August 2014 Pacific Disability Forum

Setareki Macanawai Pacific Disability Forum Deborah Rhodes and Robyn James Australia Pacific Islands Disability Support

Nelly Caleb Disability Promotion & Advocacy Association (DPA)

 What is capacity?  Suggested principles for contributions to DPO capacity through research  2008 workshop – partnership as a contribution to capacity  PDF and APIDS research – questions, and methodology  Findings  Film

 Capability to commit and engage  Capability to carry out tasks  Capability to relate and to attract resources  Capability to adapt and self-renew  Capability to balance diversity and coherence Source: Baser and Morgan 2006

Apply relevant principles:  Seek to understand cultural values in each context and their influence on capacity  Build trust and mutual respect  Recognise and value existing capacity  Focus and build on strengths in each context Apply principles to research in disability:  Include people with disabilities as researchers  Research collaboratively  Research for the benefit of participants  Make sure the messages are useful

 Capacity Development for Effective and Efficient Disabled People’s Organisations in Pacific Island Countries ◦ Undertaken

 Synthesise existing research on capacity development pathways for DPOs  Provide opportunities for reflection and learning in DPOs about capacity  Identify issues affecting capacity of DPOs  Develop principles and themes for DPO’s own capacity development  Identify preferred approaches for partners who wish to contribute to DPO capacity

1. What capacity do DPOs consider they have already? 2. What factors influence the current capacity of DPOs? 3. What has worked well in terms of capacity development processes undertaken by DPOs themselves to date?

4. What are DPO priorities for future organizational capacity development? 5. What are effective and preferred approaches and tools for development partners to contribute to DPO capacity? Research Questions (2)

 A literature survey ◦ which identified that no other strengths-based research had been undertaken of DPOs internationally and little information was publicly available about the capacity of DPOs in the Pacific or elsewhere  Visits to 12 countries, which included: ◦ training of researchers ◦ Interviews ◦ group meetings ◦ planning and report-back workshops

 Cook Islands  Tonga  Samoa  Fiji  Kiribati  Tuvalu  Nauru  Vanuatu  Solomon Islands  PNG  FSM  Palau

 Country reports and country summaries, including case studies  Pacific wide report

 Preparations before visits – identification of DPO nominated researcher  At least one researcher from PDF and APIDS spent one week in-country with DPO  First day with research team  Series of workshops/interviews/meetings with DPO members  Interviews with other stakeholders  Report back and planning workshop with DPO members  Drafting and revision of country report

 DPOs’ priorities for their own capacity pathways  What DPOs would like to be able to meet their priorities  How DPOs would like their partners to contribute  Overall conclusions

 Expand on commitment among people with disabilities  Strategic and action planning and ability to implement agreed plans  Opportunities to increase the practice of advocacy  Stronger networks, relationships and partnerships at local, national, regional and international levels  Increased skills and confidence to use existing skills among members and Board members  Increased and reliable funding for operating costs  Increased membership and access by members to the DPO and the DPO to members

This is our agenda…….

Research team and participants in Luganville, Vanuatu

 PDF website  APIDS website