Why We Work in Nigeria
Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country, with over 175 million people. However, it continues to struggle with both poverty and population growth. A 2018 study from the Gates Foundation reported that by 2050, 40 percent of the world’s population living in extreme poverty will come from just two nations: the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nigeria.
What You Help Us Do
We’ve been working with trusted partners in Nigeria since 2010 to identify and treat women with fistula.
In 2025, Fistula Foundation launched a collaborative network to expand Nigeria’s long-term capacity for fistula care. We believe this network-of-care model represents the path forward to ending—within a generation—the suffering caused by fistula. Learn more about our plan to end it
By 2027, our Fistula Foundation Treatment Network in Nigeria aims to:
- Increase surgeries from 1,400 in 2024 to more than 2,500 annually
- Train 12+ surgeons and 100+ healthcare workers in advanced fistula care
- Mobilize 200+ community “fistula ambassadors” to identify and refer women in need
- Improve surgical outcomes so more women return to their communities fully healed
- Expand reintegration programs, offering skills training, counselling, and long-term support
Meet Our Partners
We identify local surgical teams in Nigeria already successfully treating women with fistula—and then work to amplify their efforts.
Bashir Foundation for Fistula and Women’s Health
- Location: Kaduna
- Partner Since: 2024
Dame Olayinka Obaleye Obstetric Fistula Center
- Location: Ilesha
- Partner since: 2022
Dogon Nasara Fistula Foundation
- Location: Damaturu and Zaria
- Partner since: 2023
Evangel Vesico-Vaginal Fistula Center
- Location: Bukuru, Gombe, Jalingo, Jos, Kano, Lagos, Makurdi and Shendam
- Partner since: 2011
Family Life Centre/VVF Hospital
- Location: Uyo
- Partner since: 2019
Fistula Foundation, Nigeria
- Location: Kano
- Partner since: 2013
RAiSE Foundation
- Location: Niger State
- Partner Since: 2024
Sustainable Family Health Foundation
- Location: Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi, and Sokoto
- Partner Since: 2024
Babbar Ruga Fistula Centre
- Location: Katsina
- Partner In: 2014
Laure Fistula Centre
- Location: Kano
- Partner In: 2014
Mariya Sanusi Maternity Hospital
- Location: Kano
- Partner in: 2015
Nigeria National Fistula Program
- Location: Katsina, Kano, Sokoto
- Partner in: 2022
University College Hospital
- Location: Ibadan
- Partner in: 2015
Usmanu Danfodiyo Teaching Hospital, Sokoto
- Location: Sokoto
- Partner in: 2015
Below are funding totals since the start of each partnership.
Current Partners
- Bashir Foundation for Fistula and Women’s Health: $99,700
- Dame Olayinka Obaleye Obstetric Fistula Center: $344,876
- Dogon Nasara Fistula Foundation: $139,346
- Evangel Vesico-Vaginal Fistula Center (EVFC): $4,055,452
- Family Life Centre: $463,652
- Fistula Foundation Nigeria: $324,053
- RAiSE Foundation: $114,254
- Sustainable Family Health Foundation: $141,866
Past Partners
- Babbar Ruga Fistula Centre: $72,770
- Laure Fistula Centre: $66,392
- Mariya Sanusi Maternity Hospital: $59,193
- Nigeria National Fistula Program: $1,089,947
- University College Hospital: $88,017
- Usmanu Danfodiyo Teaching Hospital, Sokoto: $37,810