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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">To All PDF Full and Associate Members<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">New Year greetings to each one of you and our well wishes for a successful, rewarding and outstanding 2019! In preparation for the 6<sup>th</sup> Pacific Regional Conference on Disability to be held
in Nadi, Fiji from 25 February to 01 March 2019, I wish to draw to your attention that the Pacific Disability Forum will be presenting Certificate of Appreciation and Disability Pasifika awards at this regional conference. Having consulted the PDF Board and
Awards Committee, I now invite current PDF Full and Associate Members only to: <o:p>
</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>nominate individuals or organisations for the Certificate of Appreciation. According to our Recognition and Awards Programme Policy, “<span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">A Certificate of Appreciation
will be presented to an organisation or individual who has made significant contribution to the well being, human rights and advancement of persons with disabilities in any Pacific Island country or territory. Nominations for Certificates of Appreciation are
submitted by members of the Pacific Disability Forum to the Chief Executive Officer and approved by the Board.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:13.2pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Nominate individual with disability for the Disability Pasifika Award. According to our Recognition and Awards Programme Policy, “the Disability Pasifika Award is
the highest award and will be presented to a person with disability from a Pacific Island country or territory by the Co-Chairpersons at the General Forum of the Pacific Disability Forum. Individuals with disabilities (including those who work for the Pacific
Disability Forum) may be honoured for their outstanding contribution that has made a difference in the delivery of services to and awareness, protection and recognition of the human rights of persons with disabilities in Pacific Island countries and territories.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Kindly note the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">You must use the right nomination form attached when nominating individual or organisation for the Certificate of Appreciation or the Disability Pasifika Award. Do
take note of the word limit in question 2 and 3 in each nomination form. The Recognition and Awards Programme Policy is also attached for your reference.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">all nominations must be sent to the Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Disability Forum on email
<a href="mailto:ceo@pacificdisability.org">ceo@pacificdisability.org</a> or fax +679-3310469 before the closing date for receipt of nominations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">The closing date and time is Friday, 01 February 2019 at 5:00pm Fiji time. Any nomination received after this date and time will be declared invalid.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">The decisions of the Board and Awards Committee on recipients of our Certificate of Appreciation and Disability Pasifika Award will be final.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Sincerely<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Seta<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Setareki S. Macanawai</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Chief Executive Officer</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"> </span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Pacific Disability Forum</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade | GPO Box 18458 | Suva, Fiji
</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Phone: (+679) 3312008 | (+679) 3307530
</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Mobile: (+679) 9921486 (Vodaphone) | (+679) 7082891(Digicel)</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Fax: (+679) 3310469</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Skype: setareki.macanawai
</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Email:
</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><a href="mailto:ceo@pacificdisability.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">ceo@pacificdisability.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">
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</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><a href="http://www.pacificdisability.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">www.pacificdisability.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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