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Charity Spotlight: Fistula Foundation
Fistula Foundation Forges Ahead in Zambia “We are in it together, and we can get through it together!” Fistula Foundation Zambia is on a roll!…
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Charity Spotlight: Fistula Foundation
Empowering Kenyan Fistula Survivors—and Soccer Stars!—to Sew Covid-19 Masks for the Community In Kenya, Fistula Foundation’s partners use a number of creative ways to help women…
How Our Recommended Charities are Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic
We remain steadfast in our mission and know that we’ll now have to work even harder to help save and improve lives, as the already-poor will…
Celebrating the Heroic Women Working to End Fistula
Fistula Foundation supports brave female surgeons, nurses, and health workers across Africa and Asia. These heroines dedicate their lives to healing other women who are suffering…
Dedicating This Mother’s Day to 1,000 Moms in Madagascar
By: Kate Grant, CEO Fistula Foundation I remember what it felt like when my son was born. After 24 hours of labor, nearly four hours…
Dancing Queen: Visit to Fistula Survivor Padma Thapa in Dahachur, Nepal
By: Lindsey Pollaczek, VP of Programs at Fistula Foundation “My mother gave me a second life, and so now, I just have to dance!” Padma Thapa,…
Dr. Denis Mukwege Receives Nobel Peace Prize
By Kate Grant, CEO, Fistula Foundation Last month’s announcement by the Nobel Committee that Dr. Denis Mukwege would be a recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize…
HOPE Amidst a Refugee Crisis
HOPE Hospital, Fistula Foundation’s partner in Bangladesh, has been on the front lines of the Rohingya refugee crisis. Amidst the sprawling refugee camps, HOPE has begun…
My Friend, Oprah
by Kate Grant, Fistula Foundation’s Chief Executive I got the best job of my life from Oprah Winfrey. I know you think I’m just a name-dropper,…
Ending Fistula Within a Generation in Kenya
By: Katie Weller, Marketing Communications Writer, Fistula Foundation “Sit down, let’s talk to her,” said Joyce, nodding. She gestured to the hospital bed with…
What I Know for Sure
A wise woman, Judith Campbell, once said, “when your heart speaks, take good notes.” It’s been more than two decades since I met two people who…
The Unsung Struggle to End the ‘Curse’ of Fistula in Bangladesh
Story and images by Amy Fallon, originally printed in News Deeply COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh – For almost 45 years, Fatema Khatun suffered one of the greatest…