Managing TrusteeDr. Varughese is an ophthalmologist and public health specialist and currently heads CBM South Asia operations.

ADVISORS

Dr. Harpreet Kapoor – Medical Eye CareDr. Kapoor is a professor of Ophthalmology. She was earlier the Head of Department of Ophthalmology at Chandigarh Medical College (CMC) Ludhiana. She did her graduate and postgraduate training from CMC and has a fellowship from FAIMER Institute, Philadelphia.

Dr. Suneela Garg – Hearing ImpairmentDr. Garg (MBBS, MD, FIPHA, FIAGP, and FIAPSM) is with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. She is also the Director Professor, Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated several hospitals in Delhi. She has over 30 years of professional and research experience in India and abroad.

Dr. Dominic Misquith – CBRDr. Masquith is with St. John’s Medical College and St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore as Professor of Community Health and coordinates the CBR programme.

Ms Nandini Rawal – Education and CBRMs. Nandini Rawal is the Project Director of the Blind People’s Association. She is also the Treasurer of the International Council for the Education of the People with Visual Impairment. She is Director of Eklavya Education Foundation, a premier inclusive school in Ahmedabad and Director of Indian Renal Foundation. She has 32 years of experience in project planning, implementation, evaluation, fundraising and human resource development and is also a member of several Government Committees.

Dr M.N.G. Mani – EducationDr. Mani is the CEO of the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI) and the Executive Director of the Global Campaign on Education for All children with Visual Impairment (EFA-VI). He is also serving as a member of the executive committee of the National Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Mission of the Government of India.

Dr. G.V.S. Murthy – Public Health and DisabilityDr. Murthy is the Director of the South Asia Centre for Disability Inclusive Development and Research, Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad. He is a public health specialist and a community physician.

Mr M. Kandasami - FinanceMr Kandasami is a renowned financial and organisational management expert with extensive experience in Asia and African countries. He has been supporting not-for-profits for over three decades.

Mr. T. D. Dhariyal—DisabilityMr. Dhariyal is a retired civil servant with over 30 years of service, 13 years of which have been as the Deputy Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in the Government of India. Mr. Dhariyal holds Masters’ degrees in Economics and Business Administration from University of Hull, UK.


CBM promotes the 'Twin-Track approach' to break the cycle of poverty and disability.

This involves: 'Empowerment' of people with disabilities and 'Mainstreaming' disability

by working to identify and overcome the barriers in society that people with disabilities

face, for example physical accessibility, communication, attitude, legislation and

including persons with disabilities in all aspects of development.

DISABILITY

Extreme poverty causes disability through many factors including lack of access to adequate nutrition, preventive and curative healthcare, access to clean water and sanitation.

Disability deepens poverty at individual, family and community level due to discrimination, institutional and attitudinal barriers. So a person with a disability and their family are less likely to have access to rehabilitation, education, skills training and employment opportunities... opportunities which could otherwise reduce poverty.

POVERTY

Poverty and disability go hand in hand, creating a cycle that's hard to escape as people

with disabilities struggle for access to health, education, employment and political

participation.

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty


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