Princess Lalla Asmaa, President of the Lalla Asmaa Foundation, and Rachel Ruto, Kenya’s First Lady and President of the “Voice of Children Initiative” Foundation, visited this Tuesday in Rabat Kenyan and Moroccan children who have received cochlear implants, as part of the 4th phase of the international program “United, We Hear Each Other Better” and the Moroccan campaign “NASMAA.”
The Kenyan patients are among 100 children suffering from profound deafness covered under the 4th phase of the “United, We Hear Each Other Better” program launched in the Kenyan capital on November 5, 2025 by Princess Lalla Asmaa and Rachel Ruto. The program provides cochlear implants to 70 children in Nairobi and hosts, in Morocco, 30 other children for the same implant, ten of which have benefited in Morocco from the same care trajectory reserved for Moroccan patients.
In line with the humanistic and solidarity-driven vision of King Mohammed VI for active and robust South-South cooperation, the implementation of this 4th phase of the “Together, We Hear Each Other Better” program allows young people to discover the world of sound, communicate, learn, thrive, and transfer skills.
It also reflects Princess Lalla Asmaa’s commitment to implement on the ground the royal vision: that of a supportive, active and inspiring Morocco that creates, innovates, and shares —a Morocco that does not seek to grow alone, but to grow alongside others.
Through this cooperation approach led by the Lalla Asmaa Foundation, 100 deaf children from Kenya have benefited from Moroccan expertise, as they join hundreds of children from 22 countries across Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.
This model of cooperation, placing the Kingdom’s expertise and experience at the disposal of sisterly nations, manifests daily through the steadfast commitment of Princess Lalla Asmaa, who personally oversees the Foundation’s programs, patient care, and strategic partnerships.
Alongside the “United, We Hear Each Other Better” program, the Foundation is continuing the implementation of the national “NASMAA” campaign through its simultaneous deployment across five cities—Rabat, Casablanca, Fez, Marrakesh and Oujda—and five hospital facilities. This new campaign has enabled 1,050 Moroccan patients to receive implants free of charge, crossing the 1,000-patient mark and including adult recipients for the first time (aged 56 in Marrakesh, and 41 and 62 in Fez).