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Beyond Fistula
Beyond fistula is a non-profit organization in Kenya.
The organization started in 2011 by the founder Dr .Debbie Matityahu when they visited Kenya for the first time at Gynocare Women’s and Fistula hospital in Eldoret led by the CEO of Gynocare women’s & Fistula Hospital Dr. Hillary Mabeya who does most of the constructive fistula surgeries.
It was apparent that the women needed help after physical recovery and healing to help in establishment of their financial stability, job and re-building their lives since most of the women who have suffered from fistula face a lot of challenges. The HELP is to ease their reintegration back to the community regardless of the challenges they have gone through.
These challenges include; stigmatization from the society, rejection from the family members including their own husbands. Young girls most of whom forced to drop out of school ending up in early marriages due to the practice of retrogressive cultures.
The organization operated under the name ‘a little 4 a lot’ before becoming Beyond Fistula in 2016. Beyond Fistula program Expanded into learning choices for the women and girls that include:
The organization started in 2011 by the founder Dr .Debbie Matityahu when they visited Kenya for the first time at Gynocare Women’s and Fistula hospital in Eldoret led by the CEO of Gynocare women’s & Fistula Hospital Dr. Hillary Mabeya who does most of the constructive fistula surgeries.
It was apparent that the women needed help after physical recovery and healing to help in establishment of their financial stability, job and re-building their lives since most of the women who have suffered from fistula face a lot of challenges. The HELP is to ease their reintegration back to the community regardless of the challenges they have gone through.
These challenges include; stigmatization from the society, rejection from the family members including their own husbands. Young girls most of whom forced to drop out of school ending up in early marriages due to the practice of retrogressive cultures.
The organization operated under the name ‘a little 4 a lot’ before becoming Beyond Fistula in 2016. Beyond Fistula program Expanded into learning choices for the women and girls that include:
Vocational Training
Beyond fistula offers different courses under vocational training depending on the individual fistula survivor’s choice.
Majority of vocational trainers are either primary drop outs or secondary drop outs who cant go back to the formal education after fistula treatment.
Courses offered under vocational training at Beyond Fistula in different colleges are as follows;
Majority of vocational trainers are either primary drop outs or secondary drop outs who cant go back to the formal education after fistula treatment.
Courses offered under vocational training at Beyond Fistula in different colleges are as follows;
- Hairdressing
- Tailoring
- Dressmaking
- Bellary therapy
- Catering
Over fifty women have been trained since 2011 in vocational training.
After vocational training and graduation the women are given start-up capital for example tailoring gets sewing machine and fabric to start up business at their respective locations.
School Program
These are women and boys who are able to go back for formal education depending on where one had dropped out of school
Beyond Fistula has students from primary school level, secondary school level and college (teaching, health records, nutrition and dietetics)
Beyond Fistula has students from primary school level, secondary school level and college (teaching, health records, nutrition and dietetics)
Talent Nurturing
The beyond fistula program has also helped in nurturing the talents of the young athletes who are from recovering
Like for the likes of Naomi Korir’s talent for running has been natured and she has been able to participate in different races and also has travelled in most of the countries in the world for her to be able to compete.
In her competitions she has exceeded expectations by raising our country’s flag by winning and making Beyond Fistula program proud. Over 600 fistula champions empowered so far.
Like for the likes of Naomi Korir’s talent for running has been natured and she has been able to participate in different races and also has travelled in most of the countries in the world for her to be able to compete.
In her competitions she has exceeded expectations by raising our country’s flag by winning and making Beyond Fistula program proud. Over 600 fistula champions empowered so far.
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