Restore Hearing to 100 Children in Panama

FUNDACION OIR ES VIVIR – NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2017

GRATITUDE IS THE MEMORY OF THE HEART

We were happy to thank you during our Recognition Act, donors, volunteers, patients, friends and staff, all support to make it possible for more and more Panamanian children and adults to hear and enjoy hearing health.

In 2018 we will celebrate 10 years of service and we will be celebrating it working for those who need it most!

We introduce you the staff of Fundación Oír es Vivir

They are the ones that make the gift of sound possible to panamanians. Wonderful women who work and provide the best of themselves.

With the program "APRENDO ESCUCHANDO” (I learn by listening)

It continues to benefit more children of school age. 

We went to Kids and Family Center, where about 10 attentions were made to children between 2 and 3 years old.

We celebrate the day of Thanksgiving.

The American Society of Panama, invited us to share their traditional Thanksgiving lunch, where they were also invited Juan and Johan, children with hearing loss captured on the tour to La Pintada and who already enjoy the gift of sound through the donation of headphones and was possible thanks to this sponsor.  Thank you American Society for your repeated support.

Remember that we have a complete clinic at your service.

Donation of hearing aids.

For those adult candidates and children who qualify.  Remember adults start to lose some hearing approximately from 40 years.

Initial process for the request of hearing aids, interview by the speech therapist who receives documents and verifies the necessary requirements to apply with the hearing instruments that are then sent to the board of directors.

Ms. Ana received the gift of sound by receiving her new hearing aids here photos of the adaptation of it.

Audiometry tests

For students as a requirement for school reentry and for children and adults who require them.

Language therapy for children.

The support in the adquisition of language on time is vital for an adequate school performance.

Children from Cerro Azul came to our clinic.

We carried out the second phase of exams for the children of the tour from Cerro Azul.  That they did not pass the test and required specialized additional attention.  Remember that sometimes a single test is not enough!  Thanks to Empresas Melo for making this possible.

YOU ALREADY MEET LORENZO.

Learn with him, what role your children and you play in the world of children with hearing loss.

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Launch of our first book of educational story “Conociendo a Lorenzo” and participation in the International Book Fair 2017

Mrs. Piedad Álvarez Maestre, writer of our story “Conociendo a Lorenzo”, signing autographs to those who supported us that day during the book fair.

Our participation in the Book Fair was a success, we had stories, painted faces and visited many children.

In our clinic located at Vía Fernández de Córdoba, a lot of good news!

1.  Language therapy with our friends Alexander and Joshua, both have a cochlear implant and are receiving therapies to improve their language.
2.  The adaptation of headphones to the girl Ninoshka was made thanks to the sponsorship of Mr. Ricardo Tribaldos.

Our mobile exam program continues to benefit hundreds of children! 

On this occasion we went to the CEDI of Mayor Diaz in which our speech therapists went to test more than 30 children between 3 and 5 years old. Thanks to the support of the Municipality of Panama.

We also performed hearing tests at the CEDI in Santa Ana, where babies were nursed up to 5 years old, there were more than 80 children attended. Bravo!!!!!

With our “Aprendo Escuchando” program, we went to the Royal College of Panama, where auditions test were performed on around 20 children.                  

We also went to the Chino-Panameño School where language tests and authentic exams were given to elementary school children.

Hearing Health Tour - Community of Cerro Azul

We carried auditive exams to more than 100 children during our tour of the Cerro Azul community at the Juan E Jiménez school. Thanks to the friends of Melo SA, Intelligo Group, Hope Worldwide Panama, National Border Service, Frizz Waters, Portraits for People and all the volunteers who accompanied us on this successful tour.

       Happy to have started our alliance with “Olimpiadas Especiales Panama”, we became the center of attention to care for the health of the athletes. It will be a pleasure to serve you. 

We participated in the Expo Mama 2017 at Albrook Mall,  a weekend full of information for future moms, we were orienting about the auditory screening which is done at the birth of their baby.

Thanks to the Sam Kardonski Foundation, we managed to carry out auditory exams for 47 young people aged 15 and 18 who participated in the activity carried out by the Rotary Club.

Our mobile exam program continues to benefit hundreds of children!

Thanks to Dell Panama, we were able to perform a hearing test on 100 children from Vista Bella School located in Arraijan.

In our clinic located at Vía Fernández de Córdoba!

1. Language therapy with our little friend Marianna
2. Otoacoustic Emissions Tests were conducted on our little friend Danneth
3. Language therapy with our friend Lucas.
4. Language therapy with our friend Josué.

XXII Parent and Teacher Session 

The exhibitors: Lic. Analida Pitty from FUNDACION OIR ES VIVIR, and Dra. Aurora Dominguez from OLIMPIADAS ESPECIALES.

We are extremely pleased with our recognition that made us PANAMA IN POSITIVE for our work in the foundation, we are the winning NGO in the NGO category PANAMA IN POSITIVE 2017.

With the “Aprendo Escuchando” program!

We went to the City Kids school where we auditioned around 20 children from 1 to 4 years old.

In our Clinic Located in Vía Fernández de Córdoba!

 Language therapy.

Audiometry and Impedance
          

24 attentions were made to employees of the advertising company Stratego, every day there are more companies that join the business hearing health campaign.

Attentions were made around 95 athletes from different disciplines from “Olimpiadas Especiales”.  It was a pleasure to work with them.

We went to Cinepolis El Dorado, to the event "Let's go to the cinema" in which we could share with the students of the Martin Luther King School.  It was a beautiful event.

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