Tag: Global Coalition on Deinstitutionalization
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Statement of the Global Coalition on Deinstitutionalization on adoption of the Global Charter on Care Reform for Children
The Global Coalition on Deinstitutionalization (GC-DI) welcomes the new Global Charter on Care Reform for Children, initiated by David Lammy (former UK Foreign Secretary, now Deputy Prime Minister) which brings focus and attention to the crisis caused by the institutionalization of children, with children with disabilities being disproportionately affected. We welcome that the Charter reaffirms…
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Awaiting the conversations that will begin anew: Reflections on My Internship at the Validity Foundation (by Kim Woonyoung)
I have reached the end of a precious year spent with the Validity Foundation. This piece is a brief record of the activities I participated in and the moments I witnessed during this short yet eventful year at Validity. It is also an attempt to reflect on what this experience meant to me as a…
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Ukraine Recovery: Statement by the Global Coalition on Deinstitutionalization and Ukrainian Disability Rights Organisations
The signatories to this letter are the Global Coalition on Deinstitutionalization and Ukrainian organizations of persons with disabilities dedicated to the protection of rights and full community inclusion of children and adults with disabilities. The Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the Ukraine Facility is a step…