Worldwide Fistula Fund, Terrewode Merge as Maternal Dignity Project
Bend, Oregon – – October 14, 2026 -- Worldwide Fistula Fund and Terrewode Women's Fund have merged into Maternal Dignity Project, a U.S.-based nonprofit that will fund African-led organizations treating and preventing obstetric fistula in five countries.
Merged nonprofit backs partners in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger and Uganda
The combined organization supports partners across Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger and Uganda. The two predecessors had funded overlapping work for years and shared a commitment to backing leaders working in their own communities.
Named partners include ARENA Medical Center in Burkina Faso, founded by Dr. Itengre Ouedraogo as the country's first dedicated fistula center, and Let's End Fistula Initiative in Kenya, founded by survivor and advocate Sarah Omega. In Uganda, TERREWODE supports women after surgery and built the country's only dedicated fistula hospital.