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Hear Us is a non-profit organization based in the Western Cape, established in 2001 by parents of deaf children who received cochlear implants.

Hear Us is committed to financially supporting disadvantaged individuals with severe-to-profound hearing loss to afford a Cochlear Implant and maintain them lifelong to realize their full potential in the hearing world. Consequences of a lack of funding is that many excellent candidates for cochlear implants ultimately give up on the promise of a better life with hearing. Cochlear implantation is the most effective treatment for severe-to-profound hearing loss; and although it is expensive, it is highly cost-effective in the long run when considering the financial costs of health care, education support, lost productivity (unemployment), and societal costs of unaddressed hearing loss. For most people to afford a cochlear implant, they rely on medical aid, private fundraising, or charitable donations. Many people struggle to raise the necessary funds and this may lead to a delay in implantation, which in children, can mean they miss the critical period of language learning, with life-long negative consequences, and in adults, can result in losing their jobs due to their deafness, together with significant negative psychological consequences. The life of each person we help is changed forever by obtaining access to the wonderful world of sound. Hearing is one of the senses that connects us to our families and friends, and the universe around us.

Last year, our HearUs running team managed to collectively fundraise just under R280 000.00. Our goal for 2025 is surpass this, if you are ready for a challenge and would like to be a part of something big, join our team.

By wearing our shirts and running for HearUs for the TOM, you will be supporting our organization and helping us to raise awareness and change the lives of those with severe-to-profound hearing loss.

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Website: www.hearus.org.za

Facebook: www.facebook.com/HearUsZa

Instagram: www.instagram.com/hearus_cochlearimplants_za

Givengain fundraising platform:   https://www.givengain.com/cause/hearus