Report of Activities 2005

1. Report of Activities 2005

2. In 2005, CBM was active: • in 113 countries • on 4 continents • in 1,005 projects • with 116 co-workers

3. Most Significant Countries of CBM

4. 2005 CBM Activities: 1,005 Projects

5. 2005 CBM Activities: 12,575,583 Needy People Reached

6. REPORT OF ACTIVITIES 2005 • 1. Summary of CBM´s Activities in 2005 • In 2005, CBM was active • · on 4 continents • · in 113 countries • · in 1,005 projects • · with 116 co-workers • on behalf of 12,575,580 needy persons*, including • · 12,221,120 people in need (+7,5%), of whom • 12,004,540 were eye patients (+3,2%), with • 604,990 cataract operations (+8,5%) and • 344,020 operations on the sight-endangered (+1,4%) • 1,549,200 cataract patients (+4,4%) • 3,355,400 onchocerciasis patients (+13,3%) • 810,730 trachoma patients (-28,4%) • 256,920 glaucoma patients (+4,2%) • 97,610 were ear patients (+0,1%) • 118,970 were orthopedic patients (-3,6%) with • 9,640 polio patients • · 318,180 people with disability (+16,7%), of whom • 97,360 were blind/visually impaired (+1,2%) • 31,650 were hearing impaired (+3,5%) • 1,040 were hearing and visually impaired [deaf-blind] (-5,5%) • 102,710 were physically impaired (+44,8%) • 21,640 were intellectually impaired (+12,6%) • 10,000 were mentally impaired (+59,6%) • 17,110 were multiply impaired (+11,4%) • 36,670 had other impairments (11,0%) • · 36,280 people without disability (+159%) • · with 739 partner organizations • * rounded figures; • the figures in brackets present the percentage deviation to the previous year

7. REPORT OF ACTIVITIES 2005 • 2. Projects and Programs of CBM´s Overseas Activities in 2005 • In 2005, CBM supported 1005 projects and programs. • Of these • 785 medical services were provided* • 810 educational or rehabilitation services were provided* • 418 were in Asia • 375 were in Africa • 176 were in Latin America • 24 were in Europe • 12 were interregional • 2.1 Of the 1005 projects, 785 provided medical services, including • · 707 medical eye services, with • 252 eye hospitals/eye departments (with 12,188 beds for eye patients) • 132 eye care programs • 96 blindness prevention programs • 57 mobile eye clinics • 39 training centers for ophthalmologists/cataract surg. • 24 low vision services • 25 training centers for other ophthalmic staff • 20 optical workshops • 17 primary health care programs • 11 trachoma control programs • 12 onchocerciasis programs • 12 medical research programs • 10 units for local production of eye drops • · 21 medical ear care projects, with • 2 ENT departments (with 207 beds for ear patients) • 19 prevention of deafness programs • · 57 medical projects dealing with physical disabilities • 26 orthopedic departments/orthopedic clinics (with 1,117 beds for • orthopedic patients) • 27 orthopedic workshops • 2 training centers for orthopedic staff • 2 training centers for physiotherapists • * Several projects include both, medical and educational/rehabilitational components.

8. 2.2 Of the 1.005 projects, 810 provided educational and/or rehabilitational • services, including • · 229 projects for the visually impaired, with • 61 schools • 31 integrated education centers • 29 CBR programs / services • 21 vocational training centers • 14 rehabilitation centers • 18 training centers for teachers for the blind • 9 homes • 8 braille printing presses • 5 production centers • 7 workshops • 5 nursery schools • 5 libraries / talking books • 6 associations • 4 resource centers • 3 livelihood programs • 3 referral centers • · 111 projects for the hearing impaired, with • 60 schools • 14 vocational training centers • 13 training centers for teachers for the deaf • 6 workshops • 4 CBR programs / services • 5 rehabilitation centers • 2 integrated education centers • 3 livelihood programs • 2 nursery schools • 1 resource Centre • 1 home • · 81 projects for the physically impaired, with • 26 rehabilitation centers • 28 CBR programs / services • 5 vocational training centers • 5 homes • 6 schools • 2 production centers • 3 livelihood programs • 3 workshops • 3 resource centers

