Fourteenth mission: school mission in coordination with Audition Solidarité.
The Hear to Live Foundation, together with the French association Audition Solidarité, carried out its fourteenth mission with the main objective of sponsoring the training of eight educational centers in the eastern part of the country, as part of its follow-up program “Breaking the Barriers of Disability.”
From May 13 to 17, 2024, a team of 10 hearing professionals visited various areas of the country to conduct lectures and workshops, providing additional educational tools to teachers responsible for educating a total of 402 children who have been impacted by the program, which started in 2019.
The visited institutions included: San Pedro Special Education Center in San Pedro de Macoris, San Andres Educational Center for the Deaf in Boca Chica, Santa Rosa Institute for the Deaf in Santo Domingo, Special Education Center for the Deaf Life and Hope in Christ in Sabana de la Mar, Villa Guerrero Educational Center in El Seibo, Special Basic School Nido de Amor in Higuey, Missionary Center for the Integral Development of the Deaf in Consuelo, and School for the Deaf Life and Hope in Christ in Hato Mayor.
“This school mission was different from the previous ones carried out so far in conjunction with the French association Audition Solidarité. Each day of this week-long mission, we visited the eight schools that belong to our follow-up program. These visits were characterized by teamwork as the main focus,” said Nathanael Le Herisse, president of the Fundación Oír Para Vivir.
Le Herisse added that working once again with the 10 volunteers from Audition Solidarité was a rewarding experience because they were excited about the opportunity to visit each center, and to hold talks and workshops with the teachers of these children with hearing loss, sharing their knowledge about hearing impairments.
Evelyna Rodriguez, Ambassador of the Fundación Oír Para Vivir, mentioned that this fourteenth mission allowed her to confirm that all the efforts made so far for the benefit of these 402 hearing-impaired children, who are part of the foundation’s follow-up program, have been worthwhile since day one. She expressed being extremely happy and proud to be part of Oír Para Vivir, an organization that has earned the love and respect of the deaf community in the Dominican Republic.
This mission was also supported by MGM (Meeting God in Mission) and Audition Solidarité.
About Audition Solidarité:
Audition Solidarité is a French humanitarian and civic association created in 2008, chaired by Christine Bourger. The association works to improve hearing well-being among sensitive or disadvantaged populations worldwide, through prevention, information, hearing technology implementation, training, research, and supporting humanitarian projects for the hearing impaired. Audition Solidarité has been our loyal partner since 2019 in the “Breaking the Barriers of Disability” project, carried out in collaboration with schools for hearing-impaired children.