Kadi is thirty-two years old and lives in a Gerehun refugee village in Eastern Sierra Leone with her supportive husband and family. Although she has had five pregnancies, she has no surviving children. Her children have died at ages one, three, four and five, and during her fifth pregnancy, she spent three days in obstructed labor. After her painful labor process, she finally gave birth to her stillborn child. Because of the obstructed labor, she developed obstetric fistula.

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During the month of December 2014, all donations to Pretty Purposeful will be doubled! Thanks to a very generous supporter who has pledged $50,000 in matching funds, the impact of gifts of any size – online, via mail or by phone – will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to that amount. Gift matching is automatically activated when a contribution is made to Pretty Purposeful. Everyone deserves a chance at a life of purpose, yet millions of young girls and women suffer from the de

A few days ago, we announced our relationship with the WAFF and how the $25,000 we raised last year (thanks to your help!) has gone to fund surgeries for women in Sierra Leone, an impoverished West African nation (read article here). For the next few weeks, we’ll be presenting a story from each woman whose lives have been changed forever. Gita is just 15 years old, but she has been through so much as a young teen. She was living with her relatives in Ngalla Bomboya when she b