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CHANCES* photo exhibition

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Fascinating pictures from Nairobi, Kenya, taken by photographer Philipp Rathmer. A Hear the World Foundation project.
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Hear the World Foundation

Hear the World Foundation

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By making a donation you are supporting us in our efforts to help people all over the world to regain their hearing.
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Projects around the world

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Unrivalled commitment

In the context of Hear the World, Phonak has established the non-profit 
Hear the World Foundation. The Hear the World Foundation is committed to improve the quality of life and promote equal opportunities for people with hearing loss globally. To achieve this, the Foundation provides financial funds, hearing aids and assistive listening technology. The Foundation has a special focus on projects that support children reach their developmental milestones and realize their full potential in life regardless of their hearing loss.

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The Hear the World Foundation pursues the following goals:

  • Providing information, on a global basis, on the subject of hearing and hearing loss, thus contributing to the prevention and a better handling of hearing loss.
  • Supporting groups, public institutions and private persons – through technology and financial assistance – who work towards the improvement of the quality of life and environment of people, especially children, with hearing defects and the prevention of hearing defects.
  • Supporting scientific studies and research projects on healthy and impaired hearing and on the handling and effects of hearing problems.
  • General activities in the interests of the further development and well-being of people with hearing problems, in particular the integration of people with a hearing loss into the world of the hearing, the promotion of understanding in society for the importance of good hearing and to counter discrimination against the hard of hearing in society.