Early Intervention Services
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Programme type
Population group
Children, Persons with disabilities
Programme Details
Programme objectives
To provide support to children that are born with a disability or developmental delay
World Bank. 2015. Tonga: Making Social Protection More Responsive to Natural Disasters and Climate Change. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. <http://socialprotection.org/sites/default/files/publications_files/World%20Bank_SP_DRM_CCA_Tonga%20Case%20Study.pdf>. Accessed 19 November 2018.
Programme components
• Case management services (service coordination)
• Early Intervention Programme—home visits to infants aged 0-3 years
Personal communication.
Start date
2012
Coverage
55 children (2014)
World Bank. 2015. Tonga: Making Social Protection More Responsive to Natural Disasters and Climate Change. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. <http://socialprotection.org/sites/default/files/publications_files/World%20Bank_SP_DRM_CCA_Tonga%20Case%20Study.pdf>. Accessed 19 November 2018.
Programme expenditure
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Categorical Targeting
Targeted areas
Rural areas of Tongatapu and the community of Lifuka in the Ha’apai Group. [1] The programme is expected to roll out nationally in 2019
Personal communication.
Target groups
Children aged 0-3 years living with disabilities
World Bank. 2015. Tonga: Making Social Protection More Responsive to Natural Disasters and Climate Change. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. <http://socialprotection.org/sites/default/files/publications_files/World%20Bank_SP_DRM_CCA_Tonga%20Case%20Study.pdf>. Accessed 19 November 2018.
Eligibility criteria
Children born with a disability/developmental delay (premature birth):
• Infants aged 0-3 years
• Official diagnosis and referral from approved medical doctor
• Approval from the Social Service Selection Committee
Applicants must be Tonga citizens
World Bank. 2015. Tonga: Making Social Protection More Responsive to Natural Disasters and Climate Change. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. <http://socialprotection.org/sites/default/files/publications_files/World%20Bank_SP_DRM_CCA_Tonga%20Case%20Study.pdf>. Accessed 19 November 2018.
Personal communication.
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Services (home-based care; monitoring and referral)
Personal communication.
Payment/delivery frequency
One home visit per week by a Child Development Worker
Personal communication.
Benefit recipients
Beneficiaries themselves
Minimum and maximum duration of benefits (if any)
From birth to 3 years of age
World Bank. 2015. Tonga: Making Social Protection More Responsive to Natural Disasters and Climate Change. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. <http://socialprotection.org/sites/default/files/publications_files/World%20Bank_SP_DRM_CCA_Tonga%20Case%20Study.pdf>. Accessed 19 November 2018.
Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and frequency
Monitoring conducted by Division of Social Welfare Services on a monthly basis, randomly selecting beneficiaries for home visits.
Personal communication.
