During November 2024 to January 2025, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s clinical team conducted 981 surgeries at Hamlin’s six fistula hospitals in Addis Ababa, Mekele, Yirgalem, Metu, Harar and Bahir Dar. This surpassed the planned target of 956 surgeries, achieving 103% of the goal. A total of 1,793 patients visited Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s outpatient departments in Addis Ababa and the […]

I think I may be the most eager Hamlin trip participant in history so I was thrilled when the Hamlin team asked me to write about my incredible experience on the Hamlin Ethiopian Adventure in November 2024! The whole experience exceeded my expectations in every way. I still can’t believe what we saw! It was […]

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 […]

2024 marked a milestone for our Hamlin Midwives with the launch of the Hamlin Midwives Awards, an initiative introduced by our Chairwoman, Joli Wescombe. From an outstanding pool of applicants, three exceptional young midwives were recognised: Emebet Zigie for Innovation and Problem-Solving, Masresha Kaleb for Community Mobilisation, and Sintayehu Lake for Clinical Excellence. These remarkable […]

For most women with obstetric fistula, a simple surgery typically lasting no longer than two hours, repairs their injury and transforms their lives. Your support enables Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia to treat, heal and empower Ethiopian women so they can start their lives anew. Developed by Dr Catherine Hamlin, the world-renowned surgery techniques used at Hamlin […]

Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s groundbreaking program Project Zero, was launched in late 2023 with the aim of finding every woman living with untreated childbirth injuries, woreda (district) by woreda. Following the success of the first pilot in Ale Woreda, the second pilot in Didessa Woreda began in February 2024. This woreda comprises 33 kebeles (neighbourhoods) with […]

Hamlin Midwives save the lives of thousands of mothers and babies every year and prevent countless obstetric fistulas. They are the key to eradicating obstetric fistula in Ethiopia. “If these poor women who come to us had only had access to a trained midwife early in labour they would have recognised something was wrong and […]

Our patients love receiving your kind messages of love and support. Knowing they have your care and support from across the world gives them strength and courage during their recovery. Whether you send your messages to us in the post or online when making a donation, each one is delivered and attached to a beautiful […]

Your incredible support of our Christmas Appeal will give more women in remote areas of Ethiopia access to skilled, timely, life-saving midwifery care from Hamlin Midwives like new graduate, Hanan. She is pictured to the right at her graduation ceremony in October 2024 with Sister Marit, Vice Dean of the Hamlin College of Midwives. Hamlin […]

The very first cohort of Masters in Clinical Midwifery students graduated from the Hamlin College of Midwives in October 2024. Among them was Aster, who told us how happy she is with the training she received and how grateful she is to people like you, who supported her in her studies. “I am very happy […]