Together we've funded 1523 students and counting.
Kelvin is a young student whose father has abandoned him, his brother, and his mother. She had an obstetric fistula from giving birth that made it very difficult for her to work. Kelvin is close with his grandparents but his mother struggles to keep the family housed and there are days they only have one meal. He wants to succeed in school along with his brother.
School Year 2024
Peris is a high-energy, happy 15 year old girl who lives with her mother and grandfather and siblings. She developed a fistula at age 13 when she was attacked by an unknown person. She joined Beyond Fistula and has rejoined school. She has advanced well and is especially good in her English classes. This coming year she is hoping to have her schooling suppoted by The School Fund
School Year 2024
He lives with his mother and 1 grandmother and has 1 brother. He is the child of one of the women in our Beyond Fistula program who has had surgery for her fistula that developed after Aaron's delivery.
School Year 2024
Nivea is fifteen years old from Uganda. Both her parents have low income. She comes from a family of nine children whereby she's the first born.She has both grandparents living. She got fistula when she was fourteen years old and stayed with it for one year before getting treatment. She's dry now. She is willing to learn, and she will like to become a nurse when she grows up. She likes playing football.
School Year 2024
has both parents, was raped by a family member 2 yrs ago leading to internal damage/fistula. She is not safe at home and is being raised by the women in the Beyond Fistula program as her mother doesn't feel she can be kept safe at home.
School Year 2024
Emmanuel is a young boy whose mother is a survivor of obstetric fistula. This condition made it difficult for her to work, and she and her sons were abandoned by the father. He has his grandparents in his life, but he and his brother and mother are houseless and have periods of surviving on only one meal a day. Emmanuel very much wants to learn. When he is not in school he loves playing with his brother.
School Year 2024
She lives with her mother and 2 grandmothers and has 2 brothers and 2 sisters. She is the child of one of the women in our Beyond Fistula program who has had surgery for her fistula that developed after Marina's delivery.
School Year 2024
Siantayo is a teenaged girl in Kenya. She has a mother, a father, and eight siblings - four girls and four boys. Siantayo was born with a fistula and has had many surgeries to try to correct it. Now she has a colostomy to manage. She likes studying and feels blessed to have support in her education.
School Year 2024
Briana is a teenager at Hillside School in Eldoret, Kenya. She lives with her mother, father, two sisters, and two grandmothers. Briana hopes that she will be able to continue her education into a good career, but she is not sure what yet.
School Year 2024