The Christian Blind Mission (CBM) is a Christian humanitarian organization aiming to improve the lives of people with disabilities. It considered one of the world's oldest and largest religious organization serving the blind and disabled. CBM was founded in 1908 by the German pastor Ernst Jakob Christoffel, who built homes for blind children, orphans, physically disabled, and deaf persons in Turkey and Iran.

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  • The Christian Blind Mission (CBM) is a Christian humanitarian organization aiming to improve the lives of people with disabilities. It considered one of the world's oldest and largest religious organization serving the blind and disabled. CBM was founded in 1908 by the German pastor Ernst Jakob Christoffel, who built homes for blind children, orphans, physically disabled, and deaf persons in Turkey and Iran. Initially CBM's efforts were focused on preventing and curing blindness but now cover other causes of disability. CBM also runs education and rehabilitation programs for people with disabilities. CBM, by its declaration, supports more than 1,000 projects in 113 countries, and tends to give related assistance regardless of religion, nationality, race, or gender. It works with different mission agencies, local churches, self-help groups and relief agencies and has (as of 2009) nine member associations in Europe, North America and Oceania. Since 2004 the Austrian member organisation works as an independent organisation LIGHT FOR THE WORLD (LICHT FÜR DIE WELT), 2009 the Belgian organisation followed them and is now also part of Light for the World. Over the time of its existence, CBM’s policy has developed from serving blind people to giving other people with disabilities access to basic healthcare services. According to conservative estimates, there are 400 million people with disabilities in the world - other figures talk of 600 million people. Most of them live in developing countries. CBM, by its own estimation, covers about 3% (target population of 18 million) of all disabled people with its programmes.
  • Die Missionsgesellschaft Christoffel-Blindenmission (CBM) ist eine im Jahr 1908 von Ernst Jakob Christoffel (1876–1955) gegründete Entwicklungshilfeorganisation. Sie verbessert die Lebenssituation von blinden, gehörlosen, geistig, sowie körperlich behinderten Menschen und will vorbeugend wirken. Hauptsitz ist in Bensheim, eine Zweigstelle für Ostdeutschland in Potsdam. Die Christoffel-Blindenmission Deutschland e.V. ist eine der 10 größten Hilfsorganisationen in Deutschland. 2007 finanzierte sie mit Hilfe von Spenden Entwicklungshilfeprojekte im Umfang von 35 Mio. Euro. Die Organisationen hat das DZI Spenden-Siegel. In Deutschland betreibt die CBM Aufklärungsarbeit über die Auswirkungen von Sehbehinderung und Blindheit, die Möglichkeit zur Prävention und den Zusammenhang von Armut und Behinderung. Die Christian Blind Mission International (CBMI) ist die international agierende Dachorganisation der CBM; ihr gehören Organisationen aus Australien, Deutschland, Großbritannien, Irland, Italien, Kanada, Neuseeland, der Schweiz und den Vereinigten Staaten an. Zusammen fördert die CBM 1.021 Projekte in 110 Staaten (2007). In Österreich und Belgien ist „Licht für die Welt – Light for the World“ als unabhängiger gemeinnütziger Verein tätig, und gehörte am 14. November 2001 zu den ersten 44 Organisationen, die das Österreichische Spendengütesiegel verliehen bekamen. Beim Power of Love Festival des 31. Deutschen Evangelischen Kirchentages verteilte die Christoffel-Blindenmission kostenlose Schutzengel aus Holz, die an einem blauen Band angebracht waren und für die um eine freiwillige Spende gebeten wurde.
  • La "Christian Blind Mission" (CBM) è un'organizzazione internazionale, interconfessionale e senza scopo di lucro. La finalità dell'organizzazione è quella di attuare programmi e progetti di prevenzione e cura della cecità e di altre forme di disabilità fisica e mentale nei paesi in via di sviluppo. È stata fondata nel 1908 dal pastore protestante Ernst J. Christoffel e oggi è un network internazionale con 10 sedi nazionali in Australia, Belgio, Canada, Germania, Inghilterra, Italia, Irlanda, Nuova Zelanda, Stati Uniti e Svizzera e con 12 uffici regionali nei paesi in via di sviluppo. Presente con più di 1.000 progetti in 113 paesi, aiuta ogni anno 12 milioni di persone. Nel 1989 l’Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità (OMS) ha riconosciuto ufficialmente CBM come “Organizzazione professionale nella prevenzione della cecità”. Nel 1999, ha dato vita, insieme all’OMS, ad una grande campagna per l’eliminazione della cecità: Vision 2020. "CBM Italia Onlus" ("Missioni cristiane per i ciechi nel mondo") è parte di questa organizzazione internazionale. Link per approfondire: Sito ufficiale di CBM Italia Sito ufficiale di CBM International
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  • The Christian Blind Mission (CBM) is a Christian humanitarian organization aiming to improve the lives of people with disabilities. It considered one of the world's oldest and largest religious organization serving the blind and disabled. CBM was founded in 1908 by the German pastor Ernst Jakob Christoffel, who built homes for blind children, orphans, physically disabled, and deaf persons in Turkey and Iran.
  • Die Missionsgesellschaft Christoffel-Blindenmission (CBM) ist eine im Jahr 1908 von Ernst Jakob Christoffel (1876–1955) gegründete Entwicklungshilfeorganisation. Sie verbessert die Lebenssituation von blinden, gehörlosen, geistig, sowie körperlich behinderten Menschen und will vorbeugend wirken. Hauptsitz ist in Bensheim, eine Zweigstelle für Ostdeutschland in Potsdam. Die Christoffel-Blindenmission Deutschland e.V. ist eine der 10 größten Hilfsorganisationen in Deutschland.
  • La "Christian Blind Mission" (CBM) è un'organizzazione internazionale, interconfessionale e senza scopo di lucro. La finalità dell'organizzazione è quella di attuare programmi e progetti di prevenzione e cura della cecità e di altre forme di disabilità fisica e mentale nei paesi in via di sviluppo. È stata fondata nel 1908 dal pastore protestante Ernst J.
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  • Christian Blind Mission
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