Our NGO "Ayúdame a Escuchar" Fundaye's key Objective in Ecuador is to give financial help providing assistance and facilities for those with impaired hearing, as well as support in Hearing health to people of reduced economic resources which due to their humble condition and poverty line existence makes it practically impossible to be able to acquire an auditory examination, a decent treatment and proper hearing aids.

In Ecuador around five percent (5%) of the population have a hearing loss from mild to profound, including all ranges namely: children, adults and elderly people. Only one percent (1%) based in our latest reports can afford to purchase hearing aids leaving a four percent (4%) unable to rectify their impairments due to unemployment and poverty. Hearing aids have been helpful for many hearing impaired people, but most hearing impaired people do not buy a hearing aid, because they just can’t afford them!

The damage caused by hearing impairment is far too extensive to detail completely but, the main factors are highlighted below firstly pertaining to all adults and the elderly.

- Stress and depression.
- Avoiding communication with parents and friends.
- Social injustice and disrespect.
- Social exclusion.
- Continued Poverty / lowly paid.
- Estrangement / Isolation.
- Increases in hearing loss.
- Disturbing behavior.

Most of These disabilities are also very common in elderly people and can seriously affect their safety, quality of life, and ability to live independently. Taking care of such retirees also represents some expenditure in medicines and maintenance that they can barely afford.

Children / effects from impairment
- Lack of communication with parents and friends
- Learning problems
- Retarded Language / Infinitesimal development in social skills.
- Social exclusion (prime importance at these young ages, forming their future personality)
- Disturbance Conduct
- Increases in hearing loss

Children suffering from impaired hearing have serious detrimental effects on their education which makes it dramatically difficult for them to integrate with the rest of society. Scope for treatment is very limited in Ecuador where there are a large number of children with impaired hearing as well who do not have access to proper treatment. Due to these and many other factors Fundacion "Ayudame a Escuchar" Fundaye has become fully functional and is willing and able to provide all the necessary assistance and facilities for hearing impaired through specific projects based on our daily experiences with hearing impairment within our society.