 TORONTO~ On Saturday November 10th, I held another book talk for Yeshialem Learns About Fistula at A Different Booklist. It was a pleasure to have Amanda Parris, CBC Arts, share the stage as she led me in an interview about my inspiration for the book and my non-profit work on obstetric fistula. Thank you to everyone who attended and to (the now late) Jordon Veira for providing photography. Click read more to see photos from the event!
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By: Habiba Cooper Diallo  On the 18th, I launched Yeshialem Learns About Fistula in Toronto at the Centre for Social Innovation. I had a one-on-one with friend and graphic designer- Quentin Vercetty- who did the illustrations for the book. The event was fantastic- thanks to everyone who came out!
By: Habiba Cooper Diallo  Last week I was at the Medsin Barts and London School of Medicine Global Surgery Short Course to present on obstetric fistula and explain what medical students can do to raise awareness and take action against fistula.
By: Habiba Cooper Diallo  My mother and I at my TEDx Halifax West presentation Anafghat was a young girl from Tarbiyat, Niger who suffered an obstetric fistula, arguably the most devastating affliction known to humanity. It results from a prolonged, obstructed labour in which the baby is malpositioned in the uterus or the pelvis is to small to accommodate the passing of a baby. A tear eventually forms in the bladder or rectal wall of the distressed women as the baby struggles to come out. The child is usually stillborn while the mother develops urinary or fecal incontinence.
By: Habiba Cooper Diallo  Greetings everyone. I am so pleased to be here today, and so gratified to be the recipient of the Zonta, Young Women in Public Affairs Award. My name is Habiba Cooper Diallo and I am 17-years-old. Today, I am proud to say that my morality is defined by feminist values. My journey began 5 years ago after reading about Anafghat Ayouba in the Wall Street Journal. Obstetric Fistula: A Legal Perspective, AFR (Halifax) Lions Club Speak-Out First Place Winner:11/29/2011  By Habiba Cooper Diallo
About 4 years ago, I was doing some online research on women’s health issues around the world, when a very compelling article in the Wall Street journal caught my attention. It headlined Anafghat Ayouba from Niger who was suffering an extremely tragic maternal health illness: obstetric fistula. It is important that you understand this issue well in order for you to fully grasp its severity and affliction. Obstetric fistula is a childbirth-driven illness that affects about 2 million women worldwide. But even that is a very crude estimate, being that it afflicts women in the world’s most remote regions, hence some researchers estimate it to be around 3.5 million. It results from a prolonged, obstructed labour in which there is no emergency medical care intervention, for example, a caesarean section (C-Section). By: Habiba Cooper Diallo  On September 25th, I was in back in Toronto to present a short story I have written about obstetric fistula at The Word On The Street, Canada’s largest literary festival. This event takes place annually at several cities throughout the country such as Toronto, Halifax, Vancouver and Ottawa.
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Habiba Cooper DialloI am a Canadian end fistula advocate and blogger, and the founder of the Women’s Health Organization International, WHOI. I have been doing fistula awareness-building in Canada for the past 12 years. My work on fistula has led me to Ghana, Senegal, Guinea, Ethiopia, and Sierra Leone. I have been featured in Forbes, the HuffPost, and UNFPA 
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