Moon Cups help Women in Ethiopia
Rebekah K., founder of The Trampled Rose recently contacted us about the struggles of women in Ethiopia suffering from obstetric fistula. We are so moved by how something as simple as a menstrual cup could completely change a woman’s life that we had to share the story with everyone. Read her story below.
I am the founder of the Trampled Rose, Inc. We work in Ethiopia helping those women who have suffered from Obstetric Fistula learn to read and write, find a way to earn money to make them valued members of their societies, and give them hope for the future.
Obstetric Fistula most often occurs in women who were married as young as five years old. They then become pregnant in their early cycles. Because of their small physical structure and the lack of medical assistance they often are in prolonged labor for many days. Their baby dies and as the fetus presses on the bladder and/or rectum it causes a hole. the women then leak urine and/or feces for the rest of their lives. Some are curable with surgery but many are not.
Their societies most often reject them and believe that their condition is caused by a curse from God. We began using your Moon Cups with our incurable women a few months ago. It stopped the leaking!!
One woman in particular began sobbing as she rode on a public bus for the first time in ten years. She told us that she was never allowed to ride after her Fistula because the urine leaked uncontrollably and the other passengers threw her off.
I know it is difficult for us to imagine such a thing but women all over the world are suffering. Our dream is to take back many of the cups and bring at least some relief to the women that need our help.
Thank you for your part.
Rebekah Kiser
Founder
Trampled Rose, Inc.
www.trampledrose.org
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September 19th, 2011 at 9:26 pm
Amazing! I’d LOVE to hear more about this…I’m sure many fistula patients and clinics worldwide could benefit from this information – especially while waiting for fistula repairs.
September 20th, 2011 at 5:57 am
That is so terrible. It would mean that very young girls are becoming pregnant while they are very literally still “babies” themselves. Such a terrible situation but without education for thees communities, this will continue occur.
It is comforting that theese women and girs are being looked out for and even more amazing that Moon Cup can help them!
September 20th, 2011 at 5:59 am
This is a wonderful story. It is so sad that these women have had to live like this; first forced into such early marriages, then ostracized after a painful and humiliating event, as though it is their fault. It hurts my heart. Why not start a campaign on Facebook? If one person bought a mooncup each, it could go pretty far.
November 10th, 2011 at 4:54 pm
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