9. · 24 projects for the mentally impaired, with • 7 schools • 5 CBR programs / services • 1 homes • 2 rehabilitation centers • 7 vocational training centers • 1 workshops • 1 production centers • · 68 projects for the multiply impaired, with • 42 CBR programs / services • 10 rehabilitation centers • 2 vocational training centre • 5 schools • 4 resource centre • 2 nursery school • 2 homes • 1 association • · 224 projects including more than one disability with • 89 CBR programs / services • 23 integrated education programs • 30 vocational training centers • 20 schools • 15 rehabilitation centers • 15 resource centers • 13 workshops • 2 homes • 3 production centers • 3 braille printing presses • 3 referral centers • 4 livelihood programs • 2 associations • 1 library & cassette service • 1 nursery school • · 73 miscellaneous projects with • 38 providing project support • 27 other programs • 3 funds • 5 international organizations

10. 3. Needy people reached by CBM in 2005 • 12,221,118 people in need received medical treatment and • 354,465 people with and without impairments received educational and rehabilitational care. • 3.1 12,004,539 eye patients, including • 1,549,193 cataract patients • 2,176,051 refraction patients • 3,355,403 onchocerciasis patients, of whom • 2,891,135 were treated with Mectizan • 810,731 trachoma patients • 256,915 glaucoma patients • 53,215 xeropthalmia patients • 10,766 babies examined for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) • 3,792,265 other eye patients • On these eye patients, the following number of operations were performed • 604,986 cataract operations • including 579,643 operations with IOLs and • 9,028 operations on children • 45,015 trichiasis operations • 28,221 glaucoma operations • 270,778 other minor/major operations • 1,639,679 bottles of eye drops were made • 236,089 glasses were made • 640,576 glasses were dispensed • 833,334 Vitamin A capsules • 535,640 Tetracycline tubes were distributed • 3.2 97,612 ear patients, including • 36,079 otitis media patients • 8,188 presbyacucis patients • 5,354 patients with congenital deafness • 47,991 other ear patients • On these ear patients, the following number of operations were performed • 1,009 otitis media operations • 754 other ear operations • 83,029 people received audiometric examinations • 4,093 hearing aids were dispensed • 5,551 ear moulds were produced

11. 3.3 118,967 orthopedic patients, including • 9,637 polio patients • 14,203 patients with injuries • 16,341 cerebral palsy patients • 13,238 patients with limb deformities • 14,123 club foot patients • 11,262 patients with bone and joint infections • 40,163 other orthopedic patients • On these orthopedic patients, the following number of operations were performed • 2,175 operations for patients with injuries • 3,489 club foot operations • 3,334 limb deformity operations • 2,126 bone and joint infection operations • 6,375 other orthopedic operations • and distributed to these orthopedic patients were • 12,253 callipers • 7,644 crutches • 1,573 prostheses, and • 2,708 wheelchairs • 3.4 97,359 blind/visually impaired received educational and social care • 15,162 school children, including • 5,759 in residential homes • 65,884 people in community-based rehabilitation programs, including • 14,289 children • 7,719 people underwent vocational training, including • 2,229 in training (centre based) • 2,681 in training (community based) • 935 in employment (centre based) • 1,874 in employment (community based) • 8,594 people in special services, including • 1,511 in residential homes • 7 in Bible / Theological Colleges • 7,076 in other programs • Special programs for the above mentioned visually impaired • 10,619 in integrated education • 7,401 in orientation & mobility training

12. 3.5 31,647 hearing impaired received educational and social care • 12,585 school children, including • 4,872 in residential homes • 15,159 people in community-based rehabilitation programs, including • 9,734 children • 3,512 people underwent vocational training, including • 1,427 in training (centre based) • 934 in training (community based) • 681 in employment (centre based) • 470 in employment (community based) • 391 people in special services, including • 233 in residential homes • - in Bible / Theological colleges • 158 in other programs • Special programs for the above-mentioned hearing impaired persons • 4,355 in integrated education • 6 in communication skills • 3.6 1,039 hearing and visually impaired (deaf-blind) received educational and social • care • 1,039 school children, including • 331 in residential homes • 3.7 102,714 physically impaired received educational and social care • 86,149 people in community-based rehabilitation programs, including • 42,008 children • 15,755 people underwent vocational training, including • 5,956 in training (centre based) • 5,971 in training (community based) • 872 in employment (centre based) • 2,956 in employment (community based) • 810 people in special services, including • 209 in residential homes • 50 in Bible / Theological colleges • 551 in other programs

