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Leadership Strategies Pacific Island Countries Evaluation, 2020

In 2020, a second evaluation was conducted in which grantees in target Pacific Island countries were asked to define the evaluation questions and purposes. This evaluation was unique in its ceding of critical evaluation design decisions to grantees and the examination of what changed as a result of DRF/DRAF support as well as how the change occurred. Funded in part by the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the process consulted 52 individuals through two field visits regarding DRF/DRAF contributions between April 2017 to March 2019.

All interviewees confirmed that DRF/DRAF’s grants have been significant in supporting OPD efforts and that OPD efforts have been significant in the achievement of changes in disability rights. OPD officials confirmed that without funding provided by DRF/DRAF, progress would have been more limited and the barriers to inclusion would remain in place.