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Eroni Wavu
Eroni is an Indigenous Pacific Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) practitioner dedicated to advancing community development through culturally grounded, context-specific, and transformative MEL approaches.
His practice is rooted in Pacific ways of knowing, doing, and being, ensuring MEL not only measures change but honours people, relationships, and culture. Eroni’s work centres on creating positive, meaningful, and resilient change by strengthening MEL systems, amplifying local leadership, and modelling ethical, inclusive, and community-led methodologies.
A strong advocate for decolonised and locally led MEL, Eroni has contributed to several regional initiatives. He previously chaired the Pacific Community’s PacMEL Steering Committee and served on the Industry Advisory Committee that co-developed the Pacific Diploma inMEL. He currently co-leads EvalYouth Pacific, is Co-founder and Chair of the FijiMEL Community of Practice and hosts the Tok MEL Pasefika Podcast.
Area of Expertise: Culturally GroundedMEL, Systems Strengthening, Strategic Planning & Program Design, Learning& Adaptive Management, Gender Equality, Disabilities & Social Inclusion.
Favorite Quotes:
(1) “Weshould not be defined by the smallness of our islands, but by the greatness ofour oceans.” - Epeli Hau’ofa
(2) “Icome as one, but I stand as 10,000.” -Maya Angelou
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