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Winning the American Academy of Audiology Humanitarian Award is impressive enough in its own right. It’s even more remarkable, though, when you realize that the 2008 recipient was neither American, nor even an audiologist! He was simply a social entrepreneur dedicated to creating meaningful change in the world.
There aren’t many gifts more valuable to be granted than that of being able to hear — and that is exactly what Ashoka fellow Howard Weinstein is providing for thousands in the developing world who are hard of hearing. Weinstein, who has partnered with his home country of Brazil’s public health system, developed a sustainable solution to make hearing aids accessible to the country’s poorest citizens.
”Read more about Ashoka fellow Howard Weinstein and how he is changing the world, on the Ashoka Tech Blog.
