Hundreds of Children in Kabul Receive Free Hearing Aids

Bayat Foundation with the closer cooperation of the Starkey Hearing Foundation have launched its second round of distribution of hearing devices as free to 800 people in need in Kabul the capital city of Afghanistan.

Officials of both foundations have said,” the following hearing devices has been distributed after fourth period of checkups were made from the patients.”

In the following donation efforts are made to distribute hearing devices to those who cant hear due to several issues,the program will enable them to hear the voices of their surroundings.

Head of Bayat Foundation Eng, Ehssanollah Bayat said,” the following hearing devices will bring positive changes into life of deaf people,and will enable them to join their family and society back, Starkey Hearing Foundation has been working closely with Bayat Foundation on decreasing deaf numbers from Afghanistan societies since two years.”

The three times checkups enabled officials in both Foundations to having correct frame of ears of deaf people and beginning the distribution today.

Head of the Starkey Hearing Foundation Bill Astin said,” I m so excited to be in Kabul again and by the close cooperation of Bayat Foundation we could help in need Human beings, we would like to distribute this as gifts to Afghanistan people which will create positive impacts.”

One of the patients Ahmad Wali said,” now I really feel there is positive changes in my life after receiving hearing devices given by the Bayat Foundation-Starkey Hearing Foundation.”

Both officials in Bayat Foundation-Starkey Hearing Foundation have insisted on continuation of their supports to deaf people in order to decrease their numbers within the Afghan societies.

About 700 in need people were assisted by given hearing devices in Herat and Balkh Provinces last week.

This comes after that in the first round of the distribution of the hearing devices both foundations has been capable to assist more than 1700 people in Afghanistan,where most of them were school students both girls and boys.

Since 2005, the US-based Bayat Foundation, a 501 c (3) charitable organization, has promoted the well-being of the Afghan people. Founded and directed by Ehsan Bayat and Fatema Bayat, the Foundation has contributed to more than 300 projects dedicated to improving the quality of life for the youth, women, poor, and elderly of Afghanistan; including construction of 13 maternity hospitals that have now treated over 1,000,000 mothers and babies.

Projects have included the construction of new facilities and sustainable infrastructure in needy regions, and the promotion of health, education, economic, and cultural programs. In addition to his charitable initiatives, Ehsanollah Bayat founded Afghan Wireless (AWCC) in 2002 – a joint venture between Telephone Systems International, Inc. (TSI) and the Ministry of Communications – which was the first GSM wireless and Internet Service Provider in Afghanistan, and later established Ariana Radio and Television Network (ATN), which includes Ariana Radio (FM 93.5).

About Starkey Hearing Foundation

Starkey Hearing Foundation uses hearing as a vehicle to reflect caring and change lives around the world. Disabling hearing loss affects more than 360 million people, including 32 million children, worldwide, yet many do not have access to the hearing devices that can help them. Starkey Hearing Foundation fits and gives more than 100,000 hearing aids annually, and as a member of President Clinton’s Global Initiative, it has pledged to fit one million hearing aids this decade. In addition to giving the gift of hearing through worldwide hearing missions, Starkey Hearing Foundation promotes hearing health awareness and education through the Listen Carefully campaign and provides hearing instruments to low-income Americans through the Hear Now program.

Reported By Bezhan Arian