Our work
From the first hearing check to the school playground, we work in seven areas and stand with families in every one.
We are a young association. The areas below are the commitments written in our statutes. Each project will appear on our Projects page as it starts.
Eight areas of work
Standing with parents, brothers and sisters along the whole way.
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Sharing what protects a child's hearing, before and after birth.
Read more about Prevention -
Helping every child get a hearing check early, when it matters most.
Read more about Screening -
Guiding families toward the right specialists, without delay.
Read more about Diagnosis -
Supporting access to hearing aids, implants, follow-up and treatment.
Read more about Care -
Backing speech therapy, listening practice and sign language.
Read more about Rehabilitation -
Working for classrooms where every child can follow and take part.
Read more about Education -
Opening sport, culture and community life to every child.
Read more about Inclusion
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Prevention
- Why it matters
- Many causes of hearing loss in children can be avoided, through vaccination, good care around birth, early treatment of ear infections and protection from loud noise.
- Our aim
- Share clear, reliable information with parents, schools and communities.
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Screening
- Why it matters
- A hearing check in the first days of life, and again during childhood, finds hearing loss before it holds a child back.
- Our aim
- Promote early screening and help families who missed it to get one.
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Diagnosis
- Why it matters
- After a first alert, families need answers quickly: what kind of hearing loss, how much, and what comes next.
- Our aim
- Guide families to qualified ENT doctors and audiologists, and make the wait less lonely.
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Care
- Why it matters
- Hearing aids, cochlear implants, medical follow-up and repairs all have to work, year after year.
- Our aim
- Help families reach the care their child needs and support projects that close gaps.
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Rehabilitation
- Why it matters
- Technology is only the start. Children build language through speech therapy, listening practice and sign language.
- Our aim
- Support therapy and language programmes for children, and for parents learning beside them.
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Education
- Why it matters
- A child who cannot follow the lesson is not a slow learner. The classroom needs to adapt.
- Our aim
- Support schools and teachers with awareness, tools and good practice.
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Inclusion
- Why it matters
- Belonging happens in the playground, the sports club and the village festival.
- Our aim
- Support activities where deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing children take part together.
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Family support
Spans every step
- Why it matters
- A diagnosis touches the whole family.
- Our aim
- Offer reliable information, someone to turn to, and contact with other families.
Beyond our main purpose
Our statutes also allow us to act for other vulnerable people, where this is directly linked to our main purpose.
Where we work
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Valais
Our first priority, for beneficiaries and for projects.
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Switzerland
Projects and partnerships across the country.
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Abroad
Health, educational and humanitarian projects where the need is great.
How we work
- We ask families and professionals what is missing.
- We team up with those already doing good work.
- We fund or run projects with clear goals.
- We report openly on results and spending.