Alemnesh’s hope for the future
27th November 2023
After prolonged labour, Alemnesh sustained a devastating childbirth injury: obstetric fistula. Read her story.
Transforming lives in Ethiopia
Transforming lives in Ethiopia
Obstetric fistula is a devastating childbirth injury, causing an internal tear or hole in the delicate tissue between the birth canal and bladder and/or rectum. It often occurs following a prolonged, obstructed labour, when a woman has had to give birth at home without trained medical assistance.
Many women, unaware that their injury can be treated, are left facing a future of incontinence, pain and isolation.
But it is treatable, and preventable.
Please make a gift today to help us reach more women.
By improving access to maternal health services, our partners are saving the lives of mothers and babies, preventing the childbirth injuries that are so prevalent with prolonged, unassisted labour and offering women choices in childbirth.
By donating this Christmas:
We firmly believe that every woman should be able to access the care they need to give birth safely.
Thank you.
After prolonged labour, Alemnesh sustained a devastating childbirth injury: obstetric fistula. Read her story.
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We raise funds for local Ethiopian charities to transform lives and achieve lasting change.
Our partners know the context and solutions; we listen and provide appropriate support. Growth and development are tracked in local communities using robust monitoring and evaluation. Partnerships continue as long as there’s a clear need and opportunities to make a lasting impact.
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Our mission – breaking the cycle of poverty by enabling the poorest and most vulnerable and their communities to live with dignity, to build resilience and achieve real and sustainable solutions to the challenges they face.
Reference source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9904232/
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