- Fistula Foundation
The Fistula Foundation is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of
obstetric fistula through support of the Hamlin Fistula Hospitals in Ethiopia. The Foundation is currently the largest private organization dedicated to supportingCatherine Hamlin 's work. Her biography chronicles the development of the Addis Abbaba hospital and of the foundation. [cite book |last= Hamlin |first= Catherine |coauthors= John Little |title= |publisher=Kregel Publications |year= 2005 |month= April |isbn= 978-0825460715 ]The Fistula Foundation was founded in 2000, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Since its inception it has raised over $10 million. The funds raised by the Foundation support the work of the Hamlin Fistula Hospitals. The Foundation is the sole supporter of a new Hamlin Fistula Hospital, being built in the Eastern Ethiopian city of Harar. cite web | last = Inbaraj | first = Sonny | title = Married as Children, Women With Obstetric Fistulas Have No Future | url=http://www.prb.org/Articles/2004/MarriedasChildrenWomenWithObstetricFistulasHaveNoFuture.aspx | date = March 2004 | accessdate = 2008-02-01
The Foundation has a thirteen member national Board of Directors; the chair is Ethiopian-American Kassy Kebede and the Executive Director is Kate Grant. The Foundation meets all
Better Business Bureau Standards of Charity Accountability and has received a 4-Star Rating fromCharity Navigator for the last two years. [http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=8855] The Foundation is a primary sponsor of the documentary film "A Walk to Beautiful " which won the Best Feature-Length Documentary of 2007 from theInternational Documentary Association . [http://www.documentary.org/programs/awards.php] The film tells the story of five Ethiopian women treated by Hamlin and her staff at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital.PBS 's "NOVA " is the other major sponsor of the documentary, which is scheduled to air on NOVA on May 13, 2008. [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beautiful/]References
External links
* Fistula Foundation website: [http://www.fistulafoundation.org]
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