Fight against hearing weakness

Televisa Deportes 10 km. Race

Source: Fundación Televisa

 

In Fundación Televisa we are conscious of the need to have a support system that guarantees health aid to those people with hearing weakness, and the technical recourse that enable them to participate and become integrated into society and the various education levels. To accomplish this we have programs, which, through sports and citizen involvement, are focused in procuring hearing aids for children of low income families, which will allow them to develop in an integral fashion: Goals for Mexico (Hearing Aids), The Televisa Deportes 10 Km. Race and Mac Donald’s Children’s World Day.

 

Program Objectives:
For Fundación Televisa it is of the utmost importance to elevate the quality of life and procure improvement possibilities for our children and young adults with hearing weakness. Because of this we have programs specifically dedicated to help children of low income families, giving them the hearing aids they require.

 

How we help:
Since 2002, Televisa Deportes holds a 10 km race to which the general public and sports personalities are invited. Our intent is to raise awareness about the hearing weakness that ail many of our children, and of course, to help them become integrated into society, through the donation of hearing aids. Every year Fundacion Televisa has also invited 20 artists to participate in the race, and for each kilometer they run a child receives a kit with 2 hearing aids and their batteries.

 

-Fundacion Televisa and the Patrimonio de la Beneficiencia Pública (Patrimony for Public Benefit) grant the recourses to acquire the hearing aids
-The Gabinete Audiologico Audios (Audiological Cabinet Audios) and Fundacion Venga y Oiga (Come and hear Foundation) raise additional funds to acquire hearing aids.
-The Instituo de Comunicación Humana Human Communication Institute), makes the diagnosis and follows up on each of the beneficiaries.

 

Results:
Through their effort the participating artists in the Televisa Deportes 10 km. Race benefited 600 children, who received 1,200 hearing aids.

At the Guadalajara and Monterrey Marathons and the Children’s Ronald Mc Donald Children’s Race 2,391 runes participated with 4,305 hearing aids.

In the fifth edition, the first 1,200 participants became runners with a cause by supporting 600 people with hearing aids.