The ICEVI Pacific Region

ICEVI's Pacific Region consists of the following 14 member countries (in alphabetical order): Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua and New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Tuvalu.

Caption: Participants at the Fiji EFA-VI workshop, Suva, Feb08

The Pacific Regional Executive Committee for the 2006-2010 term of office consists of the following people:

Chairperson

Frances Gentle

Immediate Past Chairperson:

Assoc. Professor Dr. Jill Keeffe, First Vice President of ICEVI

Deputy Chairpersons:

James Aiwa (of PNG),
Tricia d'Apice (of Australia),
Doreen Roebeck (of Samoa),
Setareki Macanawai (of Fiji), and
Karen Stobbs (of NZ)

Ex-Officio Committee Members:

Sandie Mackevicius (President of SPEVI),
Kua Cheng Hock (President of WBU Asia-Pacific Region),
Paul Manning (Executive Officer of Parents of Vision Impaired NZ), and
Gayle Skinner (President of Australian Association for Parents of Vision Impaired Inc.).

Set out below is summary information about the 14 ICEVI Pacific member countries (in alphabetical order). Internet links are included for those interested in finding out more about each country in the region.

What's New

The International Council for People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI) in partnership with the World Blind Union (WBU) are currently making preparations for hosting the Fiji EFA-VI Forum in Suva Fiji, from 6th to 8th October 2008. Read about Fiji EFA-VI Forum.
The VSB Conference was held in Hanover, Germany on July 14 – 18th 2008. Click here to read about the VSB Conference report.
Join and become a member of ICEVI Pacific
The ICEVI Pacific Regional Committee has had a productive year in 2007 – Click to read more about the summary.
The ICEVI Pacific Committee has received numerous requests for support during the year. The Committee has been fortunate to receive support from a number of organisations in meeting these these requests. Click to read more about resource assistance.