Organization: Butambala hard of hearing association
Title: Early screening & support for children with hearing loss through, empowering schools & families to champion inclusive hearing health change.
Al title (for format and translation – not permanent:
Early screening and support for children with hearing loss through empowering schools and families to champion inclusive hearing health change.
Description:
On 3rd March we organized a general cleaning exercise at the King of Buganda County grounds in Butambala, we delivered messages about hearing loss amongst school children, as a motivation our occasion was officiated by a Princess Musale who delivered a health message to the school children who gathered for the event.
We utilized the influence of the Buganda Princess to raise awareness thus sensitizing parents, teachers and learners both those with and without hearing loss. With much emphasis on signs and how to support children with hearing loss for full realization of their potentials, by keeping them in schools.
This gathering enabled BAHOH members to establish subcounty Parent Support Groups purposely to connect families of children with hearing loss through shared learning & empowerment, we plan to utilize these focal groups formed to continue disseminating world hearing day key messages within their communities.
Primary site: AFR – Uganda
Region: AFR
Impactful Story:
A Student of Budde primary school by names of Hassan, felt empowered during the world hearing day event. he expressed his joy, as its the first time to particpate in a hearing loss conversation. He was diagnosed with malaria at 10 years and got treatment which made his ears to develop buzzing sounds. the mother chceked with health workers they assured him it will dissappear. Unfortunately the sound and its discomfort continued but wuth hope that one day it will normalise. After some good years, the mother observed his childs struggles to hear. but has never got medical intervention.
General Photos
Primary Pupils present a poem on safe listening
School children cleaing to promote hygiene and health ears
Our event was blessed with community members local leaders
Princess Musale from Buganda kingdom as Cheif Guest
Types of Engagement:
Live event: Yes
Screening: No
Traditional media: Yes
Social media: Yes
Special needs populations: persons with disabilities (including hearing loss), children and adolescents, older adults, rural or remote population
Met with individual policymaker: Yes
Participation of policy makers: Yes
Participation of influencers: Yes
WHO technical tool used: Yes
WHO educational and social media used: No