[PDFlist] PDF Partners and Stakeholders Opportunity to contribute to the development of the strategic plan

Mon Jun 2 13:14:24 +12 2025

Thank you for the informative email and acknowledged receipt.

Sincerely,

*Janet N. Schmidt *
*Manager, Disability Coordination Office *
*Ministry of Culture and Internal Affairs *
*RMI *

On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM Shweta Vandana <
shweta.vandana at pacificdisability.org> wrote:

> Dear Partners and Stakeholders,
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> Sending Apologies and clarification, the previous email was intended just
> for OPD’s. However, this email is for our partners and stakeholders, we
> want to hear from all of you as well as our OPDs. Please see below for an
> update on the process we have planned to consult with our valued
> Development partners, Governments, regional stakeholders, UN Agencies,
> NGO’s and CSO’s.
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> *PDF Strategy Consultation with Partners *
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> I am writing to inform you that the Pacific Disability Forum is in the
> process of developing our new Strategic Plan, as our previous Strategic
> Plan 2021-2025 “Towards an inclusive and resilient Pacific for all persons
> with disabilities” is due to expire this year. We are currently midway
> through the analysis phase, and consultation with our OPD members. However,
> we're now embarking upon expanding the conversations more widely.
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> As a valuable partner in our work, we are keen to hear your feedback and
> ideas and have a dialogue with some of you in coming months. There will be
> a number of online, and face to face opportunities in selected countries.
> We are very keen to also undertake interviews and an opportunity for
> validation of key findings and priorities to help shape inform the future
> direction of our work, which we cannot do without our valued partnerships
> with you all. You will be hearing more from us soon to arrange times for
> these important conversations.
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> Kind regards,
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> Sai
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> *Kind Regards,*
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> *Sainimili Tawake*
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> Chief Executive Officer
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> Pacific Disability Forum
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> Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade
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> GPO Box 18458, Suva, Fiji
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> Tel: +679 331 2008; +679 773 0200
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> Mob: +679 8990 130
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> Email: Sainimili.Tawake at pacificdisability.org
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> Web: www.pacificdisability.org
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> Facebook: Pacific Disability Forum
> <https://www.facebook.com/PacificDisabilityForum/>
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> Twitter: @pdfsec
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> *From:* Shweta Vandana
> *Sent:* Friday, 23 May 2025 12:17 PM
> *To:* pdflist at lists.pacificdisability.org;
> dpo-officemanagers at lists.pacificdisability.org
> *Subject:* Help Shape PDF’s Next Strategic Plan – Your Voice Matters!
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> Dear OPD leaders, colleagues and friends,
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> As you will be aware, the Pacific Disability Forum Strategic Plan
> 2021-2025 “Towards an inclusive and resilient Pacific for all persons with
> disabilities” is due to expire this year.  On behalf of the PDF team, I am
> writing to provide an update on the development of PDF’s new Strategic Plan
> and outline what’s coming next in the process and how you can be a part of
> this important process.  We are committed to developing this Strategy with
> your involvement as we deliver on our vision together.
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> Throughout the recent years implementing the current strategic plan,
> together with you, we have continued to learn, reflect, adapt and start
> planning for the future of PDF in supporting the Pacific Disability
> movement towards the realisation of an inclusive and resilient Pacific
> community.  A participatory process is already underway and will continue
> over the coming months as we refine our thinking together with your input,
> and as we test ideas both with our members and development partners.
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> *What’s been happening so far:*
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> Over the past year especially, we’ve taken important steps toward shaping
> a strategic plan that reflects our shared priorities and the voices of the
> Pacific disability community. This has included:
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> •                     A review of our current strategic plan and
> achievements.
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> •                     A desk review and situational analysis to identify
> current challenges and opportunities
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> •                     Review of relevant documents such as the outcome
> statements from the 7th Regional Disability conference, and the many issues
> papers development by PDF over the last few years. This has also been
> informed by strategic pieces of work such as the preconditions paper,
> support services research, CBID paper and mapping on Gender, just to name a
> few.
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> •                     Initial consultations have been conducted with PDF
> members and key stakeholders across the region, this has already commenced
> in Vanuatu, Kiribati, Tonga, New Caledonia, RMI and Solomon Islands.
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> •                     Engagement with members and partners to gather
> input on future directions has also been undertaken through all of our work
> together over the past year. This has been happening and will continue to
> happen through a range of project such as Growing Stronger Together,
> Disaster Ready and UNPRPD trainings and many more.
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> We’re incredibly grateful for the thoughtful contributions made so far,
> which are helping to shape a strong and inclusive foundation for the next
> phase of our work, and we want to hear more from you.
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> *How you can stay informed and contribute: *
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> Your input is a vital part of this process. You will receive regular
> communication updates on progress and opportunities to contribute. We
> encourage you to engage, ask questions, and offer insights as we move
> forward together. Some examples of how you can be involved include:
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> •                     An online survey will be shared with you next week,
> this will remain open until the strategy is finalised
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> •                     We will be reaching out with plans for some further
> country consultation opportunities
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> •                     Further consultation will continue during June and
> July via online consultations and during a number of existing meetings
> including the Growing Stronger Together reflection meeting in June, and the
> Pacific Bridge meeting in July.
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> *The next steps:*
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> We’re now moving into the next stage of the planning process. This will
> include:
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> •                     Further consultation with members to test and
> refine the priorities arising from consultations.
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> •                     Developing a draft strategy and indicators for
> success – ready for validated by early August.
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> •                     Finalising the draft plan for endorsement by the
> Board in the August Annual PDF Board meeting.
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> We’ll continue to ensure that the process remains transparent,
> participatory, and grounded in the values and aspirations of persons with
> disabilities across the Pacific.
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> In the upcoming consultation opportunities, we want to encourage OPDs that
> we welcome you to provide honest and open feedback on the implementation of
> the current strategy and also how best the secretariat can further support
> your work you do for as an OPD, and for your members.
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> *A few extra mentions:*
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> For your information, Through our ongoing partnership with CBM Australia,
> I have requested the support of Tamara Jolly, Simi Bula and Lucy Daniel
> from the CBM Pacific team, You might receive emails from them, and they
> will be present in some of the consultation meetings. They are also
> supporting us with the analysis and write up and seeking feedback to help
> us finalise the strategy.
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> Importantly, We acknowledge the contribution of the Australian government
> and the New Zealand government for their support to enable this work to be
> delivered.
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> Thank you all for your ongoing commitment to the mission of the Pacific
> Disability Forum. Together, we are building a strong future for disability
> rights and inclusion across our region
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> Kind Regards,
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> Sent on behalf of Sainimili Tawake,
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> Shweta Vandana | Public Relations and Communications Officer
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> Pacific Disability Forum
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> Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade | GPO Box 18458, Suva, Fiji |
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> Tel: +679 331 2008 | Mob: +679 899 0134 |
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> Email: shweta.vandana at pacificdisability.org | Website:
> www.pacificdisability.org
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