Our Story
How our partnership with a pioneering force in maternal health began
1999
Gender equality and social justice advocate Alice Emasu Seruyange co-founds TERREWODE (The Association for Rehabilitation and Re-orientation of Women for Development), a grassroots organization that breaks the silence that surrounds obstetric fistula in Uganda.
2018
Construction crews break ground on new hospital, with hundreds of community members cheering on — fistula survivors, their families, community leaders, members of Parliament, TERREWODE, Terrewode Women’s Fund and other supporting organizations.
2014
Together with Sharon Howe, Bonnie Ruder co-founds Terrewode Women's Fund, partnering with TERREWODE to bring high-quality, holistic fistula treatment to Uganda.
2019
Terrewode Women’s Community Hospital opens, the first hospital of its kind in Uganda, with a 30-bed surgical unit and Reintegration Center enough to care for 600 women per year.
2000s
TERREWODE develops a groundbreaking holistic model for reintegration — the first of its kind to provide the comprehensive care women need to restart their lives after fistula, including counseling, education, and economic empowerment.