Update on the We Are Women Project

"When a woman arrives at a repair facility, it is as though she has reached Mecca. Her whole life's savings, all of her hopes have been in getting cured and going home.The sorrow of women who are not cured is incredible." —Dr. Ann Ward, Family Life Centre, Nigeria

The Poway End Fistula 5k will be held next Saturday, 21 September, at 7:30am at Lake Poway. The actual race will begin at 7:30am, so be sure to get there early. Runners, walkers, and families are encouraged to participate! The trail goes around Lake Poway, so it will be beautiful. Please come if you can! Information here and you can register on active.com.

"If it is going to be true that I will be cured, I want to have another baby. Even when I am very much afraid that the same problem would happen again. A boy or a girl: I would love either one so much. Just let it be true." —A woman awaiting fistula surgery in a UNFPA-supported project in Eritrea

The We Are Women book is done, and will be released in September. There will also be a book release open house in Utah County toward the end of September. More information will be available very soon!

Thank you for your support in this project. I am constantly amazed at how much love and encouragement I have been receiving, and I am grateful that more people are now familiar with obstetric fistula. I hope that at least someone finds a real interest in the cause and can continue on the work further.

For more information on the We Are Women Project, click here,

and to learn about the Campaign to End Fistula, click here,

and for some quick information about what exactly obstetric fistula is, click here.