cbm - "More Than Just Eyes"
cbm is committed to rescuing and restoring people trappd in poverty by disability. The global need is great - and you can help today!
How big is the problem?
- An estimated 650 million people, or 10% of
the world's population, have a disability.
- An estimated 30 million people are deaf.
A further 20 million are hearing impaired.
- Approximately 30 million people are physically
disabled.
- An estimated 100 million are intellectually
challenged.
Each year cbm and our Partners…
- Provide medical treatment to 110,000 ear patients
and 188,000 orthopaedic patients.
- Give rehabilitative care to
more than 305,000 people with disabilities other than blindness.
But we need your help to do more
- For $36 you can give a child a hearing aid
- the gift of communication.
- For $55 you can give a child a
pair of braces, crutches and special shoes - the gift of
walking.
- For $200 you can give a person a wheelchair
- the gift of mobility.
- For $50 you can finance the training
of a national Community Worker - the gift of sustainability.
- For
$300 you can give a child a year at one of cbm's special
schools - the gift of education.
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