Deaftronics (Pty) Ltd
Organization Details
Deaftronics (Pty) Ltd is a Biotechnology company that was established in 2017. The Company manufactures affordable solar powered hearing aids, made by hearing impaired people for people with a hearing loss. Deaftronics manufactured the first solar-powered hearing aid unit called Solar Ear. The Solar Ear unit includes a digital rechargeable hearing aid, a solar battery charger and four rechargeable hearing aid batteries. The batteries can also be used in 80% of hearing aids currently present in the market. In direct sunlight, the solar charger is able to charge three batteries simultaneously, in only two to three hours. The batteries last a week, have a lifespan between two to three years, and are versatile, as they can also be charged via a household light or a cell phone charger. This presents significant value for Deaftronics’ customers, as they are able to save money that would otherwise have been spent on replacing batteries on a weekly basis.
Impact Story
Deaftronics aims to empower the hearing impaired by creating employment opportunities and helping them better integrate into the deaf community. The company achieves this objective by providing training to and employing young, hearing impaired individuals to design its products. As a result, a sense of loyalty and pride is established amongst the deaf community, as the company contributes towards social upliftment of the hearing impaired. It has so far provided training and empowerment to different deaf centers including the National Institute for the Deaf, Cape Town in South Africa, Access Ear, Amman in Jordan, and Solar Ear, Sao Paulo in Brazil.
Our goal is to make sure that every hearing impaired child has access to a solar powered hearing aid, thereby presenting them with an opportunity to go to school. We believe that through education we can break the cycle of poverty.
Deaftronics mission is make total hearing health, possible for people worldwide with a priority in developing countries and underserved communities by: providing affordable and sustainable hearing amplification equipment to all who need it.
Deaftronics vision is a world where hearing impairment is no longer a barrier.
