--- title: Fistula Chronicles description: We write on behalf of the unheard millions. --- [![vast.png](https://info.opfistula.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo-1.png?width=170&height=60&name=Logo-1.png "vast.png")](https://info.opfistula.org/) - [Home](https://www.opfistula.org/) - [About Fistula](https://www.opfistula.org/obstetric-fistula/) - [What We Do](https://www.opfistula.org/mission/) - [Approach](https://www.opfistula.org/pay-for-performance-to-the-point-of-care/) - [PILOT](https://www.opfistula.org/mission/our-pilot-program/) - [GOFER](https://www.opfistula.org/gofer/) - [About Us](https://www.opfistula.org/about-us/) - [Blog](https://www.opfistula.org/blog/) - [Donate Now](https://www.opfistula.org/donate/) # Blog ## We write on behalf of the unheard millions. [Download Our Pilot Report](https://info.opfistula.org/operation-fistula-pay-for-performance-pilot-program-report) [Donate Now](http://www.opfistula.org/donate/) ## [The Begining of Operation Fistula](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/11/05/the-begining-of-operation-fistula/) We have been really, really busy over the last couple of years. This has kept us from keeping up on... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/11/05/the-begining-of-operation-fistula/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.opfistula.org/hs-fs/file-3902811306-jpg/blog-files/biggestproblemneverheard.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/05/23/2nd-international-day-to-end-obstetric-fistula/) ## [2nd International Day to End Obstetric Fistula](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/05/23/2nd-international-day-to-end-obstetric-fistula/) For many people, Obstetric fistula isn’t something they wilfully ignore. It’s something they... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/05/23/2nd-international-day-to-end-obstetric-fistula/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [The week's roundup: fistula in the news](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/03/25/weeks-roundup-fistula-news/) Mentions of fistula in the media tend to be [few and far between](http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2013/jul/05/poverty-porn-development-reporting-fistula). [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/03/25/weeks-roundup-fistula-news/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Chelsea Clinton: “I’m obsessed with diarrhea”](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/03/13/chelsea-clinton-im-obsessed-diarrhea/) This week, journalists have been obsessed with Chelsea Clinton’s “obsessed with diarrhea”... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/03/13/chelsea-clinton-im-obsessed-diarrhea/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Gender Equality in Foreign Aid: New Bill Aims to Set Precedent](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/03/12/gender-equality-foreign-aid-new-bill-aims-set-precedent/) Women across the world still suffer disproportionately from poverty, lack of education, and... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/03/12/gender-equality-foreign-aid-new-bill-aims-set-precedent/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Aid satire and the rise of the “takedown”](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/03/11/aid-satire-rise-takedown/) Apart from a short clip, I haven’t watched the new Kenyan “mockumentary” [series](http://www.aidforaid.org/) *The Samaritans*. I’m... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/03/11/aid-satire-rise-takedown/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Happy 90th birthday, Dr. Hamlin!](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/02/21/happy-90th-birthday-dr-hamlin/) As you may have noticed when we [tweeted](https://twitter.com/OpFistula) about it last month, the fistula community has come... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/02/21/happy-90th-birthday-dr-hamlin/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.opfistula.org/hs-fs/file-3902810316-jpg/blog-files/mother-and-child-in-lesotho.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/02/12/healthy-mothers-healthy-society/) ## [Healthy Mothers = Healthy Society](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/02/12/healthy-mothers-healthy-society/) This past May, I set foot in the country of Lesotho for the first time. The primary purpose of my... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/02/12/healthy-mothers-healthy-society/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Breast Ironing: Mutilation for Protection?](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/01/20/breast-ironing-mutilation-protection/) Earlier this month, I read a [piece in the *Guardia*](http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2014/jan/07/empowering-girls-testify-breast-ironing?CMP=new_1194&et_cid=53278&et_rid=7525125&Linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.theguardian.com%2fglobal-development-professionals-network%2f2014%2fjan%2f07%2fempowering-girls-testify-breast-ironing%3fCMP%3d%%_p_cmp%%%23start-of-comments#start-of-comments)*n* about [breast ironing](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5upAAPk_3I). Mothers mutilate their... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2014/01/20/breast-ironing-mutilation-protection/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [2 years, and $14,545 later...](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/12/30/2-years-14545-later/) I am proud to announce that [Mountains for Moms at Cornell](http://www.opfistula.org/m4m/) has raised $14,545, enough funds to... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/12/30/2-years-14545-later/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.opfistula.org/hs-fs/file-3902809851-png/blog-files/2-million-300x135.png)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/09/19/two-paths-one-goal/) ## [Two Paths, One Goal](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/09/19/two-paths-one-goal/) We’re always looking for new ways to talk about fistula. It has been a decade since the UN... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/09/19/two-paths-one-goal/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Awareness: Still the Missing Link](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/08/02/awareness-still-the-missing-link/) [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/08/02/awareness-still-the-missing-link/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.sciencenews.org/view/download/id/350171/name/_)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/04/02/the-body-is-weird-and-gross-wanna-talk-about-it/) ## [The Body Is Weird and Gross! Wanna Talk About It?](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/04/02/the-body-is-weird-and-gross-wanna-talk-about-it/) In our office, no topic is off-limits. We are, after all, an organization that spends a good... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/04/02/the-body-is-weird-and-gross-wanna-talk-about-it/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.opfistula.org/hs-fs/file-3902809176-jpg/blog-files/images.