by Michael Hynds | Dec 23, 2019 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Story
Last week, Maternity Africa was delighted to welcome eight girls from The Girls Foundation of Tanzania and Bishop Henry Gogarty Memorial Girls Secondary School in Kilala, Usa River. The girls asked if they could come to learn about obstetric fistula – its...
by Michael Hynds | Dec 19, 2019 | Kivulini, News, Story
Rehema is 25 years old. She is married with two children. Remema worked at a small hotel so that she could afford to buy food. The hotel was troublesome, and the owner believed that Rehema was earning too much money. So, he told her to leave her job. Rehema then...
by Michael Hynds | Dec 13, 2019 | Kivulini, News, Story
Anna is 26 years old. She is married and now has two children. She and her husband work at a factory to make ends meet. When she became pregnant, Anna had to attend work as usual. Her tasks were difficult, involving many chemicals that sometimes...
by Michael Hynds | Dec 3, 2019 | Kivulini, News, Story
Sarah is 19. Her father has two wives and she is the sixth of seven children. She was fortunate to study up to seventh grade but failed her exams, so she got married. Sarah’s husband owns a small shop and from his small income they are able to care for themselves....
by Michael Hynds | Dec 2, 2019 | News, Story
Canada-based donors can now make tax-deductible contributions to the Canadian Friends of Maternity Africa Fund through our partner, KBF CANADA Foundation. KBF CANADA Foundation is a large international philanthropic network that brings together donors,...
by Ester Blass | Nov 22, 2019 | Kivulini, Story
Joyce is 23 years old and is one of seven children. She had an opportunity to go to school up to fourth grade. Following this, she studied tailoring, but was unable to start a business because she had no money. She got married in May 2019 and soon became...
