Annual Report 2010
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Annual Report 2010 1 Annual Report 2010 2 CONTENTS Who we are and What we do Executive Committee Profiles Sta! Profiles Success Story 1: The Inspiring Fijians: Inspiring Success on and o! the field Presidents Report Senior Sports Development O"cer Report Success Story 2: Advocating for the rights of people with disabilities at Hibiscus Treasurers Report Financial Reports Program Reports: International Competition National Games Regional Games Matua Sports Program Duavata Sports Program 2011 Plan Sponsors, Partners and A"liates Success Story 3: Discovering a love for sports! 1 Who We Are and What We Do Originally known as the Fiji Sports Association for ties that contribute to their personal develop- 8. Be the authority and manager for the selec- Disabled People (FSAD), the Fiji Paralympic Com- ment, empowerment, improved self- image, tion of Athletes with Disabilities and for the mittee was established to provide opportunities independence and increased inclusion in logistics of Team formation and participation for persons with disabilities to participate in sport society. at International competitions in Fiji. The organisations key goal is to improve the 3. Undertake education and awareness activities 9. Manage our financial a!airs in a professional quality of lives of Persons with Disabilities in Fiji among Persons with Disabilities and within manner to achieve maximum value from our through sport. communities that highlight the value of sport funding and so optimise the support and ser- To achieve this goal the Fiji Paralympic Commit- for Persons with Disabilities vices that we are able to provide to Persons tee has the following vision, mission, values and with Disabilities. 4. Promote and advocate for an increase in the programs: participation of women and girls with disabili- 10. Manage our human and physical resources in ties in sporting activities at a level and in a accordance with current best administrative FPC Vision: role they choose, and so achieve equal oppor- practice. Our vision is that all persons with disabilities are tunities to achieve personal development, able to participate in the sports they choose, at Our Values: empowerment, high self- image, independ- a level they choose and in a role they choose, to ence and increased inclusion in society. 1. We believe that Persons with Disabilities have enhance the quality of their lives so that they may the right to lead lives with dignity and inde- 5. Advocate for the integration of Persons with become fully participating members of society. pendence Disabilities into existing mainstream sporting FPC Mission: competitions and activities run by school and 2. We believe that Persons with Disabilities share equal rights and should be treated equally We promise that we will: National Sport bodies with all other citizens 1. Provide support, training and advocacy to 6. Provide organizational and management 3. We believe that participation in quality inclu- Persons with Disabilities, their Organizations assistance to those bodies that are responsi- sive sporting activities plays an important (DPO’s), their families, teachers, sporting ble for the conduct of Regional and National role in helping improve the quality of life and organizations and the wider community to games, meetings and festivals for or that increase the inclusion of Persons with Disabili- increase participation in quality sport activi- include Sportspersons with Disabilities. ties in society. ties that match the needs and aspirations of 7. Be the authority and administrator for the Persons with Disabilities. classification of Athletes with Disabilities 4. We believe that Persons with Disabilities should control the governance of organiza- 2. Promote and advocate for the participation competing in National and International Com- tions that provide services for Persons with of Persons with Disabilities in sporting activi- petitions. Disabilities. 2 5. We believe that Persons with Disabilities is an important part of every child’s healthy should be seen first for their abilities, not their development. disability, by organisations that provide ser- The goal of Matua Sports is to contribute to the vices to them, their families, their communi- healthy development of children with disabilities ties and wider Fijian society from Fiji’s 16 Special Education Centres by pro- 6. We are committed to reliability, honesty, viding a fun, games based program for children integrity, trust and courage with transparent aged 6-12 and giving children 12-18 the chance to governance and management participate in mainstream sport competitions run by National Sport Federations and School Sport FPC Programs bodies. Activities include the Pacific Junior Sport Matua Sports Program and Matua Sports Integration. Matua Sports is FPC’s school sport program. ‘Matua’ is a Fijian word that derives from the English word ‘mature’. The name highlights the importance of sport for supporting the healthy FIJI growth and development of children with disabili- ties. The Matua Sports logo