NEWS | Terrewode Women's Fund

Updates & Media

Apr 29

Thank you, Together Women Rise!

We are so honored that Together Women Rise (formerly Dining for Women) has chosen TERREWODE as a May 2021 grantee. All month long,...

Oct 1, 2020

May 2021 event to benefit TERREWODE

We are proud to announce that Terrewode Women’s Fund is a 2021 Dining for Women grant recipient! We'll be the featured grantee in May...

Apr 14, 2020

Protecting the Most Vulnerable in Uganda - Providing Ambulance Services to Women in Need

There are now 54 reported COVID-19 cases in Uganda. The country is under strict lockdown orders in an effort to halt the spread. All...

Apr 5, 2020

Update on COVID-19 in Uganda and Terrewode Women’s Community Hospital

Dear Friends of Terrewode: When we opened the Terrewode Women’s Community Hospital (TWCH) last August, we knew we would face challenges,...

Aug 21, 2019

Hospital Launch Announcement, Ribbon Cutting to Mark Opening of TERREWODE Women’s Community Hospital

SOROTI, UGANDA & SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – Aug. 16, 2019 – A community event and ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the Grand Opening of...

Aug 21, 2019

Photos from 1st week hospital opens!

Over 500 members of the Uganda community, members of Parliament, the Uganda Cabinet, and international organizations attended the Opening...

Jul 29, 2019

A New Hospital = Our New Name: Terrewode Women's Fund

Thanks to the generosity of supporters to the Uganda Fistula Fund, we are celebrating completion of construction of the first dedicated...

May 21, 2019

New Vision Article - 1,900 Ugandan women get fistula every year

"FISTULA RATES DROP- The number of new cases of fistula in Uganda have seen a slight drop over the last five years although they are...

May 9, 2019

Hospital opens in August. Thank you for being on this journey with us!

So much progress has been made since groundbreaking over a year ago! The hospital is ready to install medical equipment, beds, all the...

May 3, 2019

TERREWODE Women's Community Hospital Construction Update - April 30, 2018

Dear partners, I am excited to share with you the hospital construction update herein attached on behalf of TERREWODE secretariat. I hope...

Mar 6, 2019

Construction goal is met! Now, a look to the future

As construction on hospital buildings continues, we see photos of nearly completed building exteriors, and the bare red earth before any...

Dec 11, 2018

Year End Beauty

Join me in enjoying December photos from TERREWODE. Alice, staff, and several board members toured the construction site this last...

Oct 11, 2018

Putting the roof on!

It seems like I'm showing pictures in slow motion. First, buying land in 2016, then groundbreaking in March of this year. Then,...

Sep 3, 2018

Time to Put a Roof On!

Fundraising in Seattle this August supported the final costs of construction. A fundraising event at the Seattle home of board member...

Aug 22, 2018

New Vision Article - "Ugandans urged to support government fight fistula"

Excerpt ... The executive director, TERREWODE, Alice Emasu Seruyange, said the bicycles are to help the survivors intensify community...

Aug 21, 2018

New Vision Article - Ugandans urged to support government fight fistula

"KAMPALA - Alice Agwanga grappled with fistula for 12 years. During this time, she experienced untold suffering and stigma. She also lost...

Jul 12, 2018

Construction Update - TERREWODE Women's Community Hospital

Great Headway Made in Construction Our thanks to Martha Ibeno, TERREWODE, for sending regular updates, photos and clear information on...

Jun 20, 2018

Terrewode Women's Community Hospital Construction Update

I'm excited to share a hospital construction update that I've just received from Martin Andrews, Project Manager in Uganda. Martin...

May 3, 2018

We Did It! Ground broken for the first dedicated women's fistula hospital in Uganda

Dear Supporters, I just returned from Uganda, where I attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the hospital. It took place March 2, 2018,...

Publications

Reintegration needs of young women following genitourinary fistula surgery in Uganda

Alice Emasu, Bonnie Ruder, et al., International Urogynecology Journal, 2019

Too Long to Wait: Obstetric Fistula and the Sociopolitical Dynamics of the Fourth Delay in Soroti, Uganda

Bonnie Ruder, Melissa Cheyney, Alice Emasu, Qualitative Health Research, 2018

A bill of rights for patients with obstetric fistula

Lewis Wall, International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2014

Shalom Abur

Celebrity Ambassador

Miss Uganda North America 2018-2019
Miss Africa Washington 2018-2019

Shalom raises awareness and advocates for the health and well-being of Ugandan women and their families. In January, she will be in Uganda, presenting the Ladies First! Leadership Forum.

Please contact us to ask Shalom to speak to your organization.