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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.
Your support can help us reach more women.
For 25 years, Aberash lived with the pain and isolation of obstetric fistula –
After prolonged labour, Alemnesh sustained a devastating childbirth
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 today:
We firmly believe that every woman should be able to access the care they need to give birth safely.
Thank you.
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.
Our vision – an Ethiopia in which every person has access to quality education, healthcare and a life of dignity.
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/
Ethiopia has over four million people over the age of 60. Many of these people have no access to a state pension and are unable to save for their old age.
Around 60,000 children live on the streets of Addis Ababa. More than half have no access to shelter, adequate food, or an education.
People living with disabilities are routinely denied their most basic human rights, and are cut off from education, employment and healthcare. In Ethiopia, many live in extreme poverty.
