Organization: Ear to Hear ( Meenakshi Venkatraman Foundation)
Title: Awareness on Hearing care Class room to Communities to GNM Students,AdvocasyHearing Aid Donations,Walkathon Screening OAE, PTA, Social Media updates,
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Awareness on hearing care: classroom to communities to GNM students, advocacy, hearing aid donations, walkathon screening OAE, PTA, social media updates.
Description:
1.WHD 2026 3-3-26 Empowering Teachers Nursing Students Thru information Resource Ensuring early identification of and care for children with ear or hearing problems. Sixty students with Principal faculty -Nursing and Maternity 0f Gandhi Medical college participated , Talk by Pavith kumar -Audiologist , JVV Prasahear da Rao – Hon director LSLT School and GV Sethuraman – Founder Trustee Eartowas well received.
2.WHD 2026 On 6-3-26 Gifting of Digitally supported hearing aid to 30 chidren with bilateral HL and for CI children suitable for other ear operated at Gandhi MEdical Colllge Hospital supported for Sppech and Audiologist support by Earto hear with the CSR support Addressed by Dr.T.Shobana Prof & HoD O & G – Supt.Gandhi Medical collge Hospital. Dr.B S Rathod Prof & HOD Ent Dept GMCH cochlear implant surgeon . Implants Donated by Dr.Aditi Kishore MD DGO – Founder Aaroha Blood Center This event was well attended by Public, Doctors of GMCH , Policy makers and students of Health care , Event was widely covered n daily news paoer
3.Resilience has a new name: Abhishek.-Winner of the EARTOHEAR Champion Award 2026: Abhishek! Losing his eyesight and partial hearing loss
didn’t stop Abhishek from chasing his dreams. His vision for the future remains clearer than ever.From Nalgonda to Delhi Law University. Final year Law Student & Preparing for the IAS. He was Padma Shri Dr. Sai Baba Goud MS DO
4. WHD 2026 8-6-26 – Team Eartohear participated WALKATHON – Awareness on Hearing Care for every child by AOI Telangana. @ Necklace Road Hyderabad
5. WHD 2026 -8-3-26. Sishu Vihar -Hyderabad( Orphanage Govt of Telangana) Fostering Hearing Care for Every Child – 34 children for adoption underwent screening for hearing and speech. Ensuring Timely Identification and Care for Children with Ear or Hearing Concerns. Eartohear does UNBHS for all the babies born at GMCH- about 8000 babies every year.
6. WHD 2026 -28-3-26 – Eartohear received Audiometer Smartboard and learning Materials for Audio verbal Therapy Thru CSR FUND by INSIGHT SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED. for 44 children undergoing Listening Speech Language Training & AVT for Children supported by HA and CI at Meenakshi Venkatraman Foundation, Learning Center at Padmarao nagar Hyderabad , the CSR Team by Sri.Phaneendranath Goli Vice president and team
stated the visit provided an opportunity to spend quality time with the organization and observe how CSR funds have been effectively utilized to procure hearing-related equipment.
7.WHD 2026 : 30-6-26 MVF LEarning Center Several children identified with hearing impairments were provided devices, including six who received advanced hearing aids designed to improve communication and daily functioning. Rajitha Devi Dhasharathi, general legal counsel of Gowra Ventures, attended the programme and interacted with the children and their mothers.
All the above activities were planned coordinated and conducted by MVF Trustee GV sethuraman , Directors:: JVV Prasada Rao , Murali Natarajan , R.Venkatraman and , Raghavendra Rao Pavith kumar Audiologist- Team EARTOHEAR hyderabad
Primary site: SEAR- India
Region: SEAR
Secondary sites:India
Impactful Story:
Mr.Abisehek – Lost both the vision in his young age and losing hearing in one ear, he was supported by Eartohear with Bone conduction hearing aid in 2021 he worked hard without giving any anguish .
Abhishek from Nalgonda (Telangana), who is currently pursuing his final year law course at Delhi Law University, was presented with the Meenakshi Foundation Champion Award-2026. The speakers praised Abhishek, who is currently preparing for IAS Civil, as a role model for all the visually impaired, HI . His story was widelycovered by local press. An Inspiration to us all
General Photos
WHD 26 Advocasy Members from GMCH and Padmashree Awardee on
Communities to class room Poster adoption WHD 26 3-3-26
CSR donation on Smart board and AVT LSLT for MVF School
WHD 26 Champian Abisehek Inspiring us over comming challe
Types of Engagement:
Live event: Yes
Screening: Yes
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:
WHO technical tool used: Yes
WHO educational and social media used: Yes