<div dir="ltr">FYI<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Soloveni Vitoso</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:soloveni.vitoso@gmail.com">soloveni.vitoso@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 4:38 PM<br>Subject: Pacific DPO Fund Review: We would like to hear from you!<br>To: PDF Discussion List <<a href="mailto:pdflist@lists.pacificdisability.org">pdflist@lists.pacificdisability.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:pdf-women@lists.pacificdisability.org">pdf-women@lists.pacificdisability.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:pdf-members@lists.pacificdisability.org">pdf-members@lists.pacificdisability.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:pdf-youth@lists.pacificdisability.org">pdf-youth@lists.pacificdisability.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:pdf-fullmembers@pacificdisability.org">pdf-fullmembers@pacificdisability.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bula from PDF!</font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">The Pacific Disability
Forum (PDF) invites you to help shape the focus and scope of the review of the
Pacific DPO Fund by completing this <b><u>10-minute
online survey by Friday 12 June 2020</u></b>. Please press this link to access
the <span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6J9MSNN" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">survey</a></span>
(<span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6J9MSNN" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6J9MSNN</a></span>).<br></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><u>Accessibility</u></b><b>:</b> the survey tool has been tested for screen
reader accessibility, but we are ready to make the survey available in more
accessible versions as needed. Please see attached word version of the survey or
contact Christina Parasyn on <a href="mailto:cparasyn@gmail.com" target="_blank">cparasyn@gmail.com</a> to discuss other options.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><b><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">About the Pacific DPO Fund and the review:</font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">PDF has managed and
administered the Pacific DPO Fund since 2009 through the generous funding
assistance of the Governments of Australia and New Zealand as well as
Australia-Pacific Islands Disability Support (APIDS). This funding stream
focuses on “improving the lives of persons with disability by supporting the
organisational development and project work of Pacific Disabled Persons Organisations
(DPOs”). </font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">In 2020, the DPO Fund
Committee with the endorsement of the PDF Board commissioned a review which will be carried out between June to September 2020. Christina Parasyn,
Independent Consultant, will undertake the review in consultation with the
community of stakeholders <b><i>who have been, are now, or could in future</i></b>
be involved in the Pacific DPO Fund in some way. This survey will feed into
Stage 1 of the review, Setting the focus and Scope, which aims to find out from
you what you would like to learn from the review.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">We <b><i>value
cultural and traditional ways of communicating</i></b> and had planned for the
review to allow us to meet face to face to share stories, experiences, and
views. Unfortunately, the global pandemic is forcing us to work in more remote
ways, which means the <b><i>review needs to be done remotely for the
safety and health of all of us</i></b>. This may include surveys, phone calls, video, and text applications. We will look for ways to have direct dialogue with you
if this is your preference.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">For more information about the Fund, please see the Pacific
DPO Fund Guidelines on the<span> </span></span><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.pacificdisability.org/Members/Funding.aspx" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">PDF
Website</a></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">. For more information about the review and how your information
will be used, please see the <i>Review Brief</i>
attached.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Thank you and we look forward to reviewing the Fund with
you.</font></span></p></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Mr. Soloveni Vitoso</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Public Relations & Communications Officer</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Pacific Disability Forum</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Suva</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Fiji</font></div></div></div>
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