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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> PDFlist
<pdflist-bounces@lists.pacificdisability.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Samuela Radakua<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 4, 2024 1:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> pdflist@lists.pacificdisability.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [PDFlist] [PDFBoardMembers] Press Release From the International Disability Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:14.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Dear friends of the International Disability Alliance,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:14.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Over the past 9 months the International Disability Alliance (IDA) has undertaken a series of significant reforms aimed at strengthening its leadership,
financial management, governance and accountability. During this period, we’ve continued our capacity-building and advocacy initiatives, making a significant impact worldwide. Discover our recent activities, initiatives, and training programs here: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><a href="https://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/content/idas-continuous-impact-during-organizational-transformation" title="https://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/content/idas-continuous-impact-during-organizational-transformation">https://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/content/idas-continuous-impact-during-organizational-transformation</a></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:14.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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