Org Name Original: hearX Foundation
Altered Org Name:
Contact First: Nausheen
Contact Last:Dawood
Project Title: Healthy hearing for healthy learning
Global:
AFR: South Africa
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EUR:
AMR:
SEAR:
WPR:
Event Purpose: Launch/promote the safe listening standards, Awareness-raising, Education and training, Hearing screening
Primary Audience: Children, Adolescents, Adults, Health care workforce
Estimated In Person Reach: Local
Audience Reached: General Public, Children and adolescents, Adults
Specific Workplace: Healthcare workers, Techers
Screen Newborn and Infant:
Screen Children and Adolecents: 265
Screen Adults:
Screen Older Adults:
Policy Maker: Audiologists in government/public health sector and Teachers
Influencer:
Traditional Media:
Traditional Media Numbers:
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram
Social Media Numbers:
Event Description:
The hearX Foundation celebrated WHD in partnership with the Love Trust NGO at Nokuphila Primary school, in an underserved region- South Africa . We conducted an interactive session and a colouring in competition to educate learners on the awareness of hearing protection. This was followed by inviting teachers to the EARS training programme that equips teachers to identify and support learners with hearing loss in the classroom. Hearing screening was then conducted on learners at the school. The Department of Health facilitated triage services for the learners who required further intervention.
WHO Educational Materials Used: Yes
Native Written Language: English
Educational Materials Available in Your Language: Yes
Did You Translate WHO Materials: No
Would You Consider Assisting Us: Sotho and Zulu
What Additional Materials Would Be Helpful:
Yes. The media developed was wonderful- although it would assist if there were pictures of African children used in the marketing to make it more applicable to the local audience.
Did You Have A World Hearing Day Event Last Year: No
Other Suggestions:
It would be wonderful to take a look back the World Hearing Day initiatives learnt in 2022 and previous years to develop tools and resources for hearing health campaigns that can be accessed from the WHO website.
Did You Apply for Grant:No
Photo 1 caption The organizing team of Audiologists and Speech Therapists at WHD 2022.
Photo 2 caption The interactive session on hearing protection awareness.
Photo 3 caption Hearing screening in action!
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