Starkey Hearing Foundation

Regina received the gift of hearing seven years ago, and she shared with us how this experience has forever changed her life. ♥️ "When I heard on the radio that Starkey Hearing Foundation would assess and give free hearing aids to those with hearing challenges, I did not hesitate to keep the date. When I showed up, I was fortunate to be given support for both ears. Before I received my hearing aids, I had problems communicating with my customers. As a hairdresser, you always stand behind the client, and I had difficulty hearing or reading their lips. Since receiving these angels, they are doing wonders for my business, and I am grateful for the Starkey Hearing Foundation." #SoTheWorldMayHear #HearingStory

We're thrilled to announce the beginning of a new Starkey Hearing Institute program in El Salvador! 🇸🇻🎉 We've partnered with the Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado to offer a four-month program for students to learn the WFA Model, participate in Active Care outreach and build their skills to provide life-changing hearing care in Latin America. This marks another powerful step toward creating a sustainable, community-led hearing care network around the world. Together, we're training the next generation of hearing care professionals — right where they're needed most. #SoTheWorldMayHear #WFAModel #HearingMatters

We believe sustainable hearing care starts with a community-based model. In a recent Hearing Health & Technology Matters podcast, our Chairman and President, Richard S. Brown, and Executive Director of Starkey Hearing Institute Zambia, Alfred Mwamba, shared how we're reshaping global hearing health. From Zambia to the Philippines, the impact is real — and it's growing. We're proud to lead the movement that centers on people, purpose and lasting change. 🎧 Watch the full podcast episode here: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/d9Yw7dXZ #SoTheWorldMayHear #HearingHealthcare

Please join us in wishing our co-founder, Tani Austin, the happiest of birthdays today! 🦋🎉 Tani’s heart, vision and tireless dedication to giving the gift of hearing continue to inspire all of us. Her compassion leaves a lasting impression everywhere she goes — and today, we celebrate her! Happy birthday, Tani! Thank you for leading with love and purpose. #SoTheWorldMayHear

Desire is a shining example of how impactful Active Care is toward education and understanding of the WFA Model at the Starkey Hearing Institute Zambia. "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙜𝙤 𝙗𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙚, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙄 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨. 𝙄 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧. 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙊𝙪𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨. 𝙄'𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨." We're so inspired by the way our students are building confidence with their new skills! #SoTheWorldMayHear #StudentHighlight

We are proud to be the largest global nonprofit dedicated to creating greater access to hearing healthcare for those who need it most. By empowering local hearing professionals and teaching the WFA Model, we're providing a real, lasting impact — one community at a time. This mission goes beyond providing the gift of hearing. It's about shaping a future where hearing healthcare is accessible, sustainable and rooted in every community. Learn more about how we are creating a difference in so many lives and how the newest graduates will help support people across Southeast Asia in the HearingTracker article below. #SoTheWorldMayHear #WFAModel

Our team is delivering the gift of hearing to hundreds of Filipinos in need, sparking tears of joy, laughter and celebration.🦻🙌 You can feel the power of the impact the Starkey Hearing Institute and University of Santo Tomas are making. It takes a village of hearing specialists and supporters practicing the WFA Model to make outreach events like this possible. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to everyone who is helping us make hearing healthcare more accessible around the world. Hear more from our President and Board Chair, Richard S. Brown, and Vice Chair Dr. Gyl Kasewurm. ⬇️ #StarkeyHearingInstitute #SoTheWorldMayHear

Toky's story is a reminder of what's possible when purpose and opportunity meet. ❤️ From a chance meeting in Madagascar to traveling the world providing better hearing to those in need, his journey is an inspiration to us all. Toky was a part of the first graduating class at the Starkey Hearing Institute Zambia and has become an integral part of our training team. Thank you, Toky, for being a role model for our current and future Champions. It's people like you who are making a lasting impact on local communities! #SoTheWorldMayHear

Providing access to hearing healthcare goes far beyond a traditional clinic setting, which is what our WFA Model is all about. By offering hearing screenings, Active Care and fittings in local communities across Africa, our team is opening the door to better hearing and brighter futures every day. This is what access in action looks like. 💛 #SoTheWorldMayHear

From the first day of studies, each student at the Starkey Hearing Institute Zambia writes journal entries to reflect on their personal experiences over their 10-month program. Mangala shared: "𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄’𝙢 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡-𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩. 𝙎𝙚𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩’𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙞𝙙, 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙬𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙋𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚’𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙪𝙚𝙡 𝙢𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠." Whether it's a connection they've built, what they felt fitting a hearing aid for the first time or the plans they've made after graduation, we enjoy getting to read each and every entry. #SoTheWorldMayHear #StudentHighlight #HearingHealth