Our Mission
One By One contributes to the elimination
of obstetric fistula worldwide by engaging
the public and providing financial support to those who treat and prevent fistula in the developing world.
Our Vision
Inspire people. Empower solutions. End fistula.
Our Philosophy
Many of us respond to the suffering of others
around the world with sadness, guilt and
shame. Stories of the sick and the dying
leave us disempowered and wondering how
any one person can make any significant
difference.
At One By One, we believe
that small is not insignificant. We believe
that it is possible to address global public
health issues like obstetric fistula from
the “bottom up” to meet the
“top-down” work of multilateral
agencies. We harness the “smaller”
and otherwise disparate energies of those
who want to help but don’t know how.
We empower regular people to conceive of
and implement concrete solutions to manageable
pieces of the “fistula problem”.
In addition to raising public
awareness of fistula and encouraging widespread
participation, One By One believes that
our resources are best used to address the
unmet needs of fistula treatment and prevention
programs in the developing world. To this
end, we make direct grants to support fistula
treatment and prevention in Africa and beyond.
Our Board
Katya Matanovic, Cofounder & Board President
Managing Director, Pomegranate Center
Julie Prentice, Board Vice President
Ben Black, Board Treasurer
General Partner, New Cycle Capital
Emily Courey Pryor, MPH, Board Secretary
Gilead Sciences
Kathleen Davis, M.D.
Alison Phillips
Kristin Goddard Sartain
Our Staff
Heidi Breeze-Harris
Executive Director & Cofounder
Cori Sparks
Operations Manager/ Program Assistant
Photo by Shelly Perry |
One By One co-founders, Heidi Breeze-Harris
and Katya Matanovic |
Our Volunteers
One By One is supported by an amazing
group of volunteers. We are grateful for
all that each of these wonderful women brings
to the project and we couldn’t grow
and thrive without their help!
We love volunteers so let us know
if you are interested in helping out! (You
don’t have to live in Seattle to be
a volunteer.) If you are interested in volunteering
with One By One, please email us at info@fightfistula.org.
We’ll contact you to learn what you
would most like to do and then work to find
a great fit between your time and energy
and our project needs.
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