13. 3.8 21,635 intellectually impaired received educational and social care • 5,611 School children, including • 388 in residential homes • 13,372 People in community-based rehabilitation programs, including • 9,216 children • 2,588 People underwent vocational training, including • 1,210 in training (centre based) • 519 in training (community based) • 478 in employment (centre based) • 381 in employment (community based) • 64 People in special services, including • 27 in residential homes • 37 in other programs • 3.9 10,001 mentally impaired received educational and social care • 8,966 people in community-based rehabilitation programs, including • 3,082 children • 1,035 people underwent vocational training, including • 425 in training (centre based) • 184 in training (community based) • 253 in employment (centre based) • 173 in employment (community based) • 3.10 17,114 multiply impaired received educational and social care • 1,955 school children, including • 214 in residential homes • 14,460 people in community-based rehabilitation programs, including • 11,380 children • 699 People underwent vocational training • 196 in training (centre based) • 228 in training (community based) • 100 in employment (centre based) • 175 in employment (community based)

14. 3.11 36,672 people with other impairments received educational and social care, • including 17,790 people with epilepsy • 4,081 school children, including • 404 in residential homes • 29,779 people in community-based rehabilitation programs • (of them 16,673 with epilepsy), including • 16,474 Children (of them 9,060 with epilepsy) • 2,159 people underwent in vocational training (of them 1,117 with epilepsy), including • 848 in training (centre based) • 585 in training (community based) • 172 in employment (centre based) • 554 in employment (community based) • 653 people in special services, including • 137 residential homes • - in Theological College • 516 in other programs • 3.12 36,284 people without impairments received educational and social care • 5,318 school children, including • 398 in residential homes • 28,173 people in community-based rehabilitation programs, including • 12,368 Children • 2,793 people underwent vocational training, including • 928 in training (centre based) • 584 in training (community based) • 267 in employment (centre based) • 1,014 in employment (community based) • 3.13 Other special services • 69,181 braille books were printed • 34,147 people were supplied with braille books • 1,576 organizations were supplied with braille books • 36,915 people received/borrowed talking books • 603 organizations received/borrowed talking books • 71,698 cassettes were produced • 852 digital books were produced • 143,637 cassettes were available • 1,024 digital books were available Total number of needy people reached = 12,575,583

15. 4. Overseas Personnel Statistics • 4.1. Assigned CBM co-workers according to countries of origin and • profession in 2005 • · 116 assigned co-workers of 23 nationalities: • 43 Germans 1 Ethiopian • 26 Britons 1 Finn • 12 US Americans 1 French • 6 Belgians 1 Ghanaian • 5 Dutch 2 Indians • 5 Italians 1 Hungarian • 2 Luxembourgian 1 New Zealander • 1 Argentine 1 Paraguayan • 1 Australian 1 Slovakian • 1 Czech 1 South African • 1 Cameroon 1 Sri Lankan • 1 Swiss • · Of our 116 assigned co-workers, • 64 worked in Africa • 35 worked in Asia • 9 worked in Latin America • 8 worked interregional • · Of these 52 were working in the medical sector including • 40 doctors, of whom • 32 were ophthalmologists • 6 were orthopaedic surgeons • 2 were an ENT specialists • 2 eye nurses • 6 physiotherapists • 1 Optometrist • 1 occupational therapist • 2 orthopaedic technicians • and 64 were working in the educational sector, including

16. 6 teachers, of whom • 5 were for the hearing impaired • 1 was for the visually impaired • 56 project consultants • 1 orthoptist • 1 audiologist • · 11 co-workers returned home • · 13 new co-workers were sent out during the year • · 16 posts were vacant, 14 were filled • · 9 candidates participated in the candidates’ seminar • 4.2 Skilled local staff 2005 • 25,734 medical staff, including 2,729 supported by CBM/CBMI • 4,584 doctors worked in the medical sector, including • 365 supported by CBM/CBMI • 1,777 eye specialists, including • 267 supported by CBM/CBMI • 166 orthopedic specialists • 25 supported by CBM/CBMI • 155 ENT specialists • 10 supported by CBM/CBMI • 2,486 other doctors • 63 supported by CBM/CBMI • 7,952 nurses and assistants, including • 968 supported by CBM/CBMI • 2,690 eye nurses / ophthalmic medical assistants, including • 569 supported by CBM/CBMI • 362 orthopedic nurses / orthopedic assistants, including • 85 supported by CBM/CBMI • 144 ENT nurses / assistants, including • 21 supported by CBM/CBMI • 690 MCH / PHC nurses, including • 79 supported by CBM/CBMI • 4,066 other nurses / assistants, including • 214 supported by CBM/CBMI

