A culture of community inclusion must prevail in society by providing CRPD compliant community support services & systems to prevent institutionalization. DI guidelines must be implemented by full engagement of OPDs from planning to implementation phases says Waqar Puri, from TCI

Our lives should not be confined to medical conditions and only availability of psychiatry medications, that is not enogh, we need mainstream services, we need all fundamental human rights on equal basis to others.
Says Yeni Rosa, Vice president TCI-Global chair of Perhimpunan Jiwa Sehat

Persons with Disabilities are confined to legal incapacity laws, and are institionalized, states must ensure that DI guidelines are adopted and resources are utilized to prepare communities instead of building new institutions. Says UN special rapporteur, Ms. Heba Hagrass,

Even after ratification of CRPD in many Asian countries, unfortunately, laws remain discriminatory for persons with psychosocial disabilities and intellectual disabilities.
ICJ - Asia and the Pacific in partnership with TCI-Global KOSHISH and Nepal Disabled Women Association (NDWA) kicks off with a two day workshop.

Persons with psychosocial disabilities are subject to violence and abuse in Nepal within institutions and communities, we lack access to legal protection,This is a platform to share learnings and work for Inclusion
Says Matrika Devkovta, KOSHISH TCI-Global

TCI begins its field visit to Kenya for the Community Inclusion project, starting with the Orientation of Community Inclusion tools along with its National OPD Championing Inclusive Communities in Kenya (CIC-K)

#communityinclusion

With heavy hearts, we mourn Sir Robert Martin, a disability rights champion and pioneer of the self-advocacy movement.

As one of the first self-advocates on our Council and the first CRPD Committee member with an intellectual disability, he raised voices for inclusion globally.

TCI begins its field visit to Uganda for the Community Inclusion project starting with the Orientation of Community Inclusion tools along with its National OPD TRIUMPH.

#CommunityInclusion #Uganda #OPD #TRIUMPH #TCIGlobal

TCI begins its field visit to Thailand for the Community Inclusion project starting with the Orientation of Community Inclusion tools along with its National OPD Living Association Thailand (LAT)

#communityinclusion #OPD #Thailand

Call for TCI Network Memberships!

Individual Memberships: rb.gy/5cyiae

Organizational memberships: rb.gy/p88f54

For more information, visit: tci-global.org/memberships/

Please share widely in your networks.

#OPD #TCIMembership #WhatWENeed

TCI concludes its Country Mission with Multi stakeholders meeting,
Thailand

Group photo from TCI’s Country Mission, Thailand

TCI conducts its first Country Mission in Thailand to facilitate capacity building of local OPDs and strength TCI’s movement at the National level.

#TCIGlobal #Thailand #countrymission #UNCRPD #communityinclusion

GCDI is organizing an introductory workshop on its webinar series “From Words to Practice”
GC-DI Thematic workshops on the Guidelines on deinstitutionalization, including in Emergencies

Date: 22 March 2024
Time: 13:30-15:00 CET

Register now: bit.ly/49p25gq

Foundation Day in Bapu Trust. March 15th 2024. Prayers for our well-being from Mrs. Savitri Mani aka Bapu.

📣 2 more days until we convene to discuss funding at the intersections of gender and disability for sustainable movements!

In the meantime, meet our panelists!

Event Registration link: bit.ly/WEIatCSW2024