Our newsletters provide updates about the life-changing work of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia.

For the last ten years, Denise has been using her talent and spare time to raise funds for Hamlin in a fun and unique way. Denise’s knitted Hens for Hamlin put a smile on the faces of those who buy them and change the lives ofwomen suffering with obstetric fistula. To mark her recent 70th […]

Dr Catherine Hamlin devoted her life to ending the suffering of women with obstetric fistula, giving them health, hope and opportunity. Over 70,000 Ethiopian women have had their lives transformed through her Hamlin Model of Care. Yet Catherine’s work is still not complete. Mavis has left a gift in her Will to Hamlin to achieve […]

Dr Biniyam Sirak joined Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia nine years ago and is the Medical Director at Hamlin’s Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. His connection to Hamlin is certainly unique: he was born at Desta Mender! At the time of his birth, the grounds on which Desta Mender currently sits was the site of an orphanage where […]

Ayana’s story serves as a poignant reminder of the devastating impact that a lack of access to quality maternal healthcare can have on a woman’s life. Ayana is from the Amhara region in northern Ethiopia. She and her husband were looking forward to expanding their family but with no access to antenatal care or medical […]

International Literacy Day is celebrated on 8th September every year and highlights the importance of literacy for all people, communities and societies. For women who live in poverty, like most of our fistula patients, the chance to reach their full potential is hampered by a lack of numeracy and literacy skills. That’s why Hamlin’s Women’s […]

Your amazing support will make it possible to commence the next roll out of Project Zero in Fedis Woreda (district). This groundbreaking program continues to accelerate the eradication of obstetric fistula across the country through: 1. Going house-to-house to find women living with obstetric fistula. 2. Providing mentoring to midwives and nurses at local health […]

Never have Hamlin midwives played a more pivotal role in eradicating obstetric fistula and improving maternal healthcare across Ethiopia. Project Zero includes the expansion of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s Prevention program, with the goal of establishing a Hamlin-supported midwifery clinic in every woreda (district). Each clinic is staffed by a skilled Hamlin Midwife who has trained at […]

Phase 1 of the major expansion of the Hamlin College of Midwives commenced in April and is on track to be completed later this year. The new buildings will include a lecture hall, laboratory, classrooms, library, café and dormitories. These new spaces will cater for the increasing numbers of BSc and MSc midwifery students now […]