Organization: Federal Teaching Hospital Owerri, Imo State

Project title: World Hearing Day 2025 – Changing mindset; Empower yourself to make ear and hearing care a reality for all.

Primary region: AFR

Country: Nigeria

Event Description:

Event objectives:
1. To create awareness on hearing loss and its effects.

2. Educate the public on cause and prevention of hearing loss
3. Teach the public how to empower those with hearing loss and incorporate them into the society.
Event Activities:

1. February 24th: Radio talk show to sensitise the public
2. February 25th: Visit to stakeholders
3. February 26th: sensitisation visit to IMO State Secondary School for the deaf Ofekata-Orodo
4. February 27th: sensitisation visit to Coca-Cola company, army barracks, police barracks
5. February 28th: walk and distribution of flyers
6. March 3rd: seminar on hearing loss and changing mindset , free ear screening, free hearing aids to indigent patients.

Conclusion: we hope to extend the 2025 world hearing day to the entire Owerri region and it’s environ. We believe that with proper finances and planning, we can achieve this.

Submitter: Darlington Nwankwo