New Programmes and Services

  1. The All Children Reading (ACR): A Grand Challenge for Development (GCD) partners (USAID, World Vision, and the Australian Government) commit to sourcing technology-based solutions to help children learn to read that are inclusive of learners with disabilities and commit to engaging additional partners in these endeavours to expand our impact. Timeframe and/or implementation plan: The partners will source these solutions through a global competition model during 2019-2020 by engaging with Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs), applying lessons learned and best practices from previous ACR GCD activities, as well as through guiding principles that ensure our approach is inclusive.
  2. Australia will fund the World Health Organization’s Western Pacific Regional Office to conduct a feasibility study into a regional approach to the procurement and distribution of assistive technologies and devices in the Pacific. The study will identify options to overcome the geographic and fiscal barriers to accessing affordable assistive devices in the Pacific. Timeframe and/or implementation plan: The feasibility study will be completed by July 2019.  Further investment will then be sought to implement agreed recommendations.

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