12% people in Vanuatu have a disability

Every child has the right to learn and participate in a safe and good learning environment, whether they have a disability or not.

In Vanuatu, the National Sustainable Development Plan includes people with disabilities in several of its policy objectives relating to culture, government services and the economy. The Education Training Sector has had an Inclusive Education (IE) policy in place since 2010, and a National Disability Inclusion Policy for since 2016.

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KoBLE dialogue on Members Education Support Scheme

KoBLE dialogue on Members Education Support Scheme

In January 2020 the Government announced a new scheme, where the Vanuatu National Provident Fund (VNPF) offered VT500 million to the Ministry of Education, (MoET) to administer a loan scheme, in which members can borrow against their own retirement savings to fund their children’s (or their own) education.