<div dir="ltr">Thank you Solo<div>Submitted</div><div>kind regards</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 18 Nov 2025 at 11:09, Soloveni Vitoso <<a href="mailto:Soloveni.Vitoso@pacificdisability.org">Soloveni.Vitoso@pacificdisability.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-7369849789672420192">




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Warm greetings. We hope this message finds you well.</div>
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As part of UNICEF’s ongoing efforts to strengthen disability-inclusive gender-based violence (GBV) programming in the Pacific, we kindly invite your support in completing a short survey on the GBV Pocket Guide – Disability Inclusion Annex (Easy-Read version).</div>
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Persons with disabilities—especially women and girls—face heightened risks of GBV and often encounter additional barriers when seeking help. The Disability Inclusion Annex and Easy-Read guide were developed to help frontline workers provide support that is
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We are now working to adapt the Easy-Read version to better reflect Pacific contexts, including:</div>
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•     Locally relevant examples</div>
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•     Culturally appropriate language</div>
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•     More relatable images</div>
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Your insights as an Organization of Persons with Disabilities (OPD) are vital to this process. The survey seeks your feedback on:</div>
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•     The clarity of the language</div>
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•     The relevance of images and examples</div>
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•     Suggestions for changes or additions to improve usefulness</div>
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•     How the guide can better reflect your communities and lived experiences</div>
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🕒 The survey takes approximately 10–20 minutes to complete.</div>
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📅 We kindly ask that responses be submitted by 30 November 2025.</div>
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🔗 Survey link: <a title="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=lQFBd-EUuE-QS6sYkgI2Z39EK8PXd3pFq5ZDJkEKguxUOVRRWEpIUDZDSFFMQkpUVDlETzdEVVdMVC4u&route=shorturl" id="m_-7369849789672420192OWA21a9a1bc-f94d-858a-0cbb-0dad8949715b" href="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=lQFBd-EUuE-QS6sYkgI2Z39EK8PXd3pFq5ZDJkEKguxUOVRRWEpIUDZDSFFMQkpUVDlETzdEVVdMVC4u&route=shorturl" target="_blank">
Survey  - GBV Pocket Guide - Disability Inclusion Annex</a></div>
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Please feel free to share this invitation with other OPD members or colleagues who may wish to contribute. If you have any questions or need assistance completing the survey, please contact Priyanka on <a href="mailto:pnarahari@unicef.org" target="_blank">pnarahari@unicef.org</a> who would be happy to help.</div>
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Thank you for your time and valuable contributions to this important work.</div>
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Warm regards,</div>
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<b>Soloveni Vitoso | Interim Public Relations and Communications Officer</b></div>
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