C-216 Bunyaan, Seth Moti Shah X Lane, Byculla(e),, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400027
Email: VAHISHTAI@GMAIL.COM
Website: www.vconnectfoundation.org
Charity Bib Status: Sold out
Vconnect Foundation is a support group for parents, whose children have a hearing impairment. These children use either hearing aids and/or a cochlear implant, which helps them 'listen and speak.' they come from varied backgrounds and income levels.
Our mission is to get parents together on a common platform to help, guide and assist them for the benefit, progress and holistic development of their children, which will aid integration into mainstream society. This is done through regular seminars, workshops and experience sharing sessions.
Our vision is to create awareness about early detection and early intervention. Help the needy receive appropriate hearing aids and/or a cochlear implant at the earliest. To integrate hearing impaired students into mainstream by supporting them with audiological management and auditory verbal therapy.
Fund Usage:
The funds recieved from the marathon will help towards the cohlear implants for 3 deserving babies who have bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss and are in need of cochlear implants. This will help us habilitate them at a young age and help mainstream them into society.
Total budget for 3 cochlear implants: rs. 1800000/-
Impact:
Soumya came to us when she was 10 months old. She has a bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss. Her father is a tailor who is earning just enough to run his home and support his family.
We conducted her audiological evaluation and loaned a pair of digital hearing aids free of cost from our hearing aid bank. This helped start her auditory verbal therapy, habilitation and pre cochlear implant training, to help train her to listen and vocalize/speak. This again was provided free of cost considering the financial situation of the family.
Within 6 months, we gathered funds for her cochlear implant. At the age of 1 year 6 months soumya had received her cochlear implant. Soumya has now begun to listen and vocalize much more than before and will soon be mainstreamed into a regular play school where she will interact with normal hearing children.
Page Url :
http://www.unitedwaymumbai.org/ngo12_vconnect.htm
Cause category: Disability
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