The focus for each of these projects is as follows: NHRI Fiji Human Rights and AntiDiscrimination Commission Ofisa o le Komesina Sulufaiga Office of the Ombudsman of Samoa Te Mato Akamoeau Office of the Ombudsman Cook Islands High-level Outcomes Community Muana-i-cake Village, Muanai-ra Village, and Laucala Island of Vutia District, Rewa Province, Fiji Fono Fa’avae of Aana No 1 District, made up of one main village, Faleasiu (made up of 5 subvillages) Persons with disabilities and youth in Rarotonga • Vutia District Human Rights Community-led Development Project. • Communities understand the human rights dimensions of the issues and concerns they face. • Communities are well informed about their rights and freedoms as prescribed by law and are in a better position to advocate for their human rights. • The priority issue – access to fresh water. • Fa’asoa on the Impacts of Climate Change on Human Rights in the Community level. • Well developed enabling communities where people can freely identify and address the human rights issues which affect their lives. • A well-supported Samoan centred HRCLD approach with identified communities. • The priority issue – climate change. • From Rights to Realisation: For persons with disabilities and youth in times of disaster. • A community where persons with disabilities and youth are not only better protected from the impacts of disasters but are able to actively contribute to building more inclusive and resilient disaster risk reduction frameworks that uphold their human rights and dignity. • The priority issue – strengthen voices through a crosssector Alliance. A face-to-face talanoa in early 2024 offered an insight into how projects were evolving and what could be learned by them. Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission 1. Some issues and matters that were shared were not human rights related. Therefore, there was a need to ensure a clear initial discussion about human rights including the team to identify/ give examples of human rights and non-human rights-related issues. 2. Some of the requests/solutions may not be feasible for the Commission to assist the Community with. Therefore, the Commission must be clear at the beginning what the project’s purpose is and what the Commission/project can provide. Talanoa 2 in the Vutia District. (Photo by the FHRADC) APF HRCLD Guide 59