earAccess is a Canadian for-profit social enterprise that provides access to hearing devices in LMIC settings at a 50-70% discount from market rates. To date, With TTS follow-on funding earAccess will leverage their experience and innovative service model to rollout a holistic solution to provide hearing services for children under 5 years of age. Their solution will address the three systemic barriers that prevent children from receiving hearing services: (i) caregivers’ unfamiliarity with hearing risk factors and services (ii) inaccessibility of services (iii) prohibitive costs of hearing aids.
Grant ID
TTS-1904-25063
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Funding Amount (in original currency)
1049808.00
Funding Currency
CAD
Exchange Rate (at time of payment)
0.7500000000
Funding Amount (in USD)
787356.00
Project Type
Project Primary Sector
Funding Date Range
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Funding Total (In US dollars)
787356.00
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