Fistula Foundation was founded in 2000 as an all-volunteer organization to support the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, a pioneering fistula treatment facility in Ethiopia. In 2009 their strategy for providing high-quality fistula surgery has been to amplify the efforts of local doctors and hospitals. They rely on the expertise of our partner surgeons, nurses, and outreach workers to provide effective, respectful, high-quality care. They have supported treatment for women in need at sites in 34 countries across Africa and Asia. They now fund more obstetric fistula surgeries in more countries than any other organization.

Hope For Our Sisters was established in 2012 as a non-profit that advocates for women and girls suffering from and at risk for obstetric and traumatic fistula. They raise support for the effective treatment and prevention of this hope-destroying condition by partnering with doctors, foundations, and others committed to bringing an end to fistula and to caring for these women and girls. Currently, their work is mostly based in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Nepal. They seek to eradicate fistula by way of a three-pronged, cyclical approach – prevention, treatment and empowerment. Our ultimate goal is for hope to be renewed in each woman and girl’s heart. 

Votoka International is a Dutch not-for-profit association established in 2024. The objective of this association is to raise funds to support development projects in Africa and the developing world, with a specific focus on fundraising for fair salaries for development workers and capacity building and training for development project staff.

This coalition is comprised of Geneva for Human Rights, the Association of Leaders of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland (AMRI), and the Medical Missionaries of Mary and aims to raise awareness about and advocate for the prevention of Obstetric Fistula.

Hermann is a Change Manager/Business Improvement Manager from Holland, who supports the organisational development of Votoka with training and advice