The Fundacion Oir es Vivir was founded in 2008 to serve as a bridge for the hearing impaired population who are seeking a solution for their disability and lack the knowledge, resources, and financial means. The Foundation has done strong advocacy for early hearing detection and intervention program in the newborn and hearing screening test in preschool and school children. In the older population the Foundation also educates the importance of quality of life through the ability to hear and understand the sounds of life, and the importance to remain connected socially and environmentally.
Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:
By Felix Mantilla | Project Leader
In the year we have just said goodbye, we benefited 175 persons with hearing aid adaptations that allowed them to hear the voices of their beloved ones again. Of these, 19 were children between 0 and... Read the full report ›By Felix Mantilla | Project Leader
At the end of the year, we managed to distribute 1,500 coloring books to public schools, private schools, fairs and the FOV Clinic itself. These booklets contained 15 useful tips to care for the... Read the full report ›By Felix Mantilla | Project Leader
On October 21, the hearing health tour #21 took place at the Victoria D Spinay School, in the neighboring province of Panama West. On these hearing health tours we take free hearing tests, in rural... Read the full report ›