by | Sep 19, 2022 | Livelihood
CBM India Trust launched its pilot project, Prathiskandhan Samuday or Resilient Community, as part of its Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DiDRR) initiative in the Tehri Gharwal of Uttarakhand. The project aligns with the overall objective of...
by | Sep 19, 2022 | Livelihood
CBM India Trust works with Swami Vivekanand Punervas Samsthan on livelihood projects in the Sikar district of Rajasthan. The project executes a baseline survey to identify persons with disabilities willing to work for their families. In one of the surveys, CBM came...
by | Jun 19, 2022 | Livelihood
According to the National Center for Disability Statistics, women with disabilities are less likely than men with disabilities to complete high school, college, or graduate school. They face attitudinal and cultural barriers and discrimination, making it harder for...
by | Oct 19, 2021 | Humanitarian Action, Livelihood
Ramesh Moyra, a 25-year-old young man, lived in Sultanpur with his mother as his sole companion.After his father, a wood-cutter, passed away 4 years ago, Ramesh struggled to make ends meets the only breadwinner. On top of this, he suffered from polio. However, none of...
by | Sep 19, 2021 | Livelihood
Black was the only colour in Dayanand’s life. However, people like him, who live with complete blindness, are blessed with extra light within themselves. Most are often blind to it. Some villagers looked at him with pity, some with disrespect, some with disgust, while...
by | Sep 19, 2021 | Livelihood
While Reena lived with locomotor disability, her husband had an intellectual disability. This naturally left Reena as the sole breadwinner. She had to support them both while already being at a disadvantage due to her physical disability. But she had no other choice....