Disability News letter
Kia Orana, please find latest edition of the Disability Newsletter for 2018 DID Newsletter 2018
North3 Trip Report
kia orana, please find the attached North3 Report. north3-workshop-report
Mangaia Disability Project Report and S.I.F Evaluation
Kia Orana all, we are pleased to release the Mangaia Disability Report along with the Social Impact fund Evaluation report . Please click on the following links; Mangaia Project Report June 2016 SIF EVALUATION FINAL 050716
RATES SET TO INCREASE FROM 1 JULY
The Destitute and Infirmed Payment is set to increase from $165 a month to $200 a month from 1 July 2016 and the Old Age Pension rate for those aged 70 and over will increase from $650 a month to $660 a month. The Destitute and Infirmed Payment is a means tested payment targeting working age…
Cook Islands Disability & Inclusive Policy Plan
Kia Orana, please find available the Cook Islands Disability Inclusive Development Policy & Action Plan 2014-2019 available to be downloaded.
Australia donates disability mini-van to the people of Mangaia
TO commemorate the Cook Islands 50th Anniversary of self-government, the Australian Government is pleased to donate a disability-inclusive mini-van for people with disabilities on the Island of Mangaia. The mini-van is currently being sourced and fitted out but both governments have taken the opportunity for Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Warren Truss to announce and…
Funding to improve economic empowerment of women and reduce domestic violence
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has signed service agreements with 5 key service providers valued at $614,000 over 3 years to support economic empowerment of women and eliminate violence against women, as part of the Australian Government funded Gender Equality and Empowerment Project. “I’m looking forward to the roll out of these projects,” stated Secretary…
Economic Taskforce endorses Gender Project MOUs
Community groups who have been allocated funds from the Australian Aid Gender Equality Project, met today to present their proposed programmes and activities to the Economic Empowerment for Women Taskforce team. The funded agencies are the Cook Islands Tertiary Training Institute, the Chamber of Commerce and the National Disability Council. The meeting was held at…
First Disability Inclusive Development Newsletter
Click here to read Volume 1, Issue 1 of the Disability Inclusive Development Newsletter. In this issue you will find: p1 New Minister visits Disability Office P2 Mangaia Disability Stakeholders trained; Diability Database Development in Progress; CRPD training opened eyes. p3 Aitutaki participants grateful; Including you women with disabilities p4 Inclusion promoted in schools; CINDC…
Disability workshop at PacINET 2014
Members of the Disability community gathered on 22-23September at the PacINET 2014 conference held at the Pukapuka Hostel. The workshop was coordinated by Gunela Astbrink who is an international advocate for people with disabilities, especially in relation to their access to and use of the internet. The workshop provided an introduction to policy development and advice on…