Director Operations of PDF Laisa Vereti talking of the importance of institutional strengthening to OPDs in Pohnpei. #DisabilityInclusion

Growing stronger together is a collective call to all of us to paddle the canoe together as a disability movement - CEO Setareki macanawai addressing OPDs and reps in Pohnpei this morning .
#pdfsec #DisabilityInclusion

Beautiful service, remembering & celebrating the life of Angeline Chand, dedicated advocate for persons with disabilities & wonderful human being. Angie, you leave behind a rich legacy, you will be remembered fondly & greatly missed. May you rest in peace.

📢Announcement: IDA held an election to form a new executive committee. The new leadership will continue to honour IDA’s mission to advance disability inclusion across the UN and globally.

👉Access the press release here: internationaldisabilityalliance.org/newExecutiveCo…

We cannot have a sustainable future if we exclude and leave behind one billion people with disabilities globally. In the pacific, this is about 2 million persons with disabilities - Telesia Kobiti (PDF)
#DisabilityInclusion

'Pacific Disability Forum stays firm in amplifying our call that resilience can only be achieved thru gender & disability inclusive approaches' - Nelly Caleb is CSO co-chair of 5th Women’s Resilience to Disasters Board - Shifting the Power Coalition Pacific Island Feminist Alliance 4 Climate Justice Pacific Women Mediators Network

Fiji is in the midst of the 🌀 season from Nov. to April. We need to strengthen “the voice”, representation & participation of persons with disabilities in disaster risk reduction actions & in disaster preparedness. #disabilityinclusivepreparedness #PDFSEC

If you want to know how much focus we place on the welfare of our teachers, you just need to look at the teacher’s quarters at Labasa College. It is an eye sore. Fijian Ministry of Education

You have as much voice as anyone in the room -
Regional Cordinator PICAN, Lave Seru to Climate Change officers from 🇼🇸, 🇰🇮, 🇹🇻, 🇲🇭 & 🇸🇧. Mr. Seru speaking on the need for persons with disabilities to speak up in the climate change space. #PDFSEC
#DisabilityInclusiveClimateaction

Equitable participation is engaging persons with disabilities from the drafting process right through to implementation. PDF's Savaira Tinai with NOLA's Herbert Bell - persons with disabilities discussing the draft Development of Capacity Assessment Tool. #DisabilityInclusion

Climate Change is a huge opportunity for us to help shift or change the narrative in terms of Disability Inclusion and Equity. At the end of the day Disability Inclusion matters, in DRR, Climate Change and Equity - Setareki Macanawai (CEO Pacific Disability Forum) #PDFSEC

The Fiji Deaf 🧏🏽 and 🧏🏾‍♀️ Teams have stamped their mark as formidable opponents after they bagged both 🥇 in their 🏉 finals. Their win shows the ability of persons with disabilities to participate in mainstream sporting activities
#disabilityinclsuion #inclusivesports #PDFsec

🚨Several roads and crossings in the Central Division are still underwater as of this morning.
📣The Fiji NDMO calls on the general public & motorists to REFRAIN from attempting to cross these flooded areas.

📣Stay safe & continue to adhere to advisories from authorities.

Inclusion ensures we have a seat at the table, but equity will transform & reconfigure that table to guarantee our full, effective & meaningful participation – Setareki Macanawai, PDF Chief Executive. Read PDF's submission to Australia’s IDEAR on pacificdisability.org/resources