CBM Australia
Daniella Benjamin is an experienced midwife at Monash Health since January 2019, where a passion for supporting the beauty of new life is evident. Concurrently, Daniella has served as a Donor Relations Specialist with CBM Australia since April 2015 and previously worked in various roles, including National Events/Visits Coordinator at International Needs Australia and Access Monash Mentor at Monash University. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Midwifery from Australian Catholic University and a Bachelor of Health Science (Honors) in Public Health from Monash University, complemented by an International Baccalaureate from Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne. Additionally, Daniella has contributed to health promotion projects as a Student Health Promotion Officer at VACCHO and engaged with global initiatives as a Rapporteur at the UN 63rd Annual DPI/NGO Conference.
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.