Zero Project Awardee 2026Updated on 4 February 2026
Menstrual health support for women and girls with intellectual disabilities
Essl Foundation - Zero Project
Austria
About
World Vision Vanuatu, a national branch of the global NGO World Vision, runs the Veivanua campaign to address menstrual health for women with intellectual disabilities. Developed with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, it provides training for women with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers, and distributes reusable ‘period packs’ combined with story-based education. Starting in 2021, by 2025 the campaign had reached 63 women with disabilities and is currently being scaled in Vanuatu.
Solution: Veivanua Campaign
Organization: World Vision Vanuatu and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Country of Implementation: Vanuatu
Connect with this organization at #ZeroCon26: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (worked with World Vision Vanuatu on the Veivanua Campaign) | Zero Project Conference 2026
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