Born from her Wounds, Built for her Sisters (LEFI’s Woven Fabric) Sarah Omega’s journey is a profound testament to resilience, purpose and transformation that continues to echo into LEFI’s programming work. Her story is not just about healing a wound. It is about reclaiming Identity, Restoring Dignity and Creating Systems of Hope for thousands of…
LEFI’s Registration as a Non-Governmental Organization (LEFI accorded NGO Status – 2019) LEFI served as an implementing program for 8 years, before its formal registration as a Non-Governmental Organization under Section 10 of the NGO Coordination ACT (That is currently Referred to as Public Benefits Organizations Regulatory Authority – PBORA created under PBO Act of…
Establishment of the First Fistula Treatment Centre (Surgical Care – 2011-2015) LEFI then under One By One partnered with Dr. Hilary Mabeya to establish the First Fistula Centre in Eldoret, then the only facility in Kenya that was dedicated to purely care for fistula patients. Between 2011-2015 LEFI supported over 1,000 women and girls to…
LEFI’s Formal Birth (Forging Strategic Alliances – 2011) In 2011, after four years of conducting her outreach, Sarah entered into what would become a long-term partnership with One By One (then a US-based non-profit organization). Through this partnership, Let’s End Fistula Initiative (LEFI) was formerly launched as an implementing program. This became a groundbreaking initiative…
From Personal Struggle to Purpose-Driven Innovation (Humble Beginnings – 2007) Sarah Omega began carrying out grassroots community outreach in 2007 after a successful surgical treatment that ended her 12 years of living with Fistula. With Sarah’s little earnings from her hair salon business,where she would work for 3 days and use the remainingpart of the…
