{"id":1926,"date":"2024-05-24T09:38:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T06:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maisoninteractive.com\/fdsa\/?p=1926"},"modified":"2024-08-10T13:37:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T10:37:20","slug":"fistula-clinic-2-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maisoninteractive.com\/fdsa\/fistula-clinic-2-3\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t control a fart&#8221;, one woman&#8217;s crusade to end fistula stigma"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1926\" class=\"elementor elementor-1926\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51531c4d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51531c4d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326bd5af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"326bd5af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>She has linked over 300 women for corrective surgeries and advocates against FGM, which remains highly prevalent in her community despite being illegal. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3072436 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3072436\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665ba98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"665ba98\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc79291 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc79291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/maisoninteractive.com\/fdsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1554\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maisoninteractive.com\/fdsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maisoninteractive.com\/fdsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maisoninteractive.com\/fdsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/maisoninteractive.com\/fdsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2-600x376.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707106d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"707106d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732ee2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"732ee2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content user-select-text\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-description=\"\" aria-label=\"Sent by Copilot: Nampaiyo Koriata, a human rights defender and anti-FGM champion, founded the Nampaiyo Koriata Fistula Trust to support girls and women suffering from fistula. After overcoming FGM and fistula herself, she now advocates for women's health and rights. Her organization has linked over 300 survivors to corrective surgeries and received a grant from The Global Fund. Partnerships with various foundations have provided free surgeries, bringing hope to many women. Efforts to eliminate fistula continue, focusing on improving access to emergency obstetric care and treatment.\"><div class=\"ac-container ac-adaptiveCard has-image\"><div class=\"ac-textBlock\"><p>Nampaiyo Koriata, a human rights defender and anti-FGM champion, founded the Nampaiyo Koriata Fistula Trust to support girls and women suffering from fistula. After overcoming FGM and fistula herself, she now advocates for women\u2019s health and rights. Her organization has linked over 300 survivors to corrective surgeries and received a grant from The Global Fund. Partnerships with various foundations have provided free surgeries, bringing hope to many women. 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