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Hear Foundation |
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Registration
No.
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25
October 2002 / E-20550 (Mumbai)
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One
line descriptive slogan
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Helping
deaf children grow up with sound
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About
us
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I
Hear Foundation
inaugurated its early intervention program “Naad”
on 25 April 2003. This comprehensive service
in audiology, education and counseling is located at
a single facility and teaches babies born with a
hearing loss to listen and speak so that they may
take their place in kindergarten classes of schools
for hearing children. The medium of education
offered is English and Marathi.
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Vision
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Naad
will be a national early intervention centre of
excellence in auditory verbal practice, earning
international recognition, in its work in guiding
families of deaf and hard of hearing children and
professionals.
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Mission
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Naad
will pioneer and promote effective and early
identification and intervention of hearing loss in
India and bring hearing loss into the public
consciousness in Mumbai and in most of India.
Naad
will also demonstrate sensitivity to cultural
diversity in helping families raise
their young hearing impaired children.
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Services
Offered
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Audiology,
Education and Counselling for hearing impaired
children, their parents and families.
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Impact
Data
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Naad
has worked with over 40 families of hearing impaired
children since its inception in April 2003.
Audiology and habilitation with deaf babies and
children is very intensive and it is the parents who
are trained to work with their children on a
continuing basis. At Naad therefore it is necessary
to work on a one-on-one basis with them.
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Brief
History
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I
Hear Foundation was registered as an Educational
Charitable Trust on 25 October, 2002. Its main focus
is on early intervention for hearing impaired babies
and children. With this aim it set up Naad:
Early Intervention Centre for
Hearing Impaired Babies. Naad was inaugurated on
25 April, 2003. Naad offers a comprehensive service
in audiology, therapy and counselling to hearing
impaired babies, their parents and families. It is
recognized as a leader in the management of
pediatric habilitation for hearing impaired children
in India.
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Brief
Projects / Achievements
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I
Hear Foundation proposes to launch Infant Screening
of Hearing in December 2005. This will screen
infants and babies at birth or soon after for
hearing loss, thereby allowing early intervention
for those diagnosed.
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What
is it that you do exactly for a beneficiary?
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At
Naad, a child’s hearing loss is accurately
measured, appropriate hearing aids fitted and
education (language and speech skills) begun with
the aim of integrating the child in a school for
normal hearing children by the age of 5 or 6.
Parents and families are counseled about what
hearing loss is, what it entails how to deal with it
and most importantly to continue to enjoy their
child so that she/he can grow up to be confident and
independent person capable of making his/her own
choices in life.
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Collaboration
Possibilities
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How
can you work with corporates, sponsors, other NGOs,
schools, hospitals, Rotaries, government?
(Please elaborate differently for each)
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Rotaries:
Naad is a joint project between I Hear Foundation,
The Rotary Club of Bombay and supported by Reuters
Foundation.
Hospitals:
To introduce and encourage infant screening for the
early diagnosis of deafness. It is possible to test
children at birth and with the help of hospitals
with maternity wards the Foundation will seek to
create awareness among parents for early screening,
especially for at risk babies.
Corporates/Sponsors:
To
help develop and spread awareness of deafness in
Mumbai. To help spread awareness for the importance
of infant screening for hearing loss in babies.
NGOs:
To help spread awareness of hearing loss in the
specific areas that the NGOs work in. To educate the
people in those areas about the process to follow if
their child is diagnosed with a hearing loss so that
these children can be fitted with hearing aids and
educated.
Government:
The Foundation through its pilot study of infant
hearing screening will seek to convince the
government to make infant screening mandatory all
over India.
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If
they want to visit you, what can you show them &
how much time will it take?
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A
visit around Naad’s facilities will take
approximately half an hour. During that time
visitors will be shown the audiological facilities,
the therapy rooms, counselor’s room, play
area/lending library/kitchenette. They can watch an
audiological testing session and sit in for a
therapy session if they so choose. We also show
videos of children who have graduated from our
program and are now in schools for normal hearing
children.
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Do
you have any weekend or evening activities which
families can attend and be sensitized?
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If
you can give a talk of 15-20 minutes to a Rotary
Club or Ladies Association, please state:
(Title of Topic / One line description of what it
will cover / Audience for whom suitable)
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The
Importance of Early Intervention and Early Infant
Hearing Screening:
The
need for early screening; that it is possible to
test babies at birth in a process that is
non-interfering; Why early diagnosis of hearing loss
is important and what needs to be done once it is
diagnosed. Videos of children who have had the
benefit of early intervention.
This
talk would be suitable for anyone over the age of
21, pediatricians, doctors, teachers and anyone
involved with children.
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Financial
data
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yearly
budget (in Rs. lacs)
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On
request. Will be mailed separately if required.
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Main
revenue sources
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Mainly
through donations. A small amount is collected
through fees.
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Are
you willing to be 'adopted' by a corporate?
If yes, What is your annual funding need
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Rs.
Seven Lakhs per annum towards operational expenses
for running Naad.
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Organization
data
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number
of full-time people
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Four
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number
of part-time people
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One
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number
of volunteers
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One
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Help
Needed
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Volunteers
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Yes
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Donations-in-kind
needed
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Yes
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Services
needed
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Yes
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Advisors
/ Mentors needed:
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Yes
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Jobs
Available
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Yes
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Donation
possibilities
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- Rs.
5000/- per month as a scholarship for
habilitation. This includes audiology/education
and counselling for one child.
- Rs.
towards producing videotapes for parents.
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Organization
Contact Details
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Address
can be revealed on the website:
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Yes
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Name
of organization
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I
Hear Foundation
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Address
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203,
Rajendra Chambers
19,
Nanabhai Lane, Fountain
Mumbai
400 001
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Phone
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+91
(22) 2202 1006 / 2202 3108
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Fax
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+91
(22) 2288 0991
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email
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malupatel@naadcentre.org
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Contact
Person's Detail
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Name
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Mrs.
Malu Patel
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email-
personal
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malu@malupatel.com
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Website
(write url if any)
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www.ihearfounation.org
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Names
of Trustees
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Ms.
Zarine Davar Secretary
Ms.
Anupam Anand Treasurer
Ms.
Firoza Bhabha Pediatrician
Dr.
Milind Kirtane ENT Surgeon
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for karmayog.com
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