Hear the World Foundation (HTWF) Grant

Hear the World Foundation, together with its partners, is committed to equal opportunities and increased quality of life for children with hearing loss in low- and middle-income countries.  

Focus: The Foundation focuses on programs based on a holistic approach, comprising the core components of the Hearing Health Value Chain. Every single step is essential to the improvement of communication, social integration, and quality of life for children with hearing loss. Efforts focus on supporting local partners, building capacities in terms of expertise, training, equipment use, and process-oriented work. 

The Foundation's Hearing Health Value Chain can be found on this page: https://www.hear-the-world.com/en/foundation/our-focuses

The Foundation supports programs and initiatives that:

• Work towards improving hearing healthcare for children in underserved communities
• Have a holistic program framework and a strong emphasis on building local capacity
• Use evidence-based ways to achieve specified outcomes in hearing health and show willingness and capacities to participate in monitoring and evaluation
• Follow an inclusive approach

The Foundation partners with:

• Locally-rooted organizations in low- to middle-income countries
• Professional, legally registered non-profit organizations, including NGOs, community groups, hospitals, and actors within the private sector, preferably working with local governments and in networks with other organizations
• Financially stable and transparent partners, working towards a self-reliant hearing health care model

More information about funding criteria: https://www.hear-the-world.com/en/foundation/funding-criteria

Funding principles:

• Quality treatment of hearing loss
• Building local skills and expertise
• Ensuring professional follow-up care
• Long-term support and monitoring success

More information about basic principles: https://www.hear-the-world.com/en/foundation/basic-principles