represents this concept of Duavata Sports growth in three ways: Duavata Sports is FPC’s community education and advocacy program. ‘Duavata’ is a Fijian word 1. Fun: Two happy children jumping for joy – that means ‘one-together’. The name highlights break down the societal barriers faced by persons early sport experiences for children need to the value sport can play in bringing persons with with disabilities. be fun. disabilities together with both the disability and The goal of Duavata Sports is to use sport as a tool 2. Diversity: A rainbow coloured circle that rep- broader community, highlighting the abilities of to raise community awareness about the role of resents diversity – children have a variety of persons with disabilities to reduce stigma and sport in improving the quality of life of persons with talents, abilities, wants and needs that need to therefore contribute to greater inclusion in society. disabilities and advocate for their right to become be nurtured. The Duavata Sports logo, with a series of inter- fully participating members of society. Activities 3. Growth: A series of concentric circles that locking rings in the Olympic colours represents include the Sport Ambassadors Program, Inspiring represent the growth lines of the tree – sport the power of sport to bring people together to Fijians and a Women and Sport Committee. 3 Executive Committee Profiles Daniele Vakalagilagi, President Josefa Verevou, Vice President Jone Robanakadavu, Treasurer Dan has been president of the Fiji Josefa joined the Fiji Paralympic Jone joined the Fiji Paralympic Com- Paralympic Committee for the last Committee’s Executive Board as mittee in 2007 to take up the role 3 years. A keen sportsman who has Vice President in 2007. In this role of Treasurer on the Executive Com- participated at numerous regional, Josefa works to assist in the formula- mittee. As an elected Member of national and international compe- tion of policies and the deliberation the Executive Committee, Jone is titions in swimming, snooker, darts of the Executive Committee. Josefa responsible for presenting regular and athletics, Dan is a passionate is a keen sportsman with a particular financial reports to the Executive spokesperson for persons with disabilities and for the passion for athletics and swimming having competed at and at the Annual General Meeting. Jone also approves role that sport can play in improving the lives of people a national and international level in both sports. Josefa major expenditures and monitors the sta!’s compliance with disabilities. In his role as President, Dan is the Chair- is currently working as a teacher at Suva Special School with financial procedures. Outside of his role at FPC, man of the Executive Committee and the o"cial spokes- and is also a Sports Ambassador with FPC, working Jone works as a teacher at the Fiji Vocational Centre person for the organisation. He also plays an important to advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities located right near the FPC o"ce at the FNCDP Complex role as the link between the Executive Committee and throughout Fiji. in Brown St Suva. sta! through the Senior Sport Development O"cer. Deepak Singh, Vice President Rosie Baleiwai, Secretary Sumasafu (Sam) Vilisoni, Past President Deepak joined the Executive Board Rosie was elected to the Fiji Paralym- as Vice President of the Fiji Paralym- pic Committee Executive Committee Sumasafu is the Past President of pic Committee in 2007. Deepak has in the role of Secretary in 2007. As FPC (when it was still under its an extensive background in sports Secretary, an elected position, Rosie former name of Fiji Sports Associa- education and he is current working is responsible for taking the minutes tion for the Disabled). In this role, as the Assistant Sports Teacher at of the Committee’s meetings and Sam is a member of the Executive Suva Special School. As Vice Presi- for preparing responses and other Committee and helps to provide dent Deepak assists in the formulation of policies and communications that are required as a result of its delib- continuity between the past and present Boards. the deliberation of the Executive Committee. erations. Rosie has been working in the area of Special Education in Fiji for many years previously working as a teacher at the Early Intervention Centre and now as a teacher at the Suva Special School. 4 Staff Profiles Sainiana Tukana, Saimoni Nainoca, Sports Development O"cer Senior Sports Development O"cer Sainiana is a talented athlete and coach who has represented Fiji in A former special education teacher athletics at national and regional and self–confessed rugby fanatic, games. Sai joined FPC in 2007 as Saimoni Nainoca has been working a Sports Development O"cer and tirelessly for the last five years is responsible for managing and to increase the participation of implementing the Women and Sport Sub-Committee persons with disabilities in mainstream sport. Saimoni is and FPC’s communications activities, and assisting with responsible for managing the Inspiring Fijians initiative, the Pacific Junior Sports.