Seeing is Believing has supported CBMUK, based in Cambridge for many years. Four pounds of Seeing is Believing funds are unlocked for every £1 donated to help prevent child blindness in Nigeria and other affected areas in Africa.
A total of £340,000 was raised through CBMUK’s campaign, which ran from 1st May to 31st May. The money raised will release a matching grant from Seeing is Believing of £1,360,000 - raising the total value to £1,700,000 - one of the most successful campaigns CBM has ever run.
Kirsty Smith, CEO of CBM, said: “It’s wonderful to see so many individuals and parishes respond with so much compassion and generosity. The money raised will be put to excellent use in providing essential eye-care to large areas ofNigeria. It will allow us to reach thousands of people with visual impairments who previously had no services available to them.
“We have valued working in partnership with Standard Chartered Bank and we are delighted to be able to use the donations raised by our loyal supporters to unlock these funds for eye health – a huge shared effort to help tackle avoidable blindness in the world's poorest communities.”
CBM, the overseas disability charity, is a world leader in the prevention of blindness. It aims to improve the quality of life of the world’s poorest people with disabilities or at risk of disabilities. It strives to achieve this through prevention and treatment of diseases which can lead to impairment, improving access to education and rehabilitation services, and advocating for the rights of people with disabilities to full inclusion in all aspects of life.
In 2010, CBM, the overseas disability charity performed its 10 millionth cataract surgery, an accomplishment unsurpassed by any other organisation in the world!
To learn more about CBM please visit: www.cbmuk.org.uk
CBM Information
CBM, the overseas disability charity, is an international disability and development organisation committed to improving the quality of life of people with disabilities and those at risk of disability. CBM is working in over 70 of the poorest countries of the world and reaching more than 31 million people each year.
- CBM supports health care for persons with disabilities and prevention of conditions which can lead to disability.
- CBM seeks to improve access to health care, education and rehabilitation services for people with visual, hearing, physical, intellectual or psychosocial impairments.
- CBM aims to mainstream disabilities into all aspects of development and empower people with disabilities to take an active role in their communities through inclusion in development projects and involvement in community initiatives.
- CBM is an official partner of the World Health Organisation in a number of fields including prevention of blindness, hearing impairment and mental health.
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