In 2024, the foundation was recognized by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof as a Holiday Impact Prize winner, and featured in The New York Times.

[1] Countries where the foundation has supported projects include Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Somaliland, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

[26] ConsumerReports published a list of recommended charities for the 2018 holiday season, naming the Fistula Foundation as one of only five international organizations.

[29] When the organization expanded to fight fistula globally in 2009, its first surgeon partner was Dr. Denis Mukwege of Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

[35] The initiative is designed to treat women, train more fistula surgeons, and build a lasting network of treatment providers.

[36] Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas D. Kristof has consistently covered the foundation's work in his New York Times column, most recently in December 2024.

[51] The foundation also continues to generate attention through Grant's articles in international publications including The Guardian,[52] The Lancet,[53] The San Jose Mercury News,[54] Medium, and The Huffington Post.

Dr. Hillary Mabeya, co-founder of Gynocare, published an op-ed about his work as a fistula surgeon in U.S. News & World Report in May 2018.

[59] The organization has also garnered coverage in The Independent,[60] Rolling Stone,[61] USA Today,[62] Reuters,[63] NewsWeek,[64] NewsDeeply,[65] Money Magazine,[66] and MSN News[67].

The foundation was featured prominently as a top effective charity in the 10th anniversary edition of ethicist professor Peter Singer's book, The Life You Can Save.

The film tells the story of five Ethiopian women treated by Dr. Hamlin and her staff at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital.

[71] Fistula Foundation was also featured in Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.

[citation needed] In May 2023, Ms. Magazine published an article written by Fistula Foundation's CEO Kate Grant, titled "Skip the Flowers: This Mother's Day, Help Save Women Who Suffer During Childbirth".

The donation was announced on May 23, International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, an annual event sponsored by the United Nations.

Under the plan, Fistula Foundation aims to provide 80,000 surgeries to women with childbirth injuries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

[80] Recipients of the award include past board members Kelly Brennan, Mal Warwick, Larry William, Rob Tessler, Jerry Shefren, Kassahun Kebede, Linda Tripp, Teri Whitcraft, Bill Mann, Denis Robson, Ling Lew, and Thomas Huntington, as well as notable advocates and supporters of the foundation’s work, such as Conrad Person, Jerry Goldstein, Al Malvino, Dr. Iftikher Mahmood, Peter Singer, and Charlie Bresler.