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Healing Women
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Childbirth injuries like obstetric fistula and pelvic organ prolapse destroy women’s bodies.
Ridicule, isolation and worsening poverty often add to their misery. Join us today to restore their health and dignity.

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Spring Events: Postponed

After monitoring the ongoing coronavirus health crisis, we have decided to postpone all spring events. We are working to reschedule them for Fall 2020 and will keep you updated as things are finalized. Thank you for your patience!

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Success Story

Meet Galissa

Galissa was married at 13 years old and pregnant less than a year later. During labor she developed a fistula and lost her baby. Leaking uncontrollably with no where left to turn, your support allowed Galissa to get the help she needed from Dr. Itengre and his team in Burkina Faso.

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Matching Campaign

Double the impact in Burkina Faso

SowHope, a funding partner of Dr. Itengre, is running a $25,000 matching campaign for the holistic care of women in Burkina Faso. With your help — and the SowHope matching campaign — our goal is to raise $50,000 before March 31st!

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Creating Advocates

Community efforts grow awareness

Many suffering women live in remote villages of poor countries and are often unaware that their condition is both preventable and treatable. We work with volunteers to spread the news of treatment.

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Our Programs

Prevention begins with care providers

By building up local medical capacity to prevent and treat these injuries, they will become a problem of the past.

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Holistic Care

Healing Goes Beyond Surgery

We invest in survivors with educational and vocational skills training to help them earn an income after they leave us.

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We work in 5 countries where a woman’s risk of injury in childbirth is very high.

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The WFF has made it possible for many fistula sufferers to receive free and safe surgery and recovery.

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Worldwide Fistula Fund is the oldest charity supporting women and girls with childbirth injuries in the United States. We are lead by a team of seasoned doctors, business experts and nonprofit professionals. Learn more about our history and team.

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