To increase awareness of obstetric fistula and its negative impact.
| Grant Information | |
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| Categories | Healthcare |
| Location | United States |
| Cycle Year | 2023 |
| Organization Information | |
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| Organization Name (provided by applicant) | Beauty of Afrikan Sisterhood |
| Organization Name (provided by automatic EIN validation) |
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| EIN | 92-3760469 |
| Website | THEBEAUTYOFAFRIKANSISTERHOOD.COM |
| Contact Information | |
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| Contact Name | Ms. Vicki Conaway |
| Phone | 6093672607 |
| VCONAWAY41@YAHOO.COM | |
| Address |
128 E Pearl St
Burlington
NJ
08016-1504
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| Additional Information | |
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| Used for | The funds will be used to provide medical care and supplies for the Fistula Center in Ghana. To provide life changing surgeries for women that suffering with incontinence. The funds will help ship adult diapers to Ghana for the fistula unit to help with the women that are on the waiting list for surgery. |
| Benefits | The money will provide life changing surgery to the women that are suffering with fistula, and they will in turn be self sufficient. It will also bring awareness to the plight of the women in Ghana. |
| Proposal Description | For the last three years I have volunteered at Mercer Catholic Women's Center Fistula Unit in Ghana West Africa. This center is the largest in Sub Sahara Africa. This center opened its doors in 2009 due to a overwhelming needs for women suffering with obstetric fistula. The Fistula center treats women in Ghana and neighboring countries who suffer from this condition. There are over 200 women on the waiting list. These funds would benefit the ladies that are on the list waiting to be healed. In order to achieve the results, the center is looking for contributions to evaluate, treat and perform life changing surgeries. I have raised money for 21 surgeries in the past two years. May 20th, 2023, nine patients were operated on for surgery. The results were eight women were successfully healed after surgery. The grant money will be used to ship adult diapers and toiletries for women that are awaiting surgery. It will also be used to help pay for surgeries and to make cosmetic updates to the center. I filmed a seventeen-minute documentary earlier this year on fistula center in Ghana. I can submit that on request. |