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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Members,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In case you’re interested, there is a call for proposals for the
<b>Provision of Small Grants Programme</b> in celebration of <b>World Day for Assistive Technology (AT)</b>. The grant amount is
<b>USD 15,000</b> for the <b>Asia Pacific</b> region, and you can subgrant to <b>
Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs)</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <b>proposal submission deadline</b> is <b>26 March 2025</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can find the relevant documents and further details through the link provided.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:#467886">Link: <a href="https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/261500">
<span style="color:#467886">Provision of Small Grants Programme for World Day for Assistive Technology (AT)</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#156082;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Shweta Vandana | Public Relations and Communications Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Pacific Disability Forum</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">GPO Box 18458, Suva, Fiji |</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:shweta.vandana@pacificdisability.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">shweta.vandana@pacificdisability.org</span></a> |
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="http://www.pacificdisability.org/"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:black">www.pacificdisability.org</span></a>
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