Join the national SAA in celebrating the World Health Organization’s (WHO) annual World Hearing Day on March 3, 2025! World Hearing Day is held annually on March 3 after being introduced at the First International Conference on Prevention and Rehabilitation of Hearing Impairment in 2007. Each year, the WHO and other international and local organizations carry out ear- and auditory perception-related activities and events to promote hearing health and care around the world. The SAA wants you to get involved and do your part to promote WHO’s initiative by hosting a humanitarian event in your community during the month of March!
This year, the SAA is hosting Humanitarian Month during March. Possible service projects include planning or participating in a hearing screening, a food drive, handing our earplugs at a local event, or educating the public by giving a presentation or holding a social media campaign about hearing loss or hearing healthcare! Your chapter can come up with their own service project or you can check out the Program Ideas Bank for more ideas and step-by-step instructions.
Questions? Email us at saa@audiology.org.
Also, any chapter who participates receives one chapter challenge point under the Humanitarian category!
Humanitarian audiology does not have to be confined to one month, but we strongly encourage you to use the month of March as motivation to initiate your efforts. Get out there and volunteer with SAA!
More information about the WHO and World Hearing Day can be found at:
Helpful hearing-related resources for your projects:
- Coalition for Global Hearing Health Grants
- Dangerous Decibels
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
- Turn it to the Left Campaign
World Hearing Forum Student Changemakers Awards
The World Hearing Forum’s (WHF) Student Changemakers Awards initiative seeks to engage student changemakers from around the world to develop innovative solutions for ear and hearing care (EHC) in lower- and middle-income countries. Undergraduate and graduate university students interested in being part of a global initiative to transform hearing health are encouraged to apply. Win up to $15,000 and a chance to present your project at the WHF’s 2025 Stakeholders Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.
Key Dates
- Applications are due by: Monday, March 3, 2025
- Winners are announced: June 2025
- Winning project interim progress report due: October 2025
- Final reports and presentations due: December 2025