Mission
THE FREEDOM FROM FISTULA FOUNDATION (US) ("FOUNDATION")'S PURPOSE IS TO HELP WOMEN IN AFRICA SUFFERING FROM OBSTETRIC FISTULAS WHICH ARE CAUSED BY PROLONGED, OBSTRUCTED CHILDBIRTH, AND LACK OF ACCESS TO PREVENTATIVE MATERNITY CARE. THE FOUNDATION AIMS TO HELP THESE WOMEN BY PROVIDING FREE SURGERY TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM FISTULAS. IN ADDITION, BY PROVIDING PROPER TRAINING TO LOCAL HEALTHCARE WORKERS AS WELL AS FREE MATERNITY CARE, THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO HELP PREVENT FISTULAS FROM OCCURRING AND ENSURE SAFER CHILDBIRTH PRACTICES IN THE FUTURE.