Support HOPE's Mothers' Clubs in Bangladesh

Dear HOPE Supporter,

HOPE’s Mothers’ Clubs have been very busy these past few months! In October the California-based organization Resurge International visited HOPE Hospital and conducted 28 reparative surgeries on burn victims in the communities in which we serve. It was our Mothers’ Clubs who tirelessly searched among their communities for patients and talked with the families to assure them that not only would they be at the hands of excellent doctors but that also disabilities and physical disfigurements would be greatly improved upon! We could not thank our mothers enough for their continued support in helping us to reach those most in need of care.

October 2, 2013 marks World Vision Day, and HOPE Hospital did not want to miss out on this important initiative. We invited members of our Mothers’ Clubs and community women leaders to join us for a workshop teaching them on eye care. Our mothers in attendance returned to their villages to educate the rest of the Mothers’ Clubs and conduct their own educational workshop to the mothers residing in their community. HOPE’s mothers also brought to HOPE Hospital patients who were suffering from vision problems or eye conditions so that they could receive free care on this successful day.

HOPE’s Mothers’ Clubs continue to support every mission we pursue and we are constantly grateful and admired at their pursuance of healthier communities and families.

Thank you for your continued support.

Best Regards,

Ashley Pugh

Links:

• HOPE's Website

HOPE's Mothers' Clubs continue to be at the forefront of all of our projects, helping HOPE Foundation push forward into territory others cannot access. Our Mothers' Clubs continue to gain more responsibility for assisting in HOPE's projects, particularly HOPE's Obstetric Fistula program. The Mothers' Clubs are essential for HOPE to continue locating women who are candidates for obstetric fistula surgery as these women are truly difficult to find. They are hidden in the shadows and forced to live an isolated life due to the shame and embarrassment they bring upon their families resulting from the constant leaking of urine and feces. Other organizations are unable to identify these women because it is taboo to discuss them in the community. HOPE's Mothers' Clubs are not only working to educate themselves and their neighbors about what Obstetric Fistula is and how to prevent it, but are providing HOPE unique access into some of the most remote regions in order to take us to those women who really need help. They are assisiting HOPE to bring these women out of the dark and into a better life where they enjoy healing and reintegrating into their communities.

HOPE has come to continuously rely on the help from our Mothers' Clubs to publicize our campagins and raise awareness for our specialized care projects like cleft lip and palate. Without them those that are most in need would never hear about the work we are doing and would miss the opportunity to be given a second chance. HOPE is determined to keep establishing additional Clubs in order to reach never before accessed villages and bring quality healthcare to those who are unable to afford it. 

HOPE's Mothers' Clubs will be instrumental for our upcoming specialized care camps in Obstetric Fistula and Cleft Lip/Palate so stay tuned!

Links:

• HOPE's website