Jo: Since I became an ambassador for the Hearing Fund UK, we have been able to put a plan into action
And we have the contact to try to establish a project in Bangladesh
Narrator: Merrill's son Justin knew exactly who to speak to
He made the breakthrough Jo had been looking for
Jo: Lovely to see you both
Jo: I couldn't have done it alone
It had to do with all of the teamwork and all of the contacts the Hearing Fund UK had and the Osmond family themselves
Justin: We were going to help a lot of kids with the gift of hearing
Merrill: You are an amazing ambassador for not only the Hearing Fund, but for people throughout the whole world
So we are so proud of you
Jo: Thank you for making this happen
Merrill: Go get'em
Skye: Now is this all of the volunteers?
Volunteers: Yes
Skye: You're sure? It doesn't seem like enough.
Narrator: The team was brought on board by the Osmonds
The Starkey Hearing Foundation is on a ten year mission to fit a million hearing aids around the world
Skye: You need to have someone who speaks Bangali at every single station so they can communicate
Narrator: This one clinic alone is costing around 300,000 pounds
Skye: You have to be patient because some of them don't hear
Narrator: It needs to run like clockwork
Skye: I think the biggest challenge is making sure all the volunteers know where they are assigned to
Skye: How are you guys?
Basic project management organization and some basic training stuff that ideally would've been done yesterday when we set up the site
But because it wasn't, it's okay, we can handle it, we can do it today
Absolutely
Volunteers: One, Two, Three, Team!
Narrator: Once attached to the ear piece, the hearing aid is turned up gradually until the right volume is found
The result: an ear full of sound
Jo: It's magical to watch a child hear for the very first time
Narrator: It's Jo's last day in Dhaka
It's been an extraordinary seven days
Jo: Something happened. I've fallen in love with the country.
My life is changed and now I am having this incredible new sense of hearing
I feel a connection to the country and those people
All the emotion that was happening when the hearing aids were being distributed
Watching the children, the way their eyes light up
It is very rewarding and I feel very humbled
There are so many other children that I want to reach
So it's not over