Pivoting during a pandemic: a case study of a Samoan NGO. Issue 8 (17th November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tierney Lemisio, Annika; Boodoosingh, Ramona; Utumapu, Mata'afa Fa'atino
• Is Part Of: Development in practice. Volume 31:Issue 8(2021)
• Page Start: 1063
• Page End: 1069
• Publication Date: 2021-11-17
• Subjects: Samoa -- NGO -- disability -- COVID-19 -- disaster risk reduction; Technical assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; 338.91091724
• DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2021.1993143
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0961-4524

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected persons with disabilities in ways that include unemployment, inability to adhere to public health measures, and access to health information. The needs of this vulnerable population have been met to a large extent by NGOs in developing countries. With evolving needs during the pandemic, so too have NGOs had to adapt, by pivoting their areas of focus and delivery in a short space of time. In this short report, the authors will discuss how Nuanua O Le Alofa, a Samoan NGO which supports persons with disabilities shifted its area of focus from advocacy to operational service delivery.