…are the two things to have handy when you read this MeFi post and its links. As if the sufferers of fistula aren’t victimized enough, the Bush Administration’s cut of US$34 million in funding to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) only serves to increase their misery. In order to appease his rabid right-wing masters, the President’s funding cuts forced the UNFPA to reduce assistance to fistula programs in Africa, as well as causing them to
While researching my earlier piece related to women’s issues in South Asia, I came across the link to the 34 Million Friends program and donated immediately. I’ve also donated directly to the Fistula Hospital through Network for Good.
Coincidentally, my mother asked me the other day what she should to fight boredom when she finally retires. I just sent her the Salon article on the founders of the 34 Million Friends campaign.
