A hospital is supposed to be a place you go for a short time. This is like a prison for the women. In collaboration with local organizations and the Ministry of Health, CARE intends to open the Niamey guesthouse, where women with fistula can live while they rebuild their lives. Residents will receive vocational and literacy training, as well as counseling to prepare them to return to independent living. The women at the hospital share a common living space, where they sleep, eat and support themselves by making handicrafts to sell.
CARE also plans to educate health care providers on fistula and safer practices during childbirth.
Lastly, CARE aims to work with political, judicial and religious leaders to advocate against early pregnancies, with the intent of encouraging the enactment of legislation to protect girls from being forced into early marriages. With its partners, CARE aims to make fistula a thing of the past for the women and girls of Niger. If successful, CARE's efforts would protect other girls from experiences like those of Ai Boubacur and Fati Tahinou.