PROGRAMS

One By One currently operates two primary programs. We make direct grants to organizations that treat and prevent fistula and/or provide services to women who have undergone fistula surgery to aid them in returning to their communities. We also conduct public awareness programs and develop innovative ways for individuals and groups to engage in the fight to end fistula.

Grantmaking

In 2006, One By One will make two grants to help eliminate fistula in the developing world. The first grant will be made to our technical partner, the Campaign to End Fistula. You can learn more about the Campaign here.

The second grant will be made to the Bugando Medical Center Fistula Project. The BMC Fistula Project, founded in 1997 by a group of health and human rights professionals, is affiliated with the Bugando Medical Center, a government-run hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania. One By One’s 2006 grant to the Bugando Medical Center Fistula Project will assist in funding the basic costs of fistula repair, including surgical equipment and staff salaries, and related costs such as patient transportation, enabling more women to access life-changing treatment. One By One will also work with selected partners to provide the Project with other resources necessary to their work, such as volunteer medical personnel and basic medical supplies.

Public Education

As a part of our public education program, One By One creates innovative ways for individuals and organizations around the world to engage in the fight against fistula. In 2006, we began a collaboration with Sierra Club to develop the Green-Pink Project.

The Green-Pink Project
One By One has joined together with the Sierra Club, the nation’s oldest and largest environmental organization, to protect women and the environment, worldwide.

One By One and the Sierra Club recognize that women’s voices and access to basic rights, including quality healthcare, are crucial to protecting our environment. Women who are able to give birth to healthy children choose to have fewer children. This in turn has profound consequences on the environment, including forest preservation and a reduction in greenhouse gas production.

Through the Green-Pink Project, environmental activists and women’s health activists are invited to host Green-Pink Parties, a variation of One By One’s own giving circle, to raise funds for fistula care and, in doing so, help to ensure the protection of our earth's natural resources.

If you’re interested in hosting a party or you’d like to learn more, contact us at greenpink@fightfistula.org.