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SPARK Vanuatu — Strengthening Pacific Assistive Technology and Rehabilitation for Kids

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Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 82% 52/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Vanuatu-led programme screening school-aged children for vision, hearing and mobility needs and building government capacity to deliver assistive technology, backed by a $1.2m ATscale/UNICEF grant.

1.2 USD million
Grant funding (2025-2028)
3,000+
School-aged children targeted (2025-2028 target)
2,050
Children estimated needing eyeglasses (target)
340
Children estimated needing hearing aids (target)
SPARK Vanuatu — Strengthening Pacific Assistive Technology and Rehabilitation for Kids

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
Government of Vanuatu (Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Justice, Youth and Community Services), UNICEF, ATscale, Vanuatu Society for People with Disability
Period
2025–2028
Keywords
assistive technology, health, education, disability inclusion

Context

SPARK Vanuatu brings together Vanuatu's Ministries of Health, Education, and Justice, Youth and Community Services with the Vanuatu Society for People with Disability, UNICEF and ATscale, formally launched in December 2025 with a $1.2 million grant running 2025-2028.

Activities

The programme integrates screening for vision, hearing and mobility needs into health, education and community services and aims to strengthen government procurement and service-delivery capacity beyond the grant period.

Results

It targets reaching more than 3,000 school-aged children over three years, including an estimated 2,050 needing eyeglasses, 340 needing hearing aids and 680 who could benefit from mobility devices; an early case saw an 11-year-old girl from Efate receive an adjustable wheelchair.

Conclusions

As the programme is less than a year into a three-year rollout, no independent outcome evaluation has yet been published.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k)
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years)
Staffing & skills
Ministry of Health, Education and Justice/Youth staff, Vanuatu Society for People with Disability

Conditions for success

  • strengthened government procurement and service-delivery capacity beyond the grant period

Common failure modes

  • less than a year into rollout - no independent outcome evaluation yet

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