(Members of United Blind Persons of Fiji)

WHAT ARE THE ACTIVITIES OF APIDS

We act as a broker between organisations and individuals in Australia who wish to support people with disabilities and disabled peoples’ organisations in the Pacific

We facilitate voluntary work by Australian professionals to assist with the expertise required by relevant organisations in the Pacific Islands.

We raise funds from Australian and international public, private and government sources

We advocate to the Australian government to raise the priority of funding for disability organizations in the Pacific Islands

We respond where possible to other opportunities to support people with disabilities and disabled peoples’ organisations in the Pacific



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THIRTEEN PARTNERS

APIDS has eleven partner DPOs in the Pacific. They are:
Fiji Disabled Peoples Association
Te Toa Matoa (Kiribati)
PNG National Assembly Of Disabled Persons
Nuanua O Le Alofa Inc (Samoa)
Disabled Peoples Association of Solomon Islands
Kra’as Hadomi Timor Oan (Timor Leste)
Naunau ‘o e Alamaite Tonga Association
Disability Promotion & Advocacy Association (Vanuatu)
Tuvalu
Nauru
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)

Pacific Disability Forum (PDF) is a pacific partner in our development work.Find out more about PDF at www.pacificdisability.org

The Centre - North and West Melbourne - is an Australian partner in our development work
Find out more about The Centre at www.centre.org.au

Australia Pacific Islands Disability Support Limited partners with the World Relief Overseas Aid Fund by acting as its agent for fundraising and the delivery of relief and development projects in developing countries.

RESEARCH PROJECT (2011-12)
Disabled peoples organisations (DPOs) are committed to increasing their capacity, effectiveness and efficiency within their respective countries, so they can represent the interests of their own members and help meet disability-related local, national, regional and international goals. The current capacity of Pacific DPOs varies significantly and their pathways to greater capacity will be different in each country. Pacific Disability Forum (PDF) recognises that DPOs are responsible for their own capacity development and wants to ensure that any efforts to contribute to DPO capacity development are well-conceived and likely to be successful.

In 2011-2012, PDF will undertake a substantial practical research program aimed to contribute to this process. It will work with its partner, Australia Pacific Islands Disability Support (APIDS) to facilitate research processes in each member country, and at a regional level.

Over 18 months, the research will provide opportunities for 11 member DPOs to:
• reflect on and share what they know already about capacity and capacity development
• learn about what works well and why
• develop new ideas and ways of working
• share their experiences with others
• be in a stronger position to negotiate with their own members and development partners about how to strengthen their capacity in the future.

Australia Pacific Islands Disability Support Limited is a signatory of the World Relief Australia Code of Conduct which defines minimum standards of governance, management, and accountability for not-for-profit organisations involved in overseas aid.

You can donate to APIDS at www.givenow.com.au/apids