Lions Hearing Aid Bank

The Lions Hearing Aid Bank collects, refurbishes, and redistributes pre-owned hearing aids to people in need across the world and in particular to developing countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia and Kenya. The hearing aids are donated to schools, orphanages and community centres. Through this one very practical program the Lions Hearing Aid Bank is helping many children (and families) access hearing aids that would not have been available otherwise and allowing them to hear in class and gain an education. As a high-tech item similar to the latest smartphones, people are eager to upgrade when new hearing aid models come out or their hearing loss has progressed and their previous hearing aid is no longer powerful enough. This has left many hearing aids sitting in dressing room drawers or in old shoeboxes full of other previously loved items.