Project: Organisational Strengthening
Timeframe: April 2023 – March 2026
Location: Central- Eastern, Western & Northern Division
Thematic Area: Women’s Coalition for Change
Project name: Supporting the women’s groups of the Fiji Disabled People’s Federation and its affiliates
Project timeframe: 3 months
The Fiji Disabled People’s Federation (FDPA) is a national cross disability organisation. The Federation is an organisation that is based in the central division, and is registered as a non-profit organisation. It has a constitution and an elected board. The four-affiliated disability specific organisations are Spinal Injuries Association (SIA), Fiji Association of the Deaf (FAD), United Blind Persons of Fiji (UBP) and Psychiatric Survivors Association (PSA). The project looks at fostering collaboration between the women’s groups and networks of the Federation’s affiliates and also provides capacity support in specific areas such as project design and development.