My Nonprofit Reviews

I have been a long-time donor to WFF, supporting prevention and treatment of fistula, restoring dignity and supporting them to lead productive lives.
Every year, hundreds of young women in developing countries suffer devastating injuries in childbirth because the delivery passageway is too small and there is no access to healthcare. The child invariably gets stuck, dies and causes serious injury to the body of the hopeful mother. Ahead of her awaits a future of incontinence, rejection by her family, lack of employment and the devastating loneliness of being forced to live by herself. World Fistula Foundation reaches out to locate these young women to arrange corrective surgery for them in a hospital performed by surgeons with special training in the repair of such injuries. After their operation, these ladies bond with each other to become part of a special community. Thus, cured of their misery by surgery, groups of these women, supported by WFF, work together to locate, and rescue similar women from a life not worth living. For me, my contribution dollars to WFF provides a new life for these innocent young women who simply wanted to be a mother.

I am a donor to WFF and a very enthusiastic supporter. For nearly forty years, I worked as an emergency medicine physician facing disasters almost every day. Other supporters have told you about the terrific social and health damage inflicted by fistulas. What you might not know is that fistula repair is technically very difficult and requires an expertly trained and experienced surgical team. Thanks to WFF, their surgeons are trained in country to fix old, scared wounds, while operating in a tunnel in a contaminated environment who nevertheless achieve wonderful outcomes. We doctors who know about WFF are donors, all heartened by WFF's success and we all cheer its future. This is a five star NGO.