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Dipika needs a pair of hearing aids - help us make it happen
Dipika needs a pair of hearing aids that the health system won't fund; the cost is $350.
🇮🇳 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India1,152 views
Dipika lives with an amputation below the knee. The occupational therapist at Nagpur General Hospital has assessed her and recommended a pair of hearing aids. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $350.
Her current equipment is 9 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined her to home for 5 weeks.
With the right equipment Dipika could get to the shops and visit friends. It would change everyday life for the whole family.
We've applied to two charities already and received small contributions; this campaign covers the rest.
I'll pay the supplier directly from the funds, and I'll post a photo once the equipment is delivered.
Where the $350 goes:
• Delivery and set-up: $30
• Fitting and training sessions: $30
• pair of hearing aids: $290
Thank you so much.
- Smit
Updates from Smit
Update from Nagpur: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 27% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($68 in total) the plan for delivery and set-up is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Quick update: $43 raised so far (12%). I made the first payment toward pair of hearing aids. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Yvonne P. Edwards 🇯🇲 · $43
- Karolina Lena Pawłowski 🇵🇱 · $25
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $25
“Take care of yourselves. Thought of Dipika all day after reading this.”
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