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Organization: Nepal Non Communicable Disease Alliance
Title: Sound Beginnings: Empowering Communities and Safeguarding Children’s Hearing Health
Alternate tite:
Sound beginnings: Empowering communities and safeguarding children’s hearing health
Description:
We undertook a comprehensive community outreach program. We began with orientation sessions on ear health for students in grade 5 to 8 in two schools, educating young students with the information they need about hearing health and prevention. This was followed by a two-day ear screening initiative at I.J. Pioneer School and Adarsha School, where we conducted screenings to identify potential hearing issues among school children and counseled them on follow-ups required.
Valuing the invaluable role of community-based health workers, we also organized an orientation programme on ear and hearing care for Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs). These dedicated volunteers in turn took their learning forward by conducting awareness programmes with mothers’ groups in their respective areas. By this cascading education and intervention strategy, not only did we directly impact students, but we also empowered local health leaders to sustain ear health awareness at the grassroots level.
Primary site: SEAR- Nepal
General Photos
Junior Advocates: Safe Listening Practices
Ear Screening for an Ear- Resistible Future of Children
FCHVs Leading the Community Ear Care Awareness
Celebrating WHD 2025: Raising Awareness, Inspiring Action
Types of Engagement:
Screening: Yes
Traditional media: No
Social media: No
Special needs populations: People Living with NCDs
Participation of policy makers: Yes
Participation of influencers: No