Country Missions are mobilization visits organized with the aim of identifying, engaging and working with movements of persons of psychosocial disabilities in the region. As a way of bringing persons with psychosocial disabilities, empower their OPDs and dialogue with multiple stakeholders, TCI has organized dozens of physical Country Missions since inception. During COVID times, online Country Missions were also organized. When there is an invitation by a local OPD, emerging voices of people with psychosocial disabilities, or a support agency, to visit a country, a “Mission” is put together.
The objectives of Country Mission are as follows:
- To mobilize persons with psychosocial disabilities and prepare for the formation of a OPD of persons with psychosocial disabilities.
- To exchange and engage with the cross disability movement, to pave the way for the inclusion of persons with psychosocial disabilities.
- Meet and exchange with persons with psychosocial disabilities in the country.
- To provide CRPD trainings to the OPDs.
- To identify national, emerging leaders and to mentor and strengthen their work.
- National ODP formations
- Facilitating active dialogue with the government
- Taking role of consultant with the government
- Trainings on CRPD to persons with psychosocial disability
- Engaging in meaningful dialogue with family groups and mental health service providers
- Strengthening national advocacy
- Facilitating sub regional and regional co-operations among peers and mobilization of members at the national level.
COUNTRY MISSIONS | |
South Korea | November 17-21, 2015 |
Fiji Islands | May 17-23, 2016 Second: February 7-16, 2019 |
Sri Lanka | July 25-30, 2016 |
Malaysia | December 6-8, 2019 |
Tonga | October 8-13, 2017 |
East Timor | 2018 |
Nepal | July 22-23, 2019 |
Japan | November 22-23, 2017 |
China (2 Visits) | 2013 |
Hong Kong | June 22-23, 2013 |
Philippines |
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Thailand |
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Indonesia (2 Visits) |
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ONLINE MISSIONS | |
Myanmar |
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Taiwan |
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Chinese Subregions |
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EXPLORATORY VISITS | |
Cambodia | January 2019 |
Maldives | January 2022 |