Fistula Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on providing treatment for women living with obstetric fistula and severe perineal tears. Its work centers on funding life-changing surgery, supporting trusted hospitals and doctors, and reaching women in areas with the greatest unmet need. This work matters because treatment can restore health, dignity, and the ability to rejoin family and community life after a devastating childbirth injury.
Fistula Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Founded in 2005, the organization works to end the needless suffering caused by obstetric fistula and untreated severe perineal tears. Its mission is centered on engaging support from people worldwide and directing those funds to doctors and hospitals providing life-transforming surgery in areas of high unmet need. Since 2009, Fistula Foundation has supported treatment in more than 35 countries across Africa and Asia, and it describes itself as the global leader in fistula treatment. The organization maintains offices in San Jose, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia.
