CBM-Nossal Partnership
The CBM-Nossal Institute Partnership in Disability and Development has a strong focus on capacity development and operational research, to increase effectiveness of development activities which focus specifically on, or aim to ensure inclusiveness of, people with disabilities.
CBM and the Nossal Institute play key roles in advocacy for disability-inclusive development, and are both members of the Australian Disability and Development consortium (ADDC) Executive Committee. The Partnership actively seeks to work with people with disabilities for the implementation of all activities.
Who we are
CBM is Australia's largest implementer of disability-specific and inclusive development activities across the world. CBM International is an independent Christian development organisation, whose primary purpose is to improve the quality of life of the world's poorest people with disabilities and those at risk of disability, who live in the world's most disadvantaged societies. People are assisted irrespective of nationality, race, gender or religion.
The Australian International Health Institute is a not for profit company of The University of Melbourne and an operating arm of the Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne. It aims to increase the capacity of health workers, planners and community based organisations across the Asia-Pacific region to respond to the health needs of their populations through capacity development, research, leadership development and technical assistance. The Nossal Institute works through partnership in development assistance projects and consultancies for international donors, funding agencies, philanthropic trusts and non-government organisations.
What We Do and Why
Approximately 10% of the world's population, or 650 million people, have a disability, 80% of whom live in developing countries. Of the world's poorest people - those who lack access to food, clean water, healthcare and shelter - 1 in 5 is a person with a disability.
Despite these statistics, people with disabilities are largely excluded from mainstream poverty reduction programs. There is also a serious lack of comprehensive, empirically grounded information and understanding about disability issues in a development context. This obscures the discrimination and disadvantage many people with a disability face, and proscribes identification of effective practice models.
The importance of addressing disability in development programs has gained increasing recognition around the world over the last decade and more particularly in the last two years. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which came into force in May 2008, and which was ratified by the Australian government in July 2008, expressly describes the importance of international development programs being inclusive of and accessible to persons with disabilities. It is also increasingly being acknowledged that achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is not possible unless people with disabilities are included in development programs.As highlighted in AusAID's disability strategy: Development for All: Towards a disability-inclusive Australian aid program 2009 - 2014, availability of quality data and capacity to respond to disability, both in terms of disability-specific initiatives as well as mainstreaming disability, are two vital gaps globally, and especially in the Asia-Pacific region.
What We Offer
Effective disability-inclusive development requires substantially increased capacity across both the disability and development sectors in Australia and in the Asia-Pacific region.The CBM-Nossal Partnership draws on strong technical, capacity-building and research expertise to offer the following services:
Tailored Needs Assessment to:
- Identify organisational gaps in disability-inclusive development practice
- Assess training and capacity development needs
Individualised Disability-Inclusive capacity development planning, including:
- Development of policies and systems for the inclusion disability in organizational culture, policy and practice
- Identification and facilitation of partnership opportunities in disability and development
- Technical assistance on the inclusion of disability in specific sectors, program and projects
- Training and mentoring in disability inclusive development, from an introduction to key concepts, models and themes to specific and highly focused workshops depending on needs.
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Resource and tool development
- Development of resource libraries
- Tool development including internal policies, checklists, manuals and guidelines
Building capacity and partnerships for research, including development of:
- An evidence base
- An information centre
- Research needs assessment
- Research proposal development
- Research projects
Who can the CBM-Nossal Partnership assist?
Both mainstream and specialist stakeholders including:
- Research Institutions
- Disabled Persons Organisations
- Donors
- Consultants
- Development Contractors
- Partner Governments
- Training Institutions
- Disability Service Organisations
- NGO's
What sectors does the CBM-Nossal Partnership address?
- Health
- Rehabilitation
- Livelihoods
- Rural Development
- Education
- Human Rights
- Empowerment
- Water and Sanitation
- Infrastructure
- Governance
- Disaster Management
- Environment
Contact us
Email: cbm_nossal@cbm.org.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 9299