Worldwide an average of three percent of all children are born with some type of hearing disorder. In Bali the figures are from 1 – 3%. The reason we don’t know the exact figures is that there is not universal screening at birth. There are many hearing impaired children in Bali who could benefit from hearing aids. Children who do not hear well enough to develop language before the age of 6 or 7, will probably never be able to do so. The area of the brain responsible for language development will not respond after that. Even if diagnosed and fitted at age 4 or 5, a child will probably never catch up. We are looking for donors to either fund the purchase of new hearing aids or pay for the maintenance costs for used ones; for needed testing equipment and for furniture and supplies for the Schools for the Hearing Impaired.
Thanks to generous donations from the Annika Linden Foundation, we are able to continue to expand our services to the hearing impaired community.
This project is made possible through funding by:
Greg Evans and family of Australia for their monthly donations to help offset costs in the Guided Study after school program for first graders.
Chris and Mary Hill of Perth, Australia held a joint Garden Party Fundraiser with ABC Radio and raised funds for the hearing programs.
The Fischer family of Switzerland for sponsoring hearing aids for nine children in the SLBB schools
