During 2024, your generosity enabled Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia to achieve extraordinary milestones, transforming the lives of thousands of women and their communities.
Together, we supported Hamlin’s clinical team in performing a record-breaking 4,272 surgeries, achieving a remarkable 93% obstetric fistula closure rate. These successes are a direct result of Hamlin’s Project Zero, which expanded to Didessa Woreda in February 2024. There, Hamlin-trained teams conducted an incredible 24,855 house-to-house surveys, identifying 156 women with long-term childbirth injuries. Most of these women have now received treatment, paving the way for a brighter future.
In October, we celebrated the graduation of 15 Bachelor of Science in Midwifery students and the inaugural cohort of 23 Master’s in Clinical Midwifery students at the Hamlin College of Midwives. These highly skilled midwives are now working in rural communities, helping mothers deliver their babies safely and preventing childbirth injuries such as obstetric fistula.
Rehabilitation efforts also flourished, with 2,237 patients completing numeracy and literacy education and 1,164 women finishing counselling courses. A record 265 former fistula patients graduated from Hamlin’s Women’s Empowerment program, gaining life-changing vocational skills.
None of this would have been possible without your steadfast support. On behalf of the Board and staff of Hamlin Fistula New Zealand, thank you for your unwavering commitment to this vital work. Together, we are not only restoring lives but also building healthier, stronger communities across Ethiopia.
With every best wish to you and your loved ones for the year ahead.
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