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Interview

Foundation Board: Beate Eckhardt

01. June 2021

2021 represents a year of change for the Hear the World Foundation. For the first time, we invited external members to join to complement Sonova’s internal expertise. We caught up with our new Board member Beate Eckhardt, philanthropy and foundation expert, for a short interview.

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Volunteering

Kenya: Rollercoaster week

01. October 2020

Yovina Khiroya: In February 2020, a team of seven Sonova volunteers travelled to Kenya to support the great work of the Hear the World Foundation – and one of them was: me! As I am passionate about helping others, I was excited to be part of a professional team to support the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program of the Kijabe Hospital. Our common goal: to improve the quality of life for children with hearing loss.

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Volunteering

Guatemala: An emotional trip

02. December 2019

Feraz Ashraf: Guatemala is a country with a captivating culture and vibrant history. The mysterious ancient Mayan civilization thrived here some 4,000 years ago, leaving behind impressive architecture and symbolic artwork that continues to fascinate today. However, life nowadays is incredibly tough, especially for the poorest in the country. Audiological care is extremely limited with only one audiologist in the entire country.

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Capacity Building

Gladys Asmar: Audiology Training in Germany

04. November 2019

In my home country, Lebanon, hearing healthcare is better than in many other low- and middle-income countries. Nevertheless, we are also struggling with various shortcomings. Until three years ago, there was no newborn screening program in our hospital, and we are still feeling the consequences of that today. We have a lot of catching up to do when it comes to diagnosing and treating hearing loss in children.

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Cochlear Implants

New hope for Phuong

28. October 2019

Only a few months after the birth of Phuong, her family gets the impression that something is wrong. When someone calls her name, Phuong doesn't look up. Even when the monsoon rains rage outside and batter the windows with full force, the baby shows no reaction. Phuong is one year old when a doctor in a Vietnamese hospital confirms what her parents feared: The child suffers from severe hearing loss.

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Cochlear Implants

My discovers her love of music

14. October 2019

Five-year-old My has a new passion. She loves to sing. Together with her sister, who is twelve years older, the young Vietnamese girl rehearses the first bars of an Elvis Presley song. For their mother, Hanh, hearing the two duetting is like a miracle. My was born with severe hearing loss. She could not hear any sounds for the first years of her life until she was identified with her hearing loss.

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Volunteering

Haiti: Gaining trust

18. July 2019

Nadja Laible: I am a hearing acoustics expert and have been working in the Audiology department at Phonak Germany since 2015. Ever since I started this position, I have wanted to go on assignment as a volunteer for Hear the World. The opportunity finally arose in May 2018, when I had the chance to support the project #HearHaiti. I was thrilled!

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Volunteering

Guatemala: our youngest volunteer

26. March 2019

Hear the World invited Isaiah to join a team of three Sonova volunteers who visited the project in February 2019. The goal of the visit was to fit the donated hearing aids and conduct hearing screenings at different schools in Guatemala City and Antigua. Isaiah was able to accompany the team during the first two days.

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Volunteering

Peru: Hearing test factory

18. March 2019

Jennifer Appleton-Huber: 60 wax occlusions, 21 infections, two Piñata foam pieces and a live insect - some otoscopy findings during your typical week of hearing screening in Lima. In September 2018, I was fortunate to be allowed to be part of a small team of Sonova volunteers, who travelled to Lima Peru. Our mission was to screen at least 4000 children for hearing loss within five days.

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