<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">Dear CEO Sainimili,</p><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">Warm greetings.</p><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">On behalf of the Fusi Alofa Association (FAA) OPD Board Members, Staff, and Members, I would like to extend our sincere congratulations to Ms Violet Savu on her appointment as Director of Operations for the Pacific Disability Forum.</p><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">This is wonderful news, and we are pleased to see her leadership and dedication to the disability movement in the Pacific recognized in this important role. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Violet and the Pacific Disability Forum in advancing the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities across our region.</p><p>Please convey our warm congratulations and best wishes to Violet as she takes on her new position.</p><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Our warmest regards,<br></div><div><br></div><div><div><b><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Marion Faleasiu </font></b></div><div><font color="#38761d" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Office Manager </font></div><div><font color="#38761d" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Fusi Alofa Association (FAA)</font></div><div><font color="#38761d" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Organisation of Persons with Disabilities</font></div><div><font color="#38761d" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Office Tel: +(688) 20 628; Mobile.: +(688) 7105857</font></div></div><div><img width="96" height="90" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zDKV-Vq1orRjLoH7qxxF67ZB7ouRpDr6U_cxoH1mcDzN-UXlm-4G_gvvaqSeWeAynAlnkGPWSA9CoO"><font color="#38761d" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></font></div><div><font color="#38761d" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><i>"DONT LET THE MIND LIMIT, WHAT AN ABLE HEART CAN DO"</i></b>- Robert M.Hansel </font></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM Pacific Disability <<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"><div class="msg6641537654047348936">
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(36,36,36)">Dear Colleagues, Partners and Friends of PDF,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(36,36,36)">I am pleased to share that following a thorough and competitive recruitment process, Ms. Violet Savu has been appointed as the Director Operations for the Pacific Disability
Forum, effective 20 February 2026.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(36,36,36)">Violet is already a familiar face to many within the PDF community. She has been serving as our Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer since 2021,
where she has played a key role in strengthening our reporting systems, supporting strategic planning processes, and providing technical guidance to OPDs across the Pacific. Her work has contributed significantly to strengthening project management, governance
practices, and learning systems within PDF and among our member organizations.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(36,36,36)">With over two decades of professional experience across the NGO sector in Fiji and the wider Pacific, Violet brings deep expertise in monitoring and evaluation, finance and
administration, and organizational development.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(36,36,36)">Violet holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of the South Pacific and has remained actively involved in civil society through governance and community
service roles.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(36,36,36)">We are confident that Violet’s leadership, experience, and consistent engagement with the disability movement in the Pacific will be a valuable asset as PDF moves forward,
particularly as we begin implementing our new strategic direction.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(36,36,36)">Please join me in warmly welcoming Violet in her new role. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with you all as we work together to advance the equitable rights
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