Mission Report to Cambodia
19 - 20 June 2003
H.E.Mr.Ith Sam Heng, Minister of Social Affairs, labour, Vocational Training, and Youth rehabilitation and the APCD mission team
APCD team undertook a mission to Cambodia from 19 to 20 June 2003 and identified the Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour, Vocational Training and Youth Rehabilitation (MOSALVY) and the Disability Action Council (DAC) as a joint focal point for the Government/Non-Governmental Organizations.
The mission team visited two NGOs: The first NGO was the Trans-cultural Psycho-social Organization (TPO), which has been working on a trans-cultural and social approach for psychiatric and mentally challenged persons. TPO has a community-based development project, as well as an awareness campaign and community development with families and villagers.
The mission team also visited the Center for Child Mental Health of Cambodia, There was intensive discussion on how APCD could be involved with persons with mental and psychiatric disabilities. APCD shard their intention to conduct a workshop on the human right for psychiatric and mentally challenged persons in the future.
