Women’s Health & Wellbeing Fund
Impact overview
Mar 2026 – Jun 2026From March through June 2026, the Women's Health & Wellbeing Fund's grantees delivered measurable, life-changing impact across dozens of countries. Fistula Foundation surpassed a landmark of 13,000+ fistula surgeries funded — driven by 73% surgical growth in under two years — while expanding geographic reach by 37% and growing local surgical partners by 49%. In May, 45 surgeries were performed in Tanzania on International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, and emergency grants were rapidly deployed after an Ebola outbreak in DRC's Ituri Province. USA for UNFPA sustained operations across 150+ countries, distributing 518,000 Dignity Kits and supporting 482,000 safe births in humanitarian settings in 2025, while responding to acute crises in Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine, and Afghanistan — including 120 Dignity Kits reaching women just 2.5 miles from the frontline in Kherson Oblast.
Nonprofits
Themes
Fistula Foundation's surgical programs expanded dramatically, crossing 13,000 surgeries funded with 73% growth in under two years and a 37% expansion into new countries. Awareness moments like International Day to End Obstetric Fistula in May anchored advocacy and mobilized additional support.
USA for UNFPA sustained emergency reproductive health operations across 150+ countries, with particular focus on conflict zones including Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine, and Afghanistan. Delivery of Emergency Birth Kits, Mama Kits, and Dignity Kits formed the backbone of this response.
Both organizations demonstrated rapid adaptability to emerging crises — from Fistula Foundation's emergency PPE grants following the May 2026 Ebola outbreak in DRC to USA for UNFPA's frontline kit deliveries in Kherson Oblast and ongoing response to UNFPA funding gaps caused by U.S. government withdrawal.
USA for UNFPA's Bloom. Period. program distributed over $1.2 million in menstrual health supplies to 25,000+ women and girls in Nigeria, while Dignity Kits — priced at $15 each — reached women in crisis settings globally, with 518,000 distributed in 2025.
Both organizations leveraged key calendar moments — International Women's Day, Women's History Month, Mother's Day, International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, and Menstrual Hygiene Day — to drive fundraising and public awareness. The one-year anniversary of the U.S. UNFPA funding withdrawal was a particularly urgent mobilization moment.
Programs like Moldova's Fathers' Club and AAPI Heritage Month content reflect a broader commitment to shifting social norms around caregiving and gender-based harm, complementing the fund's direct service delivery work.
Milestones
120 Dignity Kits reached women and girls in a settlement in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, just 2.5 miles from the frontline.
June 2026
45 fistula surgeries were performed in Tanzania on International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, with awareness events held across four African countries.
May 2026
Fistula Foundation issued emergency PPE grants and paused outreach in affected health zones following an Ebola outbreak declared in DRC's Ituri Province on May 15, 2026.
May 2026
USA for UNFPA's Bloom. Period. program distributed over $1.2 million worth of menstrual health supplies, reaching more than 25,000 women and girls in Nigeria.
May 2026
Fistula Foundation surpassed 13,000 life-changing fistula surgeries funded, achieved with 73% surgical growth in under two years.
April 2026
Fistula Foundation expanded geographic reach by 37% into new countries and grew local surgical partners by 49%.
April 2026
A Mother's Day matching gift campaign launched offering up to $250,000 in matched donations for fistula surgeries in Nigeria.
April 2026
USA for UNFPA marked one year since the U.S. government ended all funding to UNFPA, mobilizing donors and advocates to fill the gap in global reproductive health services.
April 2026
Monthly snapshots
Ruslan, a new father from Moldova, smiling with his child
Advocacy graphic highlighting dangers facing women in conflict zones
Infographic showing low private investment in women's health globally
Summary
USA for UNFPA delivered critical reproductive health supplies and advocacy across conflict zones and humanitarian settings in June 2026. Highlights include 120 Dignity Kits reaching women and girls just 2.5 miles from the frontline in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, alongside ongoing distribution of Mama Kits to pregnant women in crisis settings. The month also featured advocacy spotlighting the disproportionate toll of armed conflict on women and girls in Gaza, Afghanistan, Lebanon, and Ukraine, and a Father's Day story from Moldova's Fathers' Club illustrating behavioral shifts toward shared caregiving.
- 120 Dignity Kits reached women and girls in a settlement in Kherson Oblast, just 2.5 miles from the frontline.
- Mama Kits containing clean birth supplies were distributed to pregnant women in humanitarian crises where hospitals and roads are inaccessible.
- Moldova's UNFPA Fathers' Club was featured on Father's Day, spotlighting participant Ruslan's shift toward active, equal caregiving.
- Reproductive health advocacy reached audiences across more than 150 countries through UNFPA's global family planning and condom distribution work.
- Awareness campaigns highlighted the deadly impact of war on women and girls in Gaza, Afghanistan, Lebanon, and Ukraine.
Partners and community members gathered for International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
Dignity Kit contents including menstrual pads, soap, and hygiene essentials
Fistula Foundation FFTN team communication on Ebola outbreak response in DRC
Fistula Foundation impact metrics displayed in a research feature graphic
Portrait of Salamatu, a fistula survivor sharing her recovery story
Portrait of Lawan, a young fistula survivor who rebuilt her life through sewing