Beyond Fistula

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.

Brian is the son of one of the women who developed a fistula during his birth and has since had it fixed at the hospital which is associated with Beyond Fistula. Brian is a special child with delayed milestones due to his prolonged, obstructed delivery from his mother who was a teenager at the time. Brian's father abandomed him and his other when his mother developed a fistula after Brian's birth. Brian loves school very much.

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.

Cecilenza is a beautiful 11 year old girl from Kisumu county in Kenya. She was born with a congenital fistula and for this reason her father left her mother and her. Her mother used Cecilenza to solicit money from people due to her urine leakage. Cecilenza underwent several unsuccessful fistula surgeries including a colostomy before she was rescued by Beyond Fistula for better medical attention and education. Cecilenza would like to be a nurse when she grows up.

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.

Jackline was born with a fistula. She is the first born in her family and is from a humble background. Her parents are peasant farmers and sometimes the climate conditions are so harsh that they can hardly produce enough food for the family. The parents survive from casual labor. This sometimes can be seasonal. It took her 15 years before she got repaired. Her parents had tried to take her to other hospitals for treatment but were unable to raise the required amount of money for treatment, which caused Jackline to despair. She was lucky to be among the patients who were brought to The Gynocare Fistula Center for free surgery. She was identified by "A Little 4 A Lot" and sponsored to school. She is very grateful and considers herself lucky. She wants to work hard and succeed so that she can help her younger siblings.