Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
CBM Christoffel-Blindenmission Christian Blind Mission (CBM)
EU Transparency Register
62193811660-44 First registered on 08 May 2009
Goals / Remit
CBM is an international Christian development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the poorest countries of the world. Based on its Christian values and over 100 years of professional expertise, CBM addresses poverty as a cause, and a consequence of disability, and works in partnership to create a society for all.
Presence at EU level:
Since 2003, CBM is active in advocacy work on EU level related to
- Advocate for the inclusion of the rights of persons with disabilities in the policies and programmes of the EU
- Strengthen relationship with other development and human rights NGOs as well as with Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs)that are working at European level.
CBM is a member of the international Disability and Development Consortium and its EU Task Group.Main EU files targeted
The main activities of CBM for 2023 are:
- The implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals
- The implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Mainstreaming the rights of persons with disabilities in EU development policies and programmes
- Advocate for strong EU Commitment to the Global Disability Summit 2025, including the 2024 European pre-summit of GDS25
- Advocate towards the Multi-annual Financial Framework and EU instruments
- Follow-up EU bilateral policies and programmes, especially the Post-Cotonou agreement
- Involvement in the Joint African - European Strategy (JAES)
- Mainstreaming the rights of women and girls with disabilitiesAddress
Head Office
Stubenwald-Allee 5
Bensheim 64625
GERMANYEU Office
Stubenwald-Allee 5
Bensheim 64625
GERMANYWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 50% 3 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 27 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Ms Alba Gonzalez 16 Jan 2019 16 Jan 2020 Ms Ariane Lignier 07 Jul 2018 06 Jul 2019 Ms Alba Gonzalez 23 Jan 2018 16 Jan 2019 Ms Ariane Lignier 09 Jun 2017 30 May 2018 Ms Alba Gonzalez 26 Jan 2017 23 Jan 2018 Ms Ariane Lignier 13 Sep 2016 06 Mar 2017 Ms Alba Gonzalez 16 Feb 2016 26 Jan 2017 Ms Luisa Fenu 20 Feb 2015 04 Nov 2015 Ms Alba Gonzalez 20 Feb 2015 16 Feb 2016 Mr Lars Bosselmann 27 Aug 2013 24 Aug 2014 Mrs Luisa Fenu 30 Aug 2013 28 Aug 2014 Complementary Information
Over 50% of the Country Office staff are also involved in these activities.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
Your organisation is a member of the following associations/federations/confederations and/or belongs to the following network:
Most relevant networks:
- International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC)
- VENRO, the German umbrella organisation of development and humanitarian non-governmental organisations
- Global Campaign for Education (GCE)
- Core Humanitarian Standard Alliance (CHS-A)
- Global Network of Disaster Reduction (GNDR)
- International Association for Community Development
- International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)
- International Labour Organisation Global Business and Disability Network
- German and UK Neglected Tropical Diseases Networks
CBM works in partnership with the International Disability Alliance and the European Disability ForumMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
420,269,874€
Major funding types in closed year
Grants, Public financing, EU funding, Donations
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution German Federal Foreign Office 2,277,919€ Contribution German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) 13,285,216€ Contribution EU DG for International Partnerships 1,079,719€ Contribution UN Women 330,887€ Contribution GIZ 111,400€ Contribution USAID 286,914€ Contribution END Fund 4,023,333€ Contribution Sightsavers 2,567,516€ Contribution Donations and Endowments 375,642,936€ Grant EU DG for International Partnerships 1,205,458€ Grant EU DG for International Partnerships 1,079,719€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
- Advocacy work for UNCRPD and 2030-Agenda implementation
Other activities
CBM focuses on making the EU's development and human rights policies and programs inclusive to persons with disabilities. In this broader context, we are currently working on
- The implementation by the EU of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
- The EU's implementation on the 2030 Agenda by leaving no one behind
We also work to ensure that all relevant EU institutions include the rights of persons with disabilities in all overarching development and human rights policies and programs.
Meetings
Meetings
None declared