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Hellen

Hellen

In March 2025, Hellen’s life changed forever. After an emergency hysterectomy following complications after the birth of her fifth child, she was left with a devastating childbirth injury — a vesicovaginal fistula.

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Doris

Doris

Doris faced challenges after developing a fistula during the birth of her first child. For two decades, she endured a ...
Sarah

Sarah

Sarah Omega, the founder and Executive Director of LEFI, shares her journey with fistula and how this childbirth injury changed ...
Aisha

Aisha

Aisha’s journey began with a challenging search of medical care. When she went into labor, her mother took her to ...
Habibou

Habibou

Habibou developed a fistula while laboring in Bobo-Dioulasso (Bobo), Burkina Faso. She lost her baby. For five long months, she ...
Vicky

Vicky

In the Kasese district of Uganda and at the tender age of 14, Vicky became pregnant by her then 20 ...
Tsahara

Tsahara

Tsahara was an average teenager living in Niger with her parents and attending school, but at 16 her parents decided ...
Zuena

Zuena

Meet Zuena, a student leader in Kenya whose advocacy is transforming her school and village. Through the Young Champions Fistula ...
Florence

Florence

Her baby was stillborn. Three days after the surgery she began leaking urine. Florence had developed a fistula and was ...
Basalirwa

Basalirwa

After two successful surgeries for fistulas, Basalirwa worked with Terrewode social workers for social reintegration support. The economic empowerment sessions ...
Eunice

Eunice

Eunice was delivering her third child when she developed a devastating fistula. She suffered continuous, uncontrollable incontinence and as a ...