WARNING: Folks got naked in public this weekend! Thank you to The San Francisco Standard for covering skinnydipday! This incredible fundraising event focuses on body positivity and donates all of their proceeds to help us change the lives of women suffering from obstetric fistula!

This week marks Birth Trauma Awareness Week. Millions of women worldwide experience traumatic births, often leading to complications like fistula. We must ensure these women receive the care they deserve and that they do nor endure their struggle in silence. #BirthTraumaAwareness

Sumaiya’s life was turned upside down by fistula. Thanks to free treatment at funded by Fistula Foundation, she’s on the path to recovery. Support women like Sumaiya by donating today! All donations, through July 31, will be MATCHED up to $100,000. 🔗 fistu.la/JUL24

📚 GIVEAWAY 📚 We’re giving away a copy of Infectious Generosity, written by the head of TED Talks, Chris Anderson! For a chance to win: 🧡 Follow @fistula_fdtn 🧡 Repost this with the last act of kindness you’ve done for yourself or others. Winners are announced in one week!

For 19 years, Dr. Sunday has been a champion for women with fistula in Nigeria. Discover his inspiring story and support his life-changing work. Donate today and all contributions through July 31 will be MATCHED up to $100,000. Support Dr. Sunday! fistu.la/JUL24

Rose, Sussan & Agnes, embarked on a dignity restoring journey. After years of battling fistula. We partnered with Fistula Foundation to combat obstetric fistula, our shared mission is pretty simple: Ensure no woman dies trying to bring a child into this world & to offer free repair.

Shoutout to Gates Foundation to advance maternal health in Nigeria! 🙌 In addition to a high maternal mortality rate, Nigeria also has the highest incidence of obstetric fistula (a maternal morbidity), in the world. Let's change that. 💪 bit.ly/46kdqO5

#Resilience #FistulaAwareness Nelly Cheseto, is a fistula survivor from West Pokot. Overcoming childbirth trauma, abandonment, and community rejection, she found hope through our intervention & Fistula Foundation life transforming repair & support. Her journey continues to inspires us

Our CEO Kate Grant was recently on Kasia de Lazari-Radek and @petersinger's podcast, Lives Well Lived, and shared about the joy of seeing our donors pour love and support out to women they will never meet. Listen to the podcast here: apple.co/3zFGALu

👏 👏 👏 We love to see our partners empowering fistula survivors!

Thanks to the generous contributions of our donors, we'll be sending more than $200,000 to our partners in Nigeria who are working to reduce the burden of fistula! Together, we can bring light into the lives of women who need it most. 💕

We love to see this important work taking place! Kwara State Government Dr. Amina Ahmed El-Imam

🇧🇩 UPDATE FROM BANGLADESH 🇧🇩 Our hearts go out to the people of #Bangladesh in this time of turmoil. We are grateful for the dedication shown by our partner HOPE Hospital, who, in spite of the ongoing violence and instability, has continued to provide care to fistula patients.

Join us for cocktails and conversation with Dr. Shershah Syed tomorrow at Two Urban Licks in Atlanta, GA!

BIG NEWS! 🎉 We are a finalist in the Health and Healing category for the 2024 .ORG Impact Awards! We're honored to be recognized by @PiRegistry for our work, and we can't wait to show the world what's next. Learn more at the link in our bio. #ORGImpactAwards #OIAs

Thank you PIRegistry for celebrating our work and helping to raise awareness of obstetric fistula! youtu.be/jyMo4unY2pM?fe… via YouTube

Congratulations to Fistula Foundation for being named a 2024 #ORGImpactAwards Health and Healing Finalist! Fistula Foundation restores health and hope to women with childbirth injuries by providing life-transforming surgeries and support.

Thanks GoodToday for featuring our Foundation! Women should not be punished with tragic injuries such as obstetric fistula just for trying to bring a child into the world. Help us provide women with the life-transforming care that they deserve!