Hear the World Gives 52 Children the Gift of Hearing

2010-08-23, Stäfa/Zug, Switzerland

Starting this August, the Foundation will fit a child a week with a hearing aid. The Hear the World Foundation announces the launch of “52 Children,” a worldwide campaign that will provide one child a week with a hearing aid and necessary hearing services to help improve their hearing. As of August, Hear the World has already provided the first three children – two girls from Moldova and a boy from Iraq – with free hearing aids and medical assistance.

Iraqi Boy can Hear Correctly for the First Time
Four-year old Dawood from Iraq was born with a head tumor. His hearing is only at about 25 percent, and as a result, he can barely speak. Pediatric hearing aids are in short supply in Iraq, so Dawood could only get an adult hearing aid. This hearing aid was way too heavy for his ear, considerably disturbing the boy's everyday life and most importantly, not improving his hearing to the fullest potential. During his stay in Switzerland with friends from Iraq, the Hear the World Foundation was able to arrange for Dawood to have a number of special diagnostic tests at Zurich’s Children's Hospital, followed by several sessions in a Hearing Centre where he was fitted with new Phonak hearing aids. The boy's father was trained in the use of this modern equipment and the aftercare in Iraq is secured by a local Phonak partner.

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To be able to provide this important and sustainable support to people with hearing loss, the Hear the World Foundation is dependent on donations. Each donation helps disadvantaged people, and particularly children, to have a better quality of life. You can also help! A powerful hearing aid can change the life of a child. It opens up new worlds and helps to shape their educational and career path in a sustainable way.
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