DiDRR & Humanitarian Response

The barriers persons with disabilities face are greatly amplified during conflict and disaster. CBM’s humanitarian activities aim to equally reach and actively involve persons with disabilities, addressing specific needs while promoting and facilitating full inclusion in mainstream services.

Our work experience during major floods, cyclones, earthquakes, and pandemics in India has shown that many of the barriers to inclusion of persons with disabilities in both preparation and response to disaster are due to a lack of awareness and a lack of proper planning. Our work ensures full inclusion and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations in needs assessments, design, implementation, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of humanitarian and disaster preparedness. We support inclusive disaster preparedness programmes, which build community resilience; we also respond to all major humanitarian crises across India with immediate relief and short-term & long-term rehabilitation.