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Championing for Inclusive Communities in Kenya (CIC-K) ran a one month long social media campaign where they disseminated messages to promote deinstitutionalization and living in the community for persons with psychosocial disabilities.
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Championing for Inclusive Communities in Kenya (CIC-K) developed a position paper. The position paper discussed the UN guidelines on deinstitutionalization as policy guidelines to be followed by the Kenyan government and was launched with a group of multi stakeholders.
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The Stronger Project (Kenya), a Youth Led Community Based Organisation for Persons With Psychosocial Disabilities, submitted a blog piece written on the thematic of deinstitutionalization and community inclusion.
https://whatweneed.tci-global.org/the-stronger-project-kenya-a-youth-led-community-based-organisation-for-persons-with-psychosocial-disabilities/ -
The Stronger Project (Kenya), a Youth Led Community Based Organisation for Persons With Psychosocial Disabilities, submitted a blog piece written on the thematic of deinstitutionalization and community inclusion.
https://whatweneed.tci-global.org/the-stronger-project-kenya-a-youth-led-community-based-organisation-for-persons-with-psychosocial-disabilities/ -
A youth from Kenya,Robert Omondi, submitted a poem on the harrowing experience of his close friend in institutions and in the communities and the violation persons with psychosocial disabilities are subjected to in both these situations.
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Rights for Disability Development Foundation (RDDF), Uganda submitted a short video interview of their member on the importance and relevance of deinstitutionalization.
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Psychosocial Disability Rights Network (PDRN), Pakistan, submitted a blog piece and discussed the obsolete presence of institutions and its dehumanizing ways of treating persons with psychosocial disabilities robbing them of dignity and their personhood.
November 10, 2022 Online
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Liberation (TCI member), spoke about the situation of institutional care in the UK and presence of discriminatory laws, inspite of the UK ratifying the CRPD.
December 15, 2022 Online
https://whatweneed.tci-global.org/liberations-work/ https://whatweneed.tci-global.org/submissions-by-liberation-and-its-members/ https://whatweneed.tci-global.org/spotlight-interview-of-dorothy-gould/ -
CIC-K discussed how they planned on using the DI guidelines to inform and educate the public and State about deinstitutionalization.
December 15, 2022 Online
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Bapu Trust shared their experiences on deinstitutionalization project.
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TCI published its positionality statement on Community Inclusion and one of the major fundamentals for ensuring CI is enabling the deinstitutionalization process and preventing of institutionalization.
December 13, 2022 Online
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TCI released a strong statement registering its opposition and asking for withdrawal of the proposed WHO & OHCHR guidance on mental health, human rights and legislation.
October 18, 2022 Online
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IMHA under the #WhatWENeed campaign of TCI organized an awards ceremony for the human rights actors (IRIS award).
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TCI published an opinion piece on the BBC Panorama’s documentary on the terrible state of Edenfield Mental Health Care unit.
https://whatweneed.tci-global.org/house-of-horrors-tale-of-terror-sadly-nothing-new-here/
About Us
Transforming Communities for Inclusion (TCI) is a global Organisation of persons with psychosocial disabilities [an OPD]. TCI forecasts a future in which all human rights and full freedoms of persons with psychosocial disabilities are realized. We are guided by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
Contact us
Registered address:
TCI-Global, Rue de Varembé 1, 1202 Genève, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 22 798 88 81
Fax: +41 (0)22 788 42 74
secretariat@tci-global.org
Secretariat:
C/O Bapu Trust, III Floor, Building B1,
Kaul Building, 8 GuruNanak Nagar, Pune 411042, Maharashtra, India.
Programs:
Daftarkhwan | Alpha, NASTP, Old Airport Rd, Chaklala Cantt., Rawalpindi, Punjab 46000, Pakistan
Contact Number: +92-333-8555523