Vision
To raise awareness and improve Women’s Reproductive health status particularly the holistic surrounding obstetric fistula
About Us
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Obstetric fistula is a devastating pregnancy related disability and affects an estimated
200,000–500,000 women each year. While fistula is a global problem, it appears to be
particularly common in Africa and developing countries globally due to poor health
facilities. Fistula is a condition that often develops during obstructed labour, when a
woman cannot get a Caesarean section (C-Section).
- To raise awareness of Women’s Reproductive Health particular the holistic
- approach surrounding Obstetric Fistula.
- Creation Awareness, Advocacy and Activism to fight against Early Pregnancies and
- Marriages, Family Planning, Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS, Female
- Genital Mutilation (FGM), Gander Based Violence (GBV) and Human Rights Defender
- (HRD) for the Voiceless Marginalize Community and society.
- To advocate, Activism and Human Rights Defender for appropriate Reproductive
- Health Policies legislation at both National and County levels in the Kenyan women’s
- Reproductive Health System.
- To advocate for generational transformative change to access, quality, affordable
- clean Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in community.
- To enhance quality of life of community through promotion of sustainable,
- alternative use and protection of Indigenous Environmental Conservation for
- current and future generations.
- To improve the prosperity of women and youths through an Economic Stimulus
- Development Programmes/Projects to enrich value-added incomes generating
- business enterprises.
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People directly benefitted
Obstetric fistula is a preventable and treatable condition that no woman should have
to endure. Direct causes of fistula include childbearing at too early an age, cultural
practices like FGM and limited access to emergency obstetric care facilities. Some of
the indirect causes, such as poverty and lack of education, prevent women from
accessing services that could preclude the onset of such conditions. Prevalence is
highest in impoverished communities in Africa.
The World Health Organization estimates that over two million women are currently
living with obstetric fistulas. Estimates are based on the number of people who seek
treatment in hospitals and clinics and are, therefore, likely to be much too low as many
women never seek care due to stigmatization and poverty.
Fortunately, most fistulas can be repaired surgically, even if they are several years old.
The cost ranges from $100–$400 USD, but this amount is far beyond what most patients
can afford. If done properly, the success rate for surgical repair is as high as 98% and
women can usually continue to bear children. Attentive post-operative care, for a
minimum of (10-14 days), is critical to prevent infection, catheter blockage and
breakdown of the repair site while the surgery heals. Education and counselling are also
needed to help restore the woman’s self-esteem and allow her to reintegrate into her
community once she is healed.
