Values & Vision
34 million children are affected by hearing loss worldwide and nearly half of these cases are due to preventable causes (WHO, 2018).
Hear the World Foundation partners with local organizations and empowers them to provide high-quality hearing health to children worldwide.
Mission
We are founded on the belief that every child deserves to have a chance to hear well and live life to their full potential.
Vision
We envision a world where children with hearing loss enjoy equal opportunities.
What we provide
Professional training
Technology
Financial support
Our strategy
Holistic approach
Children are at the center of our work. We take a holistic approach to hearing health, ensuring that we consider a child’s care in its entirety. By addressing the many stakeholders involved, we seek to achieve better hearing health outcomes and a higher quality of life for affected children.
1. Children
Treatment of children with hearing loss in low- and middle-income countries. Enabling access to treatment through early identification, hearing technology and aftercare.
2. Infrastructure
Strengthening local infrastructure. Equipping local facilities with necessary medical equipment for accurate diagnosis and quality care.
3. Capacity
Building up local capacities and capabilities by training hearing care professionals. Ensuring sustainable treatment options are available on-site.
4. Caregivers
Supporting caregivers. Fostering a social support system for empowerment and wellbeing.
5. Partners
Collaborating with reliable project partners and partnering with other organizations. Scaling activities and beneficiary reach, while enhancing the scope of care to provide comprehensive support aimed at improving integration and quality of life.
6. Ecosytem
Influencing the larger ecosystem. Embedding access to hearing health care and hearing technology into national health care services.
Our focus areas
Awareness
Educating people about hearing loss improves their knowledge of their own hearing health and can help eradicate the stigma associated with hearing loss and hearing aids. Our project partners educate families and children about the causes of hearing loss and provide them with information on prevention and protective hearing.
Access
By partnering with sustainable and scalable projects, we enable more children with access to audiological care and hearing aids. We ensure our project partners take a holistic approach and address the needs of both children and their families through early detection, treatment and aftercare.
Training and capacity building
The scarcity of qualified hearing care professionals is a widespread issue and we intensively promote the education and training of local professionals. We seek to empower local audiologists to drive change by building up their local capacities and capabilities to increase the number of hearing care professionals in their regions.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
These goals represent the global agenda for sustainable development up to the year 2030. Hear the World Foundation makes a valuable contribution towards: Sustainable Development Goal 3 (good health and well-being), 4 (quality education) and 17 (partnerships for the goals).