17. 7,823 other staff, including • 819 supported by CBM/CBMI • 601 optometrists / refractionists, including • 99 supported by CBM/CBMI • 408 optical staff, including • 36 supported by CBM/CBMI • 571 pharmaceutical staff, including • 21 supported by CBM/CBMI • 666 laboratory staff, including • 21 supported by CBM/CBMI • 2,649 administrative staff, including • 255 supported by CBM/CBMI • 427 evangelists, including • 5 supported by CBM/CBMI • 2,501 other professional staff, including • 382 supported by CBM/CBMI • 5,375 non-professional staff, including • 577 supported by CBM/CBMI • 19,387 educational staff, including 7,402 supported by CBM/CBMI • 6,159 teachers, including • 1,620 supported by CBM/CBMI • 2,810 teachers for the visually impaired, including • 847 supported by CBM/CBMI • 1,737 teachers for the hearing impaired, including • 462 supported by CBM/CBMI • 251 teachers for the physically impaired, including • 40 supported by CBM/CBMI • 548 teachers for mentally impaired, including • 146 supported by CBM/CBMI • 813 teachers for people with other impairments, including • 125 supported by CBM/CBMI • 2,285 tutors / trainers, including • 1,165 supported by CBM/CBMI • 1,273 teachers for special education, including • 635 supported by CBM/CBMI • 483 CBR fieldworkers, including • 371 supported by CBM/CBMI • 184 orientation & mobility trainers, including • 65 supported by CBM/CBMI • 345 vocational instructors, including • 94 supported by CBM/CBMI

18. 8,661 other educational staff, including • 4,038 supported by CBM/CBMI • 646 vocational instructors, including • 198 supported by CBM/CBMI • 228 orientation & mobility trainers, including • 107 supported by CBM/CBMI • 339 physiotherapists, including • 122 supported by CBM/CBMI • 291 CBR co-ordinators, including • 173 supported by CBM/CBMI • 1,604 CBR fieldworkers, including • 981 supported by CBM/CBMI • 376 pre-school instructors, including • 85 supported by CBM/CBMI • 1,632 house parents, including • 1,109 supported by CBM/CBMI • 394 social workers, including • 117 supported by CBM/CBMI • 1,513 administrative staff, including • 529 supported by CBM/CBMI • 566 technicians, including • 184 supported by CBM/CBMI • 114 evangelists, including • 16 supported by CBM/CBMI • 958 other professional staff, including • 417 supported by CBM/CBMI • 2,282 non-professional staff, including • 579 supported by CBM/CBMI • 4.3 Local staff in education and training in 2005 • 10,302 local co-workers undergoing ophthalmologic training • 747 local co-workers undergoing orthopaedic courses • 526 local co-workers undergoing ENT courses • 2,038 local co-workers undergoing other training • 6,188 local co-workers undergoing educational training • 10,720 local co-workers undergoing other training • 5,361 local co-workers undergoing educational training outside their project • 6,163 local co-workers undergoing other training outside their project

19. 5. Partner organizations of CBM’s ministry • Of a total of 739 partner organizations, • 286 were secular associations • 220 were churches • 173 were Christian associations • 54 were government bodies • 6 were of a non-Christian religion

20. 6. Goods provided by CBM in 2005 • In 2005 CBM spent more than EUR 17,5 million on the supply of goods and locally purchased articles in • the following categories: • 1. Aids for the visually impaired 330,178 EUR • incl. 326 braille typewriters • 4,169 long canes • 2. Literature and literature production for the blind 287,666 EUR • incl. ca. 22,549 kg braille paper • 3. Aids for the hearing impaired 278,177 EUR • 4. Aids for the physically impaired 143,396 EUR • 5. School equipment 67,260 EUR • 6. Medicines 1,238,755 EUR • 7. Hospital equipment and consumable supplies, 5,651,672 EUR • including EUR 1,002 m for intra-ocular lenses • 8. Optical equipment 245,334 EUR • 9. Orthopedic equipment 288,954 EUR • 10. Equipment for work (workshop, office, farm) 597,125 EUR • 11. Audio-visual equipment and general teaching material 345,262 EUR • 12. Furnishings 155,463 EUR • 13. Vehicles and spare parts 2,214,369 EUR • incl. 140 mopeds/motorcycles • 144 bicycles • 68 four-wheel drives/pick-ups • 22 buses • 13 cars • 1 ambulances • 4 other vehicles • 14. Construction 5,412,197 EUR • 15. Energy and water systems 304,056 EUR • The following large building projects were completed: • 16 hospitals and out-patients clinics • 4 staff accommodation buildings • 1 workshops/training centers • 4 home/school buildings • 3 others / Administration Offices

21. 7. Statistics of countries 2005