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Together for better hearing

Founded in 2006 by Sonova, the leading provider of hearing solutions, the Hear the World Foundation supports people, and particularly children in need with hearing loss around the world and gets involved in hearing loss prevention. Since its establishment, the non-profit Swiss foundation has supported over 90 projects in 39 countries with funding, hearing aid technology and expertise.

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#Worldhearingday2018

Hear the Future: Together for better hearing

“Hear the Future” is the theme of World Hearing Day 2018. The WHO calls on everybody to take action to prevent and treat hearing loss. For over 10 years Sonova’s Hear the World Foundation has enabled people in need with hearing loss to hear better. Help us support this important cause.

#Hearmalawi

Building capacity: From Malawians for Malawians

For a long time, people with hearing loss had no point of contact for audiological care. EARS Inc. changed this with the establishment of the country's first audiological clinic with the support of Hear the World. And after many years of development work, the clinic could be handed over to a local management team.

Tips

Prevent hearing loss and reduce its impact

For World Hearing Day, the WHO calls on everybody to take action to stem the increase of hearing loss through preventive efforts and to help ensure that people with hearing loss have access to rehabilitation and hearing solutions. We share tips for everybody to contribute.

#Hearlebanon

Hope for Syrian refugee children

Over a million Syrian refugees are living in Lebanon. They receive no financial support from the state and most of them depend on humanitarian aid to get by. Hear the World is providing hearing aids to children with hearing loss.

#52children

Gift of hearing for a child in need

With its project "52 Children" every year the Hear the World Foundation gives 52 children in need worldwide the gift of hearing. These children receive hearing aids as well as professional aftercare provided by a local partner.

NEWS

Hear the World news

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May
2018

Activity report 2017/18: CHF 3.51 million for people in need with hearing loss

In 2017, the Hear the World Foundation supported 25 aid projects benefiting people in need with hearing loss, and particularly children, by providing CHF 3.51 million. The foundation donated 33 percent more than in the previous year.

Hearing implant and speech therapy for children from Panama

Thanks to a Cochlear Implant the three year old Isai from Panama can hear - despite his profound hearing loss. The hearing implant by the Hear the World Foundation enables Isai to learn to speak and opens the door to a life without limitations.

April
2018

Support for children in need in Lebanon

Around 1.5 million Syrians have fled to Lebanon to escape the war. Many of their children have lost their hearing. The Hear the World Foundation is helping these as well as lebanese children in need to hear again.

Bruce Springsteen becomes ambassador for conscious hearing

The Hear the World Foundation supporting people in need with hearing loss, is thrilled to welcome Bruce Springsteen among its ambassadors. The new ambassador for conscious hearing supports the non-profit’s hearing loss prevention campaign.

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Give the gift of hearing

The Hear the World Foundation supports people and particularly children in need with hearing loss around the world and gets involved in prevention. The focus is on projects for children to enable them to develop at the appropriate rate for their age. You can help with a donation.

Conscious hearing

Sounds Good Blog

Read our blog posts about the importance of good hearing, personal stories, interviews, gadgets, studies and much more.

Knowledge

Hearing and hearing loss

The importance of good hearing and the consequences of hearing loss are often underestimated. We inform about the subject.

Give the gift of hearing

Our vision is a world in which everybody has the chance of good hearing. To turn this vision into reality, we support projects all over the world benefiting people and particularly children in need with hearing loss and open up a prospect of a better future for them.

Give the gift of hearing

With your donation you help people in need to better hear. Thanks to your contribution we can provide even more powerful hearing solutions and free-of-charge follow-up care to people and particularly children in need with hearing loss all over the world.

100 % of your donation effectively used

We guarantee to direct every donation efficiently, in order to make a sustained contribution towards better hearing in conjunction with our professional partners all over the world. And as Sonova bears all of the administrative costs of the foundation, 100 percent of your support goes directly to our projects.

How to donate

You can make an online donation via Paypal or donate via bank transfer:

UBS AG, Zurich
Account:
Hear the World Foundation
Account number:
230-477384.01U
IBAN:
CH12 0023 0230 4773 8401 U
SWIFT:
UBSWCHZH80A

All personal information collected will be used exclusively for the purpose of this donation and will not be shared with any third parties.

The Hear the World Foundation is an officially recognized swiss foundation and all donations are tax deductible following the rules and regulations of your country of residency.