Raised: $0
Goal: $20,000
Information and Awareness
In many rural areas, girls are married just after they experience their first menstrual
flow— between 10 and 15 years of age.
Raised: $0
Goal: $15,000
Empowering Women
Women have the right to education and health care. Yet girls are frequently denied
schooling, which tends to delay marriage and give them skills to earn an income
Raised: $0
Goal: $22,000
Training of Midwives
Reconstructive surgery is a delicate procedure that requires a specialist trained surgeon
and skilled nurses.
Raised: $0
Goal: $18,000
Transportation
Many women with fistulas live in rural areas, far from medical help. Safe and reliable
transportation to a hospital is often scarce or too expensive for poor women and their
families.
Raised: $0
Goal: $15,000
Support Services
Fistula survivors who have been shunned and isolated typically experience intense
feelings of shame, self-loathing, mental health and depression.