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/03/22/the-passing-of-a-literary-father/) ## [The Passing of a Literary Father](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/03/22/the-passing-of-a-literary-father/) “Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/03/22/the-passing-of-a-literary-father/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.opfistula.org/hs-fs/file-3902809176-jpg/blog-files/images.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/03/20/gates-says-its-time-to-reinvent-the-condom/) ## [Gates Says It’s Time to Reinvent the Condom](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/03/20/gates-says-its-time-to-reinvent-the-condom/) In yet another demonstration of Bill and Melinda Gates being the coolest nerds on the planet, their... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/03/20/gates-says-its-time-to-reinvent-the-condom/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.opfistula.org/hs-fs/file-3902809046-gif/blog-files/home_cover.gif)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/03/19/new-global-health-journals-launched/) ## [New Global Health Journals Launched](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/03/19/new-global-health-journals-launched/) Here’s something worth a look: two new global health journals are headed our way in the very near... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/03/19/new-global-health-journals-launched/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Lessons from a Kenyan Election](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/03/10/lessons-from-a-kenyan-election/) We all remember with horror the aftermath of the [2007 presidential elections](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8597211.stm) in Kenya, which saw... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/03/10/lessons-from-a-kenyan-election/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.opfistula.org/hs-fs/file-3902808776-png/blog-files/screen-shot-2013-09-26-at-12.09.31-pm-300x179.png)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/02/06/bubbles-how-we-create-our-circles-of-caring/) ## [Bubbles: How We Create Our Circles of Caring](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/02/06/bubbles-how-we-create-our-circles-of-caring/) Zadie Smith is one of those contemporary writers who, despite being celebrated for her very... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2013/02/06/bubbles-how-we-create-our-circles-of-caring/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.opfistula.org/hs-fs/file-3902808571-jpg/blog-files/8161674482_6afa443513_c-520x390.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2012/11/10/the-power-of-pee-literally/) ## [The Power of Pee -- Literally](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2012/11/10/the-power-of-pee-literally/) Here at Operation Fistula, we’re accustomed to the awkward conversation-halters and... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2012/11/10/the-power-of-pee-literally/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.opfistula.org/hs-fs/file-3902809176-jpg/blog-files/images.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2012/11/08/malawi-eyes-law-to-raise-marriage-age-why-this-matters/) ## [Malawi Eyes Law to Raise Marriage Age: Why This Matters](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2012/11/08/malawi-eyes-law-to-raise-marriage-age-why-this-matters/) The government of Malawi recently [announced](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/malawi/9662476/Malawi-to-increase-legal-age-of-marriage-to-21.html) an intention to raise the age of marriage from 15 to... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2012/11/08/malawi-eyes-law-to-raise-marriage-age-why-this-matters/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Officially a Charity!](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/officially-a-charity) We have arrived!!! Yes, that is right, we just got a letter from the [IRS](http://www.irs.gov/) that let us know that... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/officially-a-charity) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Jessica Speaks](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/jessica-speaks) We had a great deal of interest in Shannon's posting about Jessica, the young fistula survivor who... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/jessica-speaks) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/winnie.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/an-afternoon-with-jessica) ## [An Afternoon with Jessica](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/an-afternoon-with-jessica) As Seth sprinted off to the surgical ward to accompany Dr. John Kelly in a complex fistula surgery... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/an-afternoon-with-jessica) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/jk1.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/determination-personified) ## [Determination Personified](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/determination-personified) Determined. That is the best word to describe John Kelly. I know, I know. If you look at my blog... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/determination-personified) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [On the Road...Again](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/on-the-roadagain) To get an idea of how local people travel and to understand the challenges of moving long distances... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/on-the-roadagain) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/mauraphone.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/next-blog) ## [The Glorious Smile of the Great John Kelly](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/next-blog) In the DRC, internet connectivity was rarely available and my Rwandan phone didn’t work. So when I... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/next-blog) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/otr1.JPG)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/on-the-road) ## [On the Road...](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/on-the-road) Just to give some idea of how much we are moving around, and the means by which we are doing it, we... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/on-the-road) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/HEAL7.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/a-volatile-day-of-intense-emotions) ## [A Volatile Day of Intense Emotions](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/a-volatile-day-of-intense-emotions) At breakfast the next morning, Lyn and I chatted through some ideas regarding developing an... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/a-volatile-day-of-intense-emotions) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/clubfoot1.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/the-kumbe-moment) ## [The Kumbe Moment](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/the-kumbe-moment) The short night had not only robbed me of slumber but it also nearly made me late. I scrambled to... