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And the only reason she is smiling in this picture is because for the first time in her life, she is surrounded by people who understand and care for her.  Her mother died when Martha was 5 and her life went down from there.  She fled her father’s neglect and married into an abusive family. Her mother-in-law forbid her from delivering in a hospital and then beat her when the baby was stillborn.  The fistula came with claims of disease and infidelity, more beatings, and eventually, complete abandonment.

When I met Martha, I realized that our mission needed to be about empowering women like her to transcend the environmental factors that cause fistula.  We built a strategy to do that and now we need your help to implement it.

The ways in which you can assist are broken down functionally below.  Please know that all your donation goes to programs that empower local people.  Click on any of the blocks to learn more and make a contribution.  Thanks in advance for your support!

We are a 501(c)(3) and donations are tax deductible in the USA.  Our tax id is 35-2326522.  If you have corporate matching or have any other questions, please contact us.

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