For more than 40 years the Oticon Foundation in New Zealand has improved the lives of the hearing impaired in New Zealand through communication and knowledge. The Foundation is committed to finding better solutions to hearing loss and strives to increase public awareness and understanding of hearing impairment.

The Oticon Foundation supported research projects and organisations that:
 disseminate knowledge about hearing and hearing loss
 help remedy hearing loss among children and adults
 improve the quality of life for hearing impaired people and their families
 break down the stigma of hearing loss.