The Need

The International Medical Health Organization (IMHO Canada) has been requested to assist The Nuffield School for the deaf and Blind. The Nuffield School for the Deaf and Blind in Kaithadi, Jaffna is the primary institution that comprehensively serves the deaf community in Northern and Eastern provinces in Sri Lanka. The school has been operating since 1956 and currently serves 122 deaf, and 5 visually impaired children. Hearing-impaired children face bleak educational prospects. Due to lack of funding, resources, and lack of sufficient medical assistance, the school has not been able to provide hearing aids to their students.

Hearing sounds and words helps children learn to talk and understand. A child with hearing loss misses out on these sounds. This can cause problems with speaking, reading, school success, and social skill. Hearing is essential for maintaining relationships and connections with friends and family, fully participating in team and community activities, and experiencing life events.  Hearing makes it possible to engage, listen, laugh, and enjoy many of the things that help to shape the quality a person’s life. 

Project Impact