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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#2F5496">Pacific Disability Forum appoints Manager- Public Emergency Response Unit (PERU)</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1D2129">The Pacific Disability Forum (PDF) has recently appointed Mr. Katabwena Tawaka as its Manager – Public Emergency Response Unit</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> (PERU)<span style="color:#1D2129">. Katabwena brings
with him more than 11 years’ of work experience in Fiji’s NGO sector and was instrumental in the development of the current PERU unit
</span>which is supported through<span style="color:#1D2129"> various funding initiatives. He is currently pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Climate Change at the University of the South Pacific and has a Bachelor of Arts in Management & Public Administration
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1D2129">“PDF </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">is fortunate to have
<span style="color:#1D2129">Katabwena take up this critical position where he will be responsible for providing leadership and support to PERU’s programming initiatives, source funding, developing strategies and resource/tools; delivering training and providing
technical assistance”, said PDF CEO, Mr. Setareki Macanawai. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1D2129">Prior to
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">being appointed to this position<span style="color:#1D2129">, Katabwena was the Programme Manager for PDF from 2010 to 2017 and interim Manager- P</span>ERU since 2018, and hence been a critical resource in the establishment
of this unit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1D2129">Katabwena’s achievements include the development and implementation of Fiji’s EVAW project for women & girls with disabilities, designed and wrote
EVAW toolkit for Kiribati DPO Te Toa Matoa, led the development of PDF's M&E Framework in partnership with a donor-funded consultant and Co-drafted the Strategic plan with CEO after consulting members priorities amongst others.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1D2129">“I am passionate </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">about my work
<span style="color:#1D2129">and hope to continue enhancing my passion for persons</span> living<span style="color:#1D2129"> with disabilities in the Pacific so they are resilient and included in society” said Katabwena.
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1D2129">He hopes to use his experience gained over the years to further the work of Pacific Disability Forum in the region</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> 2020 and beyond<span style="color:#1D2129">.
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