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52 Children
About 660.000 children worldwide are born each year with hearing loss (UNICEF 2004). Children in developing countries often do not have access to medical and audiological care, and unfortunately, the consequences of untreated hearing loss are serious: Children with hearing problems have difficulty learning to speak and tend to develop more slowly than appropriate for their age group.
"Hearing aids allow these children not only to communicate and better integrate into society, but also to keep up with their classes in order to realize their full learning potential. With the Hear the World Foundation, we support people in need and particularly children with hearing loss throughout the world," said Ora Bürkli, Member of the Hear the World Foundation Board.
The "52 Children" project will enable the Hear the World Foundation to provide 52 disadvantaged children from around the world with the gift of better hearing. These children will not only receive hearing aids, but professional aftercare will be provided by a local representative or a Phonak partner. In early August, Swiss hearing centers were already able to help the first three children.
Moldovan Girls Receives Free Hearing Aids
Ecaterina and Liliana are both 13 years old and are from Moldavia. Ecaterina attends a boarding school for orphans in Carpineni, Liliana attends a special school for disabled children. This summer, the girls took part in a two-week camp in the Pestalozzi Children's Village in Trogen/Switzerland, which was organized by a Foundation called swisscor. During their stay in Switzerland, Ecaterina and Liliana were seen by a hearing specialist to assess their hearing.
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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The Hear the World Foundation will accept applications for the "52 Children" project throughout the year. Check out the criteria for obtaining support from Hear the World and submit the online application.
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