Vanuatu

Education and Health Sector

The SolarSPELL team carried out its first training in Vanuatu in 2015. In 2017, at the request of the Peace Corps post, the SolarSPELL libraries were provided to health sector Peace Corps volunteers (in addition to education sector volunteers). This led to the involvement of ASU’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation with the SolarSPELL project, as well as in-field engagement by ASU Doctoral Nursing Practice (DNP) students, as the team worked to build out the localized health-related information in the library. The team has had the opportunity to see firsthand how the SolarSPELL library is being used in both rural schools and health care clinics across Vanuatu, and to visit with some amazing and dedicated volunteers there. Vanuatu Peace Corps volunteers work in the Education and Health sectors.

121
Total number of SolarSPELL libraries deployed
156
Total number of people trained
23,000
Estimated number of people reached

Working With

  • Peace Corps Vanuatu

Dates

  • September 2015
  • May 2017
  • December 2017

 

  • October 2018
  • October 2019

Photos from the Field

Blog

Field ReportsVanuatu
November 13, 2019

Vanuatu Travel Post: Field Report from Alyssa

Alyssa, a Doctor of Nursing Practice student from ASU’s College of Nursing…
Field ReportsVanuatu
November 8, 2019

Vanuatu Travel Post: Field Report from Emily

October 2019 Vanuatu was an amazing experience! SolarSPELL Health Each of my…
Field ReportsPacific IslandsPeace CorpsVanuatu
November 6, 2019

Vanuatu Travel Post: Field Report from Chloe

The SolarSPELL team had the opportunity to visit various Peace Corps sites…