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/the-kumbe-moment) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/gomatour.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/the-reality-on-the-ground) ## [The Reality on the Ground](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/the-reality-on-the-ground) I’m not sure if it was the flashing [Travel Advisory](http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_2198.html) by the State Department or the stories of... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/the-reality-on-the-ground) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Rwanda Video Posted](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/rwanda-video-posted) [Click here](http://blog.operationof.org/?page_id=5) to see a short video slideshow from our recent trip to Rwanda. [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/rwanda-video-posted) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/healafrica.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/to-drc-or-not-to-drc) ## [To DRC or not to DRC?](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/to-drc-or-not-to-drc) Safety first. Every decision on this trip has started with ensuring that we have a safe and secure... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/to-drc-or-not-to-drc) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/rwandafistula2.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/butare-birthday-bonanza) ## [Butare Birthday Bonanza](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/butare-birthday-bonanza) I spent my 24th birthday at a hospital in Butare, Rwanda, meeting sad yet hopeful women awaiting... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/butare-birthday-bonanza) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/fastboy.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/beat-up-transport-surprise-enthusiasm) ## [Beat-up Transport & Surprise Enthusiasm](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/beat-up-transport-surprise-enthusiasm) We boarded the overnight train in Mombasa knowing about the possibility of massive delay (and... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/beat-up-transport-surprise-enthusiasm) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/shannoninqatar.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/the-long-road-to-african-hospitality) ## [The Long Road to African Hospitality](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/the-long-road-to-african-hospitality) After twenty four hours of departure delays, missed flights and mindless people-watching in... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/the-long-road-to-african-hospitality) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [The Pilot Concept](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/the-pilot-concept) Sun drenched cafés, open air cinemas, and the burst of applause roaring from a pack of rabid... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/the-pilot-concept) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/shannonriver.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/if-you-want-to-make-something-happen-) ## [If you want to make something happen…](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/if-you-want-to-make-something-happen-) How does a twenty three old woman who has never been to Africa decide to spend her entire summer... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/if-you-want-to-make-something-happen-) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Defining the (ad)Venture](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/defining-the-adventure) Why am I doing this? Why did I choose to leave a promising private sector career path and devote a... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/defining-the-adventure) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [We Just Funded Our First Operation!](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/we-just-funded-our-first-operation) I'm on cloud nine. I just transferred 388 ceedees ($390 or 248€) to Dr. Lucia Visser of Holy Family... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/we-just-funded-our-first-operation) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/fufu.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/fufu-mr-devotion-and-smiling-isabella) ## [Fufu, Mr. Devotion and Smiling Isabella](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/fufu-mr-devotion-and-smiling-isabella) Anyone who has spent any time in a hospital knows that the food there is usually pretty terrible,... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/fufu-mr-devotion-and-smiling-isabella) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/johnbike.JPG)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/introducing-glenda-and-isabella) ## [Introducing Glenda and Isabella](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/introducing-glenda-and-isabella) Before starting this entry, I just wanted to remind everyone that in order to get a notification... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/introducing-glenda-and-isabella) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/flametree.JPG)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/the-road-to-berekum) ## [The Road to Berekum](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/the-road-to-berekum) The driver arrived at our hotel before sunrise this morning and graciously waited as John and I... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/the-road-to-berekum) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/johninAccra.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/the-john-kelly-connection) ## [The John Kelly Connection](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/the-john-kelly-connection) Dr. John Kelly, or “Kelly“ as he calls himself, is a one of a kind. I was delighted when Steve... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/the-john-kelly-connection) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/WFF.jpg)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/luck³) ## [Luck³: Three Big Meetings](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/luck³) “Luck,” the Roman philosopher [Seneca](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger) said, “is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/luck³) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.operationof.org/blog/wp-content/images/image003.gif)](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/hello-world) ## [Taking the Leap](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/hello-world) Today, I changed my life. After considerable research and self reflection, I left a very promising... [Read More](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/hello-world) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Taking the Leap](https://info.opfistula.org/blog/2008/03/31/taking-the-leap/) Today, I changed my life. After considerable research and self reflection, I left a very promising... 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