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In Zagreb, Croatia, at the world renowned SUVAG Polyclinic, doctors have been treating children with hearing difficulties for 40 years. The post-Balkan war programme of providing cochlear implants to all the nation's deaf children, and their subsequent rehabilitation, is a national success story.
The key event in raising awareness was a campaign called "Let them hear" that began when children of war veterans forfeited their Christmas gifts in favour of donating to a fund. The campaign engaged the nation; everyone from the ordinary worker to the president and the prime minister to celebrities got involved.
The cost of the operation and rehabilitation costs US$30,000 per child. The campaign raised US$2.1 million, enough for the rehabilitation of all Croatia's deaf children.
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Once children recognize that they can hear their self-confidence grows. The boy during the children’s game suddenly picks up the phone and starts an imaginary conversation. Although his words are badly pronounced, he is very happy.
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