Stitching Operation Ear Drop was originally founded in the Netherlands in November 1983 with the aim of providing free ear operations to needy children in Kenya. A local chapter, Stitching Operation Ear Drop was formed in 2003 to take care of activities in Kenya. Initially, the program was providing free ear surgery for needy children in Nairobi Hospitals using volunteer ENT specialists from the Netherlands. Thereafter a hearing health and rehabilitation program was started, which included distribution of hearing aids to schools for the deaf as well as training teachers of the deaf in the making of ear moulds for their pupils. Stitching Operation Ear Drop has successfully provided service to improve the lives of thousands of hearing impaired children in Kenya for over 25 years. Stitching Operation Ear Drop expanded its activities to include:
– Free ear surgery sessions at the Kenyatta National Hospital and Nazareth Hospital Mumias, four times a year.
– Training of ENT doctors in ear surgery.
– Provision of ear surgery equipment to Kenyan Public Hospitals.
– Rural Surgical Outreach Program
– World Hearing Day Campaign – Awareness campaign on hearing
