If I want to mail a check to the Fistula Foundation, where should I send it?

Please download our printable donation form [PDF] and send it along with your check or money order (made out to "The Fistula Foundation") to:

The Fistula Foundation
1171 Homestead Road, #265
Santa Clara, CA 95050

I don't live in the United States. Will the Fistula Foundation accept my donation?

The Fistula Foundation welcomes donations from all over the world. You can mail your check to us at the address above or donate online. It is cost-effective for us if you send your payment in U.S. dollars, but we can accept virtually any currency. However, please note that donations to the Fistula Foundation are tax-deductible only within the USA.

How will my donation be used to help women with fistula?

The Fistula Foundation was established to support women with fistula by funding treatment and prevention programs.

Between 2005 and 2009, the Fistula Foundation furthered its mission by funding, among other things:

• The construction, building and furnishing costs for the new Fistula Hospital in Harrar, Ethiopia, serving fistula victims in an underserved region and providing emergency obstetric care to women at high risk of obstructed labor
• Medications and medical supplies required for fistula care at Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital
• The building of Nurses Quarters near the Bahir Dar Fistula Hospital
• Operating Support of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital to help fund life-restoring surgery for hundreds of patients
• The construction, building and furnishing costs for Nurses Quarters near the Harrar Fistula Hospital
• The construction, building and furnishing costs for the Nurses Quarters near the Yirgalem Fistula Hospital
• Advanced Medical training for Fistula Hospital Senior Surgeon
• Medical conference for Addis Ababa Hospital Senior Staff
• Advanced Medical training for Fistula Hospital Senior Surgeon
• Computers and Software to help Hospital streamline its financial system
• 4 Wheel Drive Vehicles for use at the Hospital
• Incinerator for the Bahir Dar Fistula Hospital
• Funding for maternal health unit at Bahir Dar
• Running Costs
• Water services upgrade at Yirgalem
• Fencing and land allocation at Yirgalem
• Two four wheel drive vehicles
• Washer/dryers for hospital
  
  

Individuals interested in donating their time or skills to forwarding the mission of the Fistula Foundation are encouraged to join our Circle of Friends program. Involve friends and family to help increase awareness of fistula and raise money to treat and prevent fistula.

Our medical supply needs are met either through donations from large medical supply companies or purchases made with donated funds. We are proud of our partnerships with Johnson & Johnson, Direct Relief International, and Kimberly-Clark in the provision of medical supplies.

For a directory of organizations that accept gifts-in-kind, including medical supply donations, visit the Global Hand website. You may also wish to refer to internationally accepted guidelines for donating medical supplies and equipment.