engagement for better hearing

The Hear the World Foundation, initiated by the Sonova Group in 2006, supports projects around the world enabling children with hearing loss to develop appropriate to their age. The foundation focuses on projects in low- to middle-income countries which give children with hearing loss access to audiological care. To this end, the non-profit Swiss foundation provides funding, hearing technology as well as on-site expertise to train local professionals. The expertise is provided by Sonova Group employees who work on a voluntary basis for the foundation. Furthermore, the foundation has been supported by over 100 prominent personalities such as Bryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen, Cindy Crawford, Annie Lennox and Sting as ambassadors for healthy hearing.

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Employee engagement

#HearZambia - Volunteering in Zambia

Sonova employee and Hear the World volunteer Tim visited Hear the World's aid project in Zambia. The result of his visit: a film and photos telling the heartwarming story of John who hears again thanks to donated hearing aids.

INTERVIEW

A powerful voice for conscious hearing

Marc Sway, a Swiss musician became a Hear the World ambassador in 2017. In May, he visited one of the foundation's projects in São Paulo to give hope to children with hearing loss. In June, his songs filled the hearts of the guests at the Hear the World Charity Gala helping to collect funds for the foundation. And he also raises awareness of the importance of good hearing among his fans at his concerts. In the interview with Hear the World, he shared more about his motivation.

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Partnership with concert promoter

The Hear the World Foundation is a prevention partner of the Swiss concert promoter abc Production. The foundation provides concert-goers with free ear plugs to prevent hearing loss.

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For conscious hearing

More than 100 celebrity ambassadors support the Hear the World Foundation. They have all been captured by Bryan Adams with their hands cupped behind their ears.

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The satisfaction of doing the right thing

Ora Buerkli, a Member of the Board of the Hear the World Foundation since its establishment, lately was visiting the project #HearMalawi. On our "Sounds Good Blog" she shares her experience and shows her passion.

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Alejandro hears for the first time

Carina, a Sonova employee working for Advanced Bionics in the US, supported the Hear the World project in Panama as a volunteer. She was responsible for the activations of the donated Cochlear Implants and thus enabled Alejandro and further children to hear for the first time.

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Teens photograph favorite sounds

The Hear the World Foundation and the well-known Hamburg-based photographer Philipp Rathmer launched a very special project. In Malawi, young people with hearing loss who were recently provided with hearing aids by the foundation have been challenged to photograph their favorite sounds, which they are now finally able to hear again.

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Join us and support our projects for children with hearing loss. Thanks to your generosity, we can expand audiological care in Asia, Africa and Latin America, and give children a self-determined future.

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The Hear the World Foundation so far conducted more than 250’000 hearing screenings worldwide.

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Hear the World Foundation is a nonprofit organization registered in Switzerland under CHE-1 13.304.651.

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