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<p class="xmsonormal"><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"> Amba Salelkar [<a href="mailto:asalelkar@ida-secretariat.org">mailto:asalelkar@ida-secretariat.org</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 24, 2020 5:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bridge CRPD SDGs South Asia 2020 <<a href="mailto:bridge-crpd-sdgs-south-asia-2020@ida-secretariat.org">bridge-crpd-sdgs-south-asia-2020@ida-secretariat.org</a>>; Bridge Alumni Southeast Asia <<a href="mailto:bridge-alumni-southeast-asia@googlegroups.com">bridge-alumni-southeast-asia@googlegroups.com</a>>;
<a href="mailto:bridge-alumni-indonesia-timor-leste@googlegroups.com">bridge-alumni-indonesia-timor-leste@googlegroups.com</a>;
<a href="mailto:bridge-alumni-pacific@googlegroups.com">bridge-alumni-pacific@googlegroups.com</a>; Bridge Alumni Latin America <<a href="mailto:bridge-alumni-latin-america@googlegroups.com">bridge-alumni-latin-america@googlegroups.com</a>>; Bridge ToT Alumni
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<a href="mailto:bridge-crpd-sdgs-mena@googlegroups.com">bridge-crpd-sdgs-mena@googlegroups.com</a>;
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<a href="mailto:bridge-alumni-uganda-2018@googlegroups.com">bridge-alumni-uganda-2018@googlegroups.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Important: Please participate and circulate: IDA #COVID19 Survey</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US">In case you are having an issue accessing the links in the email, please visit this page<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0B5394"><a href="mailto:bridge-regional-fellow@ida-secretariat.org" target="_blank">asalelkar@ida-secretariat.org<br>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US">On Wed, 23 Dec 2020 at 22:35, Amba Salelkar <<a href="mailto:asalelkar@ida-secretariat.org">asalelkar@ida-secretariat.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US">We have been discussing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns in many different ways, but now it is time to actually contribute our experiences towards quality data so that there can be a real change.
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please take the time to respond to it, and to pass it to other persons with disabilities in your networks.
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