Why Do We Work in Bangladesh?

So many girls and women suffer from obstetric fistula in Bangladesh. But reaching them is challenging because most of these women lead isolated lives. They do not work outside the home, go to market or appear in any public place. Women rarely leave their village except to visit family in another village. While a great many women here are in need of fistula treatment, opportunities to reach these women are limited, because outsiders are not easily allowed in these places.

What You Help Us Do in Bangladesh

We're helping fund:

• Fistula surgery treatment
• Outreach (patient recruitment)

Where:
Cox's Bazar Hospital for Women and Children located in Cox's Bazar, a fishing port and district headquarters city located in the southeast region of the country.

How much funding have we granted?
$50,000 in FY2011
$35,000 in FY2010

Who's our partner?
Hope Foundation for Women and Children of Bangladesh

How will this help women in Bangladesh?
The dedicated hospital team serving at Cox's Bazar Hospital for Women and Children are eager to reach the many women in their region whom they know are in need of fistula treatment. Because it is challenging to reach these women, they have developed an innovative program which is proving quite successful. Thanks to outreach and awareness activities organized by local village mothers' clubs, this Hospital is treating more women than ever before. In a trusting atmosphere, women feel comfortable enough to come forward if they are suffering. Thanks to donations to the Fistula Foundation, we are funding this innovative awareness-raising campaign and also women’s fistula surgery treatment at this Hospital. As a result, significantly more women are receiving life-changing care.