Organization: Hope for Healthy Society
Title: My-KUNNE Schools Initiative: Student-Led Hearing Screening and Education Using the hearWHO App in Kano
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My-KUNNE Schools Initiative: Student-led hearing screening and education using the hearWHO app in Kano
Description:
The My-KUNNE Schools Initiative is a school-led hearing health programme implemented in two public secondary schools in Kano State to promote early identification and prevention of childhood hearing loss. KUNNE stands for Kids Using New Tools for Nurturing Ear Health in Classrooms and At-Risk Environments, while “My KUNNE” means “My Ear” in Hausa, emphasizing student ownership of hearing health.
The initiative trains students and teachers to use the WHO hearWHO mobile application for basic hearing screening and delivers WHO-approved hearing health education. World Hearing Day 2026 activities will reach 1,000 students, 20 teachers, and local education authorities. Monthly, student-led hearing health sessions will be integrated into school assemblies to ensure sustainability. The project demonstrates a low-cost, replicable model for embedding hearing care into school systems in underserved communities
Primary site: AFR – Nigeria
Region: AFR
Impactful Story:
To mark WHD26, H4H led My-KUNNE Schools Initiative in Government Secondary School Darmanawa (659) and Government Girls Upper Basic School Abubakar Zakari (504) in Kano. A Training of Trainers trained 20 teachers and 10 student leaders to use the WHO hearWHO app for hearing screening. 1,103 students and 35 teachers were screened, and Lafiya-Ta (“My Health”) health clubs were formed to sustain activities. The Local Government Education Secretary attended and pledged expansion to more schools. Eight students were referred to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, while student champions committed to screening two family members, extending hearing health awareness into the community.
General Photos
Student using hearWHO app for hearing screening
Students perform peer hearing screening with hearWHO
WHD2026 screening at Girls UBE Abubakar Zakari, Kano
Student using hearWHO app for hearing screening
Types of Engagement:
Live event: No
Screening: Yes
Traditional media: Yes
Social media: Yes
Special needs populations: children and adolescents, rural or remote population
Met with individual policymaker: Yes
Participation of policy makers: Yes
Participation of influencers: No
WHO technical tool used: Yes
WHO educational and social media used: No