What is Obstetric Fistula?

(http://fistulafree.org/) On Tuesday December 2nd, 2009, a member of the Fistula Free Climb asked six Cornell students what they thought of when they heard the words "Obstetric Fistula." Five out of six had never heard of it before, and the one that had was a friend of the group. Although amusing at times, their ignorance is just a small sign of our societies level of education about this horrific condition. Obstetric fistula is a hole in the birth canal caused by days of unsuccessful labor. Prolonged obstructed labor cuts off the blood supply to the tissue planes that separate the urinary tract and rectum from the vagina. The woman is almost always left with a stillborn baby and unrelenting incontinence of urine or stool. This has dramatic negative social consequences, usually resulting in complete rejection from family and community. From January 10th to 22nd, a group of young leaders will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise money and awareness for OperationOF, a non-profit organization which helps women suffering from obstetric fistulas. Help us raise awareness by sharing this video - post it on your Facebook, tweet about it and email it to your friends. 100% of the donations the Fistula Free Climb receives will be going towards surgeries to for some of the world's most marginalized women. Please visit our website at http://fistulafree.org/

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• Obstetric Fistula
• Cornell University
• Mount Kilimanjaro

[ibrotzky]

Over $16,000 for far and we're having another climb this January ! 

[soulfulentity]

this is a good cause hope u raised a lot :)