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engenderhealth uploaded a new video
(2 weeks ago)
This is the third of three videos that tell the stories of Tihun, Yeserash, and Abebu -- three young women from Ethiopia who have survived obstetri...
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This is the third of three videos that tell the stories of Tihun, Yeserash, and Abebu -- three young women from Ethiopia who have survived obstetric fistula. The women and their family members give insight into the difficulties of life with fistula, the joys of being repaired, and the lessons learned from their experiences. These videos are excerpts from the film "Bringing Back Dignity," produced under the ACQUIRE project funded by USAID.
Abebu, a 20-year-old fistula survivor, describes the hardships of living with a fistula and how her life has been transformed by repair. Abebu was married at the age of 15 and developed her fistula after four days of prolonged labor. When her leaking began, her husband stole her property and threw her out and her parents shunned her. Now that she is cured, Abebu is glad to be able to mingle with friends and participate in community events.
The other two videos are also available on YouTube:
The Story of Tihun Ingedaw:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nemcEY...
The Story of Yeserash Simeneh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-huvo...
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The ACQUIRE Project (Access, Quality, and Use in Reproductive Health) advanced and supported the availability, quality, and use of facility-based reproductive health and family planning services at every level of the health care system, and strengthened links between facilities and communities. EngenderHealth was the managing partner. For more information about EngenderHealth, please visit http://www.engenderhealth.org/.
Further work on obstetric fistula is being done by the Fistula Care Project, also funded by USAID and managed by EngenderHealth. Fistula Care works to address the enormous backlog of women awaiting life-altering fistula repair, ensuring that they receive timely and quality care from trained providers. At the same time, the project works to remove barriers to emergency obstetric care that lead to fistula in the first place. For more information, please visit http://www.fistulacare.org/.
Copyright 2008 EngenderHealth/IntraHealth/The ACQUIRE Project
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engenderhealth uploaded a new video
(2 weeks ago)
This is the second of three videos that tell the stories of Tihun, Yeserash, and Abebu -- three young women from Ethiopia who have survived obstetr...
more
This is the second of three videos that tell the stories of Tihun, Yeserash, and Abebu -- three young women from Ethiopia who have survived obstetric fistula. The women and their family members give insight into the difficulties of life with fistula, the joys of being repaired, and the lessons learned from their experiences. These videos are excerpts from the film "Bringing Back Dignity," produced under the ACQUIRE project funded by USAID.
Yeserash and her father, Simeneh, express the hardships of obstetric fistula as well as the lessons learned from their experience. Simeneh's father regrets marrying off his daughter at the young age of 12 or 13 and vows that he will not do the same with his other daughters. He wishes other people would learn from his "painful mistake", urging them not to arrange early marriages and to allow their daughters to consent to marriage. Yeserash is now fully recovered and has since had a health baby boy.
The other two videos are also available on YouTube:
The Story of Tihun Ingedaw:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nemcEY...
The Story of Abebu Dego:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9APa2...
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The ACQUIRE Project (Access, Quality, and Use in Reproductive Health) advanced and supported the availability, quality, and use of facility-based reproductive health and family planning services at every level of the health care system, and strengthened links between facilities and communities. EngenderHealth was the managing partner. For more information about EngenderHealth, please visit http://www.engenderhealth.org/.
Further work on obstetric fistula is being done by the Fistula Care Project, also funded by USAID and managed by EngenderHealth. Fistula Care works to address the enormous backlog of women awaiting life-altering fistula repair, ensuring that they receive timely and quality care from trained providers. At the same time, the project works to remove barriers to emergency obstetric care that lead to fistula in the first place. For more information, please visit http://www.fistulacare.org/.
Copyright 2008 EngenderHealth/IntraHealth/The ACQUIRE Project
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engenderhealth uploaded a new video
(2 weeks ago)
This is the first of three videos that tell the stories of Tihun, Yeserash, and Abebu -- three young women from Ethiopia who have survived obstetri...
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This is the first of three videos that tell the stories of Tihun, Yeserash, and Abebu -- three young women from Ethiopia who have survived obstetric fistula. The women and their family members give insight into the difficulties of life with fistula, the joys of being repaired, and the lessons learned from their experiences. These videos are excerpts from the film "Bringing Back Dignity," produced under the ACQUIRE project funded by USAID.
Despite the double tragedy of losing her baby and developing a fistula, Tihun has been blessed with a supportive husband who did not leave her when she was ill. Her husband Aweke explains that everyone urged him to leave his wife with beliefs that he would contract her condition, but he would not do so. Both Tihun and Aweke have learned valuable lessons from Tihun's fistula. Aweke regrets not being careful to use protection that would prevent an early pregnancy. Tihun vows that if she ever has a daughter she will not marry her off, and instead will let her go to school and then choose her own husband.
The other two videos are also available on YouTube:
The Story of Yeserash Simeneh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-huvo...
The Story of Abebu Dego:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9APa2...
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The ACQUIRE Project (Access, Quality, and Use in Reproductive Health) advanced and supported the availability, quality, and use of facility-based reproductive health and family planning services at every level of the health care system, and strengthened links between facilities and communities. EngenderHealth was the managing partner. For more information about EngenderHealth, please visit http://www.engenderhealth.org/.
Further work on obstetric fistula is being done by the Fistula Care Project, also funded by USAID and managed by EngenderHealth. Fistula Care works to address the enormous backlog of women awaiting life-altering fistula repair, ensuring that they receive timely and quality care from trained providers. At the same time, the project works to remove barriers to emergency obstetric care that lead to fistula in the first place. For more information, please visit http://www.fistulacare.org/.
Copyright 2008 EngenderHealth/IntraHealth/The ACQUIRE Project
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engenderhealth uploaded a new video
(3 months ago)
The ACQUIRE Project -- a global reproductive health initiative managed by EngenderHealth -- implemented a two-year pilot project in association wit...
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The ACQUIRE Project -- a global reproductive health initiative managed by EngenderHealth -- implemented a two-year pilot project in association with CARE Nepal: the Reproductive Health for Married Adolescent Couples Project (RHMACP). This project sought to improve health outcomes for married adolescents in two target districts, Parsa and Dhanusha. In close collaboration with District Public Health Offices, the RHMACP established a peer education network to disseminate RH information to married couples; supported local health facilities to provide youth friendly-services; and fostered an enabling environment among parents, in-laws, and influential community members to increase married adolescents' access to, and use of, health services. The video includes compelling stories of local individuals and their contributions to the betterment of reproductive health services in their own communities.
This project was made possible by funding provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
For more information:
- The ACQUIRE Project: http://www.acquireproject.org
- CARE International: http://www.care.org
- EngenderHealth: http://www.engenderhealth.org
Copyright CARE Nepal/The ACQUIRE Project.
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engenderhealth uploaded a new video
(3 months ago)
From EngenderHealth's SAMASTHA project in India, watch how the quality of healthcare is being transformed for people living with HIV.
(3 of 3 videos)
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From EngenderHealth's SAMASTHA project in India, watch how the quality of healthcare is being transformed for people living with HIV.
(3 of 3 videos)
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