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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear </span>Colleagues,<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">We wanted to share an exciting opportunity for financial support to OPD representatives to attend the upcoming Global Disability Summit 2025 in Berlin, Germany. The International Disability
Alliance and the GDS Secretariat have launched a call for applications from OPDs to attend the GDS 2025. They will choose up to 200 OPD representatives and selected participants will be fully funded to attend both the GDS Summit and the Civil Society Forum
from April 1-3, 2025. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">The online application form can be completed in English, Arabic, Spanish, French and German and is available
<a href="https://idata.tools/survey/-O8hFSpDjGDoH4ioMCKh/form/-O8hFSNdjc0Xd9Nk20Nj" title="https://idata.tools/survey/-O8hFSpDjGDoH4ioMCKh/form/-O8hFSNdjc0Xd9Nk20Nj">
here</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">The survey will remain open until<b> November 18</b>. This is a great opportunity for OPDs to participate in the process and we encourage you to share with your OPD partners and networks. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Many thanks in advance!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Natalia</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#767171;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Technical Secretariat UNPRPD MPTF<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#01415E;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">If you require assistance from the Technical Secretariat, please submit all requests via the
<a href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=Xtvls0QpN0iZ9XSIrOVDGXRhhojBnj9Do-9lvlunAcxUMEpLUEpVV1BPU0tMMTA2V0xNS0tHOVhFRi4u">
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