<div dir="ltr">Congratulations Mereoni! Welcome to PDF.<div><br></div><div>Best Regards </div><div><br></div><div>Simon</div><div>PWDSI President </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 12:46, Soloveni Vitoso <<a href="mailto:infor@pacificdisability.org">infor@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">
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color:rgb(68,84,106);font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:DaunPenh,sans-serif">The Pacific Disability Forum (PDF) welcomes Mereoni Daveta as its newly appointed Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) Program Officer.</span><br style="font-family:DaunPenh,sans-serif">
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:rgb(68,84,106);font-family:DaunPenh,sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:DaunPenh,sans-serif">“PDF welcomes Mereoni to the team and are delighted to
have her experience and capability in the area of disability inclusion, and an accomplished education officer in the area of special and inclusive education”, said PDF CEO Setareki Macanawai</span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:rgb(68,84,106);font-family:DaunPenh,sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:DaunPenh,sans-serif">Prior to joining PDF, Mereoni worked with the Oceania
Paralympic Committee providing executive support and monitoring and evaluation of the National Board. She was a former Disability Inclusion Coordinator with the Access to Quality Education Program (AQEP) an Australian Aid funded program in Fiji where she conducted
nationwide consultation on inclusive education with stakeholders and Disabled Persons Organisations.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:rgb(68,84,106);font-family:DaunPenh,sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:DaunPenh,sans-serif">PDF CEO further stated that Mereoni’s extensive experience
and education would add value to the work in the area of disability inclusion in Fiji and the Pacific region.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:rgb(68,84,106);font-family:DaunPenh,sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:DaunPenh,sans-serif">Mereoni has a Masters of Special Education from the University
of Waikato and a Bachelor of Education from Auckland College of Education. She is the current Vice-Chair of the International Council for Education of people with visual impairment (ICEVI) Pacific Region and the current Secretary General for the Fiji Paralympic
Committee. </span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:rgb(68,84,106);font-family:DaunPenh,sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:DaunPenh,sans-serif">“I hope to use my extensive experience and network in
the region to further the work of community based inclusive development and I am no stranger to the disability community where I have previously done consultations, resource development, advocacy and awareness work”, said Mereoni.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:rgb(68,84,106);font-family:DaunPenh,sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:DaunPenh,sans-serif">In her new role, she will ensure the successful coordination,
implementation, monitoring & evaluation of PDF program activities related to community based inclusive development. She will also support the work of PDF on two other initiatives; the development of an accessibility blueprint and assistive technology services
in the region. Mereoni will be part of the PDF secretariat Programme Team.</span></span></p>
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