Make Motherhood Safe for Tanzanian Women

Dear Friends,

Happy #GivingTuesday! On this international day of giving, we have so much to be thankful for. Why? Because this past year, you have helped change the status quo for thousands of women and girls like Tausi. 

When Tausi was 17-years-old, she suffered complications in labor. Unable to access timely, high quality medical care, Tausi lost her baby. She also developed a devastating childbirth injury called obstetric fistula. Scared and confused, Tausi had no idea what to do. “I didn’t know what fistula was, and neither did my grandmother. I was so worried.”

A volunteer ambassador who had also received fistula treatment through our program connected Tausi to our partner in Tanzania, CCBRT. “I was full of joy to hear that this condition was treatable for free. CCBRT has changed my life!” Tausi says.

Tausi's story has a happy ending, but her ordeal could have been prevented. 

Thanks to your support, our teams on the ground in Tanzania have trained hundreds of healthcare workers, empowering them with the skills they need to save lives and prevent injuries like obstetric fistula. As the 2017 season of holiday giving launches today, we need your help to reach more women and girls like Tausi before it's too late.

Please join us TODAY, #GivingTuesday, and help us unlock the potential to change more lives.

Our friends at GlobalGiving are helping us celebrate today by offering $100,000 in prize funding. The Fund increases the value of every dollar you give, proportionally. For example, if we receive 10 percent of the total donations made today, we will receive 10 percent of the prize funds.

Just $100 would have ensured that Tausi made it through her delivery without injury. Only $100 to train two maternal healthcare workers, and save thousands of women and girls from a lifetime of disability. 

We hope you will join us today as we help make motherhood safe for many others like Tausi.

With gratitude,

The Kupona Foundation Team

P.S. You may have mistakenly received an email from us on November 21^st. We apologize for the mix up. This technical glitch has now been fixed, and you should only receive our updates via Project Reports from GlobalGiving in the future. Thank you for your understanding.