1. About CBM
One billion people (1 in 7 / 15%) of the world’s population have a disability.
million people experience significant barriers in functioning.

2. Leaving no one behind -Disability Inclusive Development
CBM believe in building and promoting an inclusive world in which all persons with disabilities enjoy their human rights and achieve their full potential.
CBM’s approach to achieving a world where people with disabilities are not left behind is ensuring that all development interventions we implement are disability-inclusive.
Twin track approach:
Targeting disability-specific needs; and
2. Supporting other agencies to mainstream
disability inclusion into their programme
design to ensure they are more inclusive and
leaving no one behind (disability as cross-cutting).

3. Leaving no one behind in Emergencies
Persons with disability (and others) are disproportionally affected because of:
Lack of access
Loss or disruption of
support structures and
services
Not included as stakeholders
Lack of knowledge on ‘how to’
Guidelines and a practical app for field workers in
emergency response: Humanitarian Hands on Tool.
Try it -

4. Leaving no one behind - Intersectionality
Disability inclusive response is not discriminatory to rest of population
- in fact, with disability-inclusion as the driver, everyone benefits
Need to look at intersectionalities of identity
Strong correlation between mental health and disability

5. Inclusion counts
The SDGs explicitly reference people with disabilities and pledge to leave no one behind
Development programmes often exclude people with disabilities because the perception is that it’s too difficult, or too expensive to include them.
Barriers to inclusion in key areas of life, such as health, education, and work and livelihood can result in economic costs not only for persons with disabilities and their families, but also society overall.
“Now that disabled people are benefiting our community, the whole community has come out of poverty. [...] Before, they were dependent; they were drawing [on] our resources. Now they are productive, it means the whole community has a better potential.”
-Community leader

6. Thank you! Contact CBM in Scotland elfredaw@cbmuk.org.uk