cbm New Zealand

17/06/2026

Along with more than 800,000 Rohingya refugees, Hosnima’s family eventually crossed into neighbouring Bangladesh. Exhausted and traumatised, they arrived in the vast refugee settlements sprawling across the sand dunes of Cox’s Bazar. At first, survival was the only priority.

The family built a fragile shelter from bamboo poles and plastic sheeting. They queued for food rations. They endured suffocating heat, monsoon rains and dangerous overcrowding. And 8-year-old Hosnima continued to grow weaker.

Then one day, something extraordinary happened. Hope came walking down the narrow pathway outside their shelter.

A physiotherapist from cbm-partner Centre for Disability in Development, was going door-to-door searching for people with disabilities who could not reach the Medical Centre.

“We found her at home,” recalls physiotherapist Prosenjit.

Hosnima was feverish and unwell when they first met her. She needed immediate medical attention.

But that visit began something life-changing.

Learn how your gift to help adults and children, like Hosnima, will be multiplied x4 today… bit.ly/4dvVq78

14/06/2026

This National Volunteer Week, we give heartfelt thanks for the incredible people who give their time, skills and compassion to support cbm.

Your generosity helps bring hope, healing and dignity to people with disabilities in the world’s poorest places. Whether behind the scenes or on the front line, your impact is far-reaching and deeply valued.

Thank you for serving with such kindness and purpose – you are making a difference every single day.

13/06/2026

09/06/2026

Rumours of violence began spreading in Myanmar. Rohingya villages were being attacked. Homes were burned. Families were fleeing for their lives.

Hosnima’s parents faced an impossible decision. Stay – and risk everything? Or flee through jungle terrain and across rivers, past hidden landmines and armed soldiers – with a child who could barely walk due to spinal injuries?

They fled.

“We carried Hosnima here on a sling made from bamboo poles,” her father explains.

Along with more than 800,000 Rohingya refugees, the family eventually crossed into neighbouring Bangladesh. Exhausted and traumatised, they arrived in the vast refugee settlements sprawling across the sand dunes of Cox’s Bazar.

Learn how your gift to help adults and children, like Hosnima, will be multiplied x4 today… bit.ly/4dvVq78

03/06/2026

Today on World Assistive Technology Day, we celebrate the simple tools that open up a world of opportunity – wheelchairs, hearing aids, glasses, and more.

For many people living with disabilities in the world’s poorest places, these are not just devices – they are life-changing. They bring mobility, communication, independence, and dignity.

“I’m so happy – it’s my new car!” - 11-year-old Agasave from Papua New Guinea.

Through cbm-supported programmes, more people are gaining access to the assistive technology they need to learn, work, and fully participate in their communities.

Thank you for helping remove barriers and create a more inclusive world for all.

Learn more… bit.ly/4mIkoo2

02/06/2026

Today on World Clubfoot Day, we’re reminded that every child deserves the chance to stand, walk and run into their future.

Clubfoot is a treatable condition – yet in the world’s poorest places, many children miss out on the simple care that could change everything.

Through cbm-supported programmes, children like Ramsaran in Nepal receive the treatment and support they need to walk with confidence and live life to the full.

Thank you for helping give children the strength, mobility and freedom they deserve.

Learn more… bit.ly/3ShJWu3

31/05/2026

Our office will be closed for King’s Birthday Weekend. We hope you enjoy a safe and restful long weekend. We’ll be back on Tuesday.

30/05/2026

“He heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds.” — Psalm 147:3

Thank you for helping mothers like Arziki find hope and healing beyond the smell, shame and isolation of obstetric fistula.

Soon after Arziki’s life-changing surgery, she noticed something extraordinary: the leaking had stopped.

“From all indications I am now healed… I’m very excited, I’m happy. I no longer suffer from the fistula problem.”

With healing came restored dignity, confidence, and the freedom to live freely again. Learn more… bit.ly/3F3ZGhu

26/05/2026

Every day in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, parents are carrying burdens almost too heavy to bear. Our CEO, Murray Sheard, has seen this with his own eyes. They carry the trauma of fleeing violence. They carry the daily struggle for food and shelter. And some parents are carrying a child whose body is slowly losing strength.

Eight-year-old Hosnima is one of those children.

Learn how your gift to help adults and children, like Hosnima, will be multiplied x4 today… FB bit.ly/4dvVq78