Kolkata, February 27, 2024- Arohan Financial Services, a leading NBFC MFI, regulated by the Reserve Bank of India, helps benefit 1600 newborns through a Hearing Screening & Intervention Programme in partnership with Vaani Deaf Children’s Foundation, an NGO dedicated to supporting Children With Hearing Impairment (CWHI).

A first of its kind initiative for newborns in eastern India, where the Company is headquartered, the programme helps in early detection of hearing loss in newborns. The programme is currently hosted at NBHS Serampore Walsh Super Speciality Hospital in Hooghly district of West Bengal where comprehensive training has also been provided to the hospital healthcare workers in offering counselling services to the parents of such newborns.

Ms. Kanchan Banerjee, Head of HR, T&D, CSR and Admin commented, “This initiative is deeply aligned to our purpose of serving the communities that we operate in, beyond credit. Although it has just been a year since the inception of the programme, it has moved from operating in one corner of a general ward to now a dedicated room in the hospital. The programme is scalable and with the phenomenal response that we’ve received, we are encouraged to think of replicating it in other districts as well.”
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Sumedha Joglekar, the Executive Director of Vaani Deaf Children’s Foundation extends its gratitude to Arohan Financial Services by stating, “We are thankful to Arohan for executing such an impactful project. Their commitment to community has greatly contributed to fulfilling our societal objectives.”

The "New-born Hearing Screening Programme" project stands as a testimony to the collective efforts of Arohan Financial Services Limited and Vaani Deaf Children’s Foundation. By prioritizing early detection and intervention, the initiative seeks to mitigate the impact of hearing loss on newborns and promote overall well-being for them.

About Arohan Financial Services Limited:

Established in 2006 in Kolkata, Arohan Financial Services Limited, a part of The Aavishkaar Group, is among India’s largest NBFC MFIs. The organisation has a bank loan rating of A (Stable), MFI grading of MF1 from CARE Ratings, a Social Performance rating of SP1, COCA Dimensions of C1, all of which are top-notch gradings. Arohan is Great Place to Work-Certified™, is among the Top 100 Best Workplaces in India 2022, and ranks among the Best Workplaces in Microfinance India 2022, and among India’s 30 Best Workplaces in BFSI - 2022 as per assessment conducted by the Great Place to Work® Institute. Driven by its mission to empower underserved households and small businesses through a range of financial services, in a manner sustainable for all stakeholders, Arohan plans to impact 28 million lives by the year 2028.