- Zaria update – Completion of VVF building and renovation of old VVF ward
- The VVF Vocational Training Center and Recovery Ward that we began building in October 2006 is now completed and up and running. Two of our volunteers spent a week in Zaria, where we completed the final touches on the building itself, as well as on the adjacent kitchen and bathroom.
- Medical Projects Move Forward
- Two ongoing medical projects sponsored by Family Care Nigeria have made significant advances in recent months. The doctor’s residence behind the Family Care Ikota Clinic is now finished.
- Personal Testimony from Suwaida
- My name is Suwaida Abubukar. I come from a small village called Jardarji, very close to Daura in Katsina state, Nigeria. Female education was not emphasized when I was growing up, so I got very little or no education. When I was 16 years of age, I got married to a man almost twice my age.
- VVF Patient Support
- Vesico-Vagina Fistula (VVF) is a terribly dehumanizing condition caused by an obstructed labor. Many women with VVF are from poor backgrounds. Causes include early marriage, negligence, lack of antenatal care during pregnancy, and ignorance.