In May/June 2026, Votoka supported a major obstetric fistula repair campaign in the highland province of Bie. This annual campaign regularly sees over 150 women receive repair operations - some for the first time, and some for repeat operations performed by Irish specialist Dr Michael Breen. This year we supported over 200 women who came to participate in the campaign, with 181 of these women receiving repair operations. The post-operative care was mostly performed by the sta

Votoka believes that all women who suffer from obstetric fistula need emotional healing as well as physical healing. Obstetric fistula. There can be so much loss involved in these two words. The loss of a child. A stillborn birth from a harrowing situation. The loss of a husband. Abandoned and despised because of incontinence. The loss of family and friends. Not wanted. Not valued. Ridiculed. The loss of church and community. Not welcome. The loss of fertility. The loss of in