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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Congrats and welcome on board<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> PDF-youth [mailto:pdf-youth-bounces@lists.pacificdisability.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Vika Fale<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 29 September 2019 6:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> Soloveni Vitoso<br><b>Cc:</b> pdf-women@lists.pacificdisability.org; pacificcbidnetwork@lists.pacificdisability.org; pdf-youth@lists.pacificdisability.org; pdf-fullmembers@lists.pacificdisability.org; pdflist@lists.pacificdisability.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [PDF-youth] [Pacificcbidnetwork] The Pacific Disability Forum (PDF) welcomes Mereoni Daveta as its newly appointed Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) Program Officer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you Soloveni for your email and<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Congratulations Mereoni on your new role, hoping to meet sometimes soon.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red'>Vika Fale</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:fuchsia'>Administrative Support Officer</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:fuchsia'>Social Protection and Disability Division</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:fuchsia'>Ministry of Internal Affairs</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:fuchsia'>Office Ph: 22-233/22-211 & Mob: 77-57579</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 2:48 PM Soloveni Vitoso <<a href="mailto:infor@pacificdisability.org">infor@pacificdisability.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div id="gmail-m_-3383011183890241285divtagdefaultwrapper"><p align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><img border=0 width=155 height=158 id="gmail-m_-3383011183890241285img415885" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D576FC.C2FF6010"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div id="gmail-m_-3383011183890241285divRplyFwdMsg"><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:105%;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><img border=0 width=797 height=448 id="gmail-m_-3383011183890241285img176063" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D576FC.C2FF6010"></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:105%;background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>The Pacific Disability Forum (PDF) welcomes Mereoni Daveta as its newly appointed Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) Program Officer.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:105%;background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>“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 style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:105%;background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>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 style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:105%;background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>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 style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:105%;background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>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 style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:105%;background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>“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 style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:105%;background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>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 style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>Pacificcbidnetwork mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Pacificcbidnetwork@lists.pacificdisability.org" target="_blank">Pacificcbidnetwork@lists.pacificdisability.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.pacificdisability.org/mailman/listinfo/pacificcbidnetwork_lists.pacificdisability.org" target="_blank">http://lists.pacificdisability.org/mailman/listinfo/pacificcbidnetwork_lists.pacificdisability.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>