Christian Blind Mission

What Christian Blind Mission does

Christian Blind Mission (CBM), legally CBM Christoffel-Blindenmission Christian Blind Mission e.V. and operating in the US as Christian Blind Mission International, Inc., is an international development and humanitarian organization founded in 1908 and headquartered in Bensheim, Germany, with a US regional office in Wheaton, Illinois. CBM is dedicated to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the world's poorest communities, addressing the fact that roughly 80% of the world's 1.3 billion people with significant disabilities live in low- and middle-income countries. Its program portfolio spans eye care (8.7 million people served), neglected tropical disease prevention (59 million people protected), inclusive education, livelihoods support, and disability-inclusive humanitarian action, delivered free of charge to beneficiaries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

CBM does not sell a technology product; its offering is a portfolio of programmatic services delivered through 385 active aid projects in 35 countries via local implementing partners, government health ministries, and community-based networks. The operational model relies on community-led engagement (community health workers, mass drug campaigns, treatment campaigns) and on partnerships with multilateral institutions (UNICEF, Sightsavers, DG ECHO) and bilateral development agencies (BMZ, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, the German government).

Revenue is generated exclusively through donations and charitable contributions; the organization is a registered 501(c)(3) in the US and an eingetragener Verein (e.V.) in Germany, and it holds ECFA accreditation. Funding sources comprise individual donors, corporate giving, foundations, and institutional donors (government aid agencies and the European Commission). Pricing to beneficiaries is zero — services are provided at no cost — and there is no pricing model, SaaS product, or commercial sales motion in the input data.

Name

Christian Blind Mission

Legal name

CBM Christoffel-Blindenmission Christian Blind Mission e.V.

Website

https://cbmus.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1908

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Christian Blind Mission is a faith-based international humanitarian organization, founded in 1908, that delivers disability-inclusive development, eye care, and neglected tropical disease programs to persons with disabilities across low- and middle-income countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Development Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC), Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) & Mental Health Programs (BPADAIAK), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF), Disability Employment & Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Programs (EDAAAOAI)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Disability-inclusive development
• Eye care services
• Neglected tropical disease treatment
• Inclusive education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Wheaton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: CBM generates revenue through donations from individuals, corporations, and institutional donors. As a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, contributions are tax-deductible in the United States. The organization receives funding from government aid agencies, foundations, and private donors worldwide.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Christian Blind Mission (CBM) is a non-profit humanitarian and development organization that delivers disability-inclusive programs in low- and middle-income countries. Its core offerings include eye care services, treatment and prevention of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), inclusive education, livelihood support, and emergency humanitarian aid. The organization funds these programs through individual donations via its website and through institutional grants from government agencies and multilateral bodies.

Product overview

Christian Blind Mission (CBM) is an international development and humanitarian organization, not a technology product company. CBM does not offer a software platform, SaaS product, or technology product portfolio. Its offerings consist of programmatic development and humanitarian aid services focused on disability inclusion, including eye care services, treatment of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) such as river blindness and trachoma, disability-inclusive healthcare, education, livelihoods support, and humanitarian action. The organization works through partnerships with governments, institutional donors, implementing partners, and NGOs to deliver aid projects in low- and middle-income countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. No named software products, modules, or technology offerings are identified in the source material.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Eye Care Services Eye care services delivered to people with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries, including prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation related to visual impairment; tracked at 8.7 million services in 2025.
• Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Treatment and Prevention Programs for the prevention, treatment, and management of neglected tropical diseases in low- and middle-income countries; 59 million people protected against NTDs in 2025.
• Inclusive Education Programs Programs supporting inclusive education for children and adults with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries, delivered as part of CBM's disability-inclusive development portfolio.
• Livelihood Support Programs Programs supporting economic empowerment and livelihoods for people with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries, delivered as part of CBM's disability-inclusive development portfolio.
• Humanitarian Aid / Emergency Response Humanitarian aid and disaster response programs serving people with disabilities in crisis-affected contexts, including 385 aid projects delivered in 2025.

Quantifiable outcome

• 69.8 million people supported in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Global partnership between UNICEF, CBM, and Sightsavers to scale support for children with disabilities and their families globally. This is a major initiative to expand disability-inclusive services worldwide.
• SightsaverscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Joint partnership with UNICEF and CBM to support children with disabilities globally. Combines expertise in eye health and disability-inclusive development.
• VOICE NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026CBM joined the VOICE network, the largest humanitarian network, providing access to Brussels policy discussions and proximity to the bloc's largest humanitarian donor.
• Government of NigeriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaboration on mass drug campaign against river blindness to eliminate onchocerciasis by 2030, targeting 4.36 million people.
• Government of UgandacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership with Government of Uganda for ECO-FOOD Uganda disability-inclusive farming project.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Humanity & Inclusion (formerly Handicap International): A large international NGO providing disability-inclusive humanitarian action and development programs in low-income and conflict-affected countries, with comparable advocacy, rehabilitation, and emergency response scope to CBM.
• Light for the World: An international disability and eye health NGO operating across Africa, Asia, and Latin America; closely comparable to CBM in mission, beneficiary focus, and partnership-driven service delivery model.
• Orbis International: An eye health-focused international NGO delivering ophthalmic training, treatment, and NTD programs in low- and middle-income countries; directly comparable in core programmatic focus on avoidable blindness.
• Leonard Cheshire: A UK-headquartered international disability NGO supporting persons with disabilities through education, livelihoods, and inclusion programs across Africa and Asia; comparable in disability-focused mission and donor-supported model.
• Sightsavers: An international NGO focused on preventing avoidable blindness and supporting people with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries; CBM's most direct collaborator via the 2026 UNICEF partnership and a fellow disability-inclusive eye health INGO.
• Helen Keller International: An international nonprofit focused on eye health, neglected tropical diseases, and nutrition in low-income countries; overlaps significantly with CBM's eye care and NTD programming, including mass drug administration campaigns.

Broad incumbents

• BRAC: One of the world's largest international development organizations with programs spanning health, education, livelihoods, and disability inclusion across multiple developing countries; a much larger incumbent with overlapping inclusion programming.
• World Health Organization (WHO): The UN specialized agency for global public health that coordinates NTD elimination programs, including the onchocerciasis roadmap relevant to CBM's river blindness campaign in Nigeria; an overarching policy and funding counterpart.
• UNICEF: The UN agency for children's welfare globally; a major institutional partner and funder of CBM through the 2026 global disability partnership, and a broad incumbent operating at far greater scale in overlapping health and child-focused programming.
• Save the Children: A major international NGO focused on children's rights, health, and education in developing and conflict-affected countries; overlaps with CBM's children-with-disabilities programming through the new UNICEF partnership context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cbmWorldwide
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/christian-blind-mission-internation-al
• Xx.com/CBMworldwide
• Facebookfacebook.com/cbmWorldwide1

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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