CBM Australia
Amanda Willimott is a Communications Specialist at CBM Australia since September 2021, with previous experience as a Communications Manager at VincentCare Victoria from September 2018 to April 2021, where responsibilities included managing strategic communications and digital content. Prior roles at RACV spanned from October 2008 to August 2018, including Acting Executive Manager of Media and Marketing, along with various positions focused on member engagement and marketing communications. Earlier career experience includes serving as Senior eMarketing Coordinator at Borders from September 2002 to October 2008. Amanda holds a Master of Marketing from Monash University and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Anthropology, History, Archaeology, and Philosophy from the same institution.
CBM Australia
CBM Australia is part of an international Christian development organisation. For more than 110 years globally and 30 years in Australia, we have worked to break the cycle of disability and poverty in the world’s poorest places. We are driven by our vision for an inclusive world where people with disabilities enjoy their human rights and achieve their full potential. We partner with local community organisations, NGOs, and governments to bring the best possible combination of CBM Global Disability Inclusion’s resources together with deeply relevant local knowledge, relationships and influence. We also partner with the disability movement to influence governments, organisations and institutions, providing proven and trusted technical advice along with quality-assurance mechanisms to ensure rights-based, disability inclusive development. Our disability-inclusive advocacy ensures people with disabilities are empowered and included in planning and decision making. We keenly advocate for justice and a generous Australian Aid program. We do this because people with disabilities living in poverty face stigma, violence and discrimination, and have reduced access to health care, rehabilitation, assistive devices, safe and accessible living environments, education and employment. In emergencies, people with disabilities are often the worst impacted and face a higher risk of being injured or losing their lives during a disaster.