The Women's Dignity Project (WDP) was established
to prevent and manage obstetric
fistula, enhance the dignity and rights
of those living with fistula, and promote gender
and health equity. We mobilize action to address fistula and
advocate for the health and rights of the poor, within a human rights
framework.
Obstetric fistula is a devastating childbirth
injury that leaves girls and women leaking urine and/or feces continuously
from the vagina. It is preventable and occurs almost entirely in
Africa and South Asia. Currently up to 4 million girls and women
may live with fistula, and an additional 50,000-100,000 cases occur
each year.
WDP believes that girls and women have the right
to live without fear of death or disability in childbirth, and to
be cured of fistula when it occurs. WDP also believes that all people
living in poverty have the right to affordable, accessible and high
quality health care so that conditions like fistula - and others
affecting the poor - cease to exist. WDP works in close collaboration
with communities, health care providers, human rights advocates,
governments and donors to promote these rights.
The Women's Dignity Project is located in Dar
es Salaam, Tanzania, and works on local, regional and international
levels.
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