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With thanks May 29, 2019
Thank you for your donations to Beidin's need; she wanted to say this to all of her donors: "Thank you Beyond Fistula and Benevolent. Strangers I do not know. For giving to me and my children. I can buy fish and use new skills. God bless you so far away. Thank you."
Overview
I am a 20 year old mother of two and wife. I developed a fistula when my second child was born three months ago. I just got surgery and now my fistula is fixed and I am dry.
My goals are to start a fish farming business. I went through a business training program by an organization called Beyond Fistula where I learned how to run a small business to support myself and my children.
I need fish and tools to harvest the fish. I have skills in fish farming and now business, and once I have the capital to start my own small business there will be nothing standing in my way.
Meeting this need will help me because fish farming is a sustainable way to keep feeding my children as they grow and keep earning money for their school fees.
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Validated by Debra from Beyond Fistula (What does this mean?)
Each need is validated by a nonprofit that knows the person and can verify that the help is necessary. Funds flow from Benevolent to the nonprofit, which then gets them to the person in need and lets us know how it went.
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Beidin is a strong young woman. She has 2 children and was living with the shame and stigma of an obstetric fistula for quite a while before being repaired. She attended our business skills training and is motivated to start a fish farming business. Our team at Beyond Fistula will be supporting her and following up with her in her venture.
About Debra
I am the co-founder and Executive Director of Beyond Fistula. I founded the nonprofit in 2012 after seeing how much these young Kenyan women needed help rebuilding their lives after recovering from a childbirth injury known as obstetric fistula. I am endlessly motivated by their hope and tenacity… Read more