Introducing our 2025 Year in Review – made possible by you. As we begin 2026, we are pleased to share our 2025 Year in Review with you. We hope you enjoyed a restful and joyful Christmas, and that the New Year has started well for you and your loved ones. Over the past year, your […]

Konjit brings safe births to remote villages, preventing fistula with compassion.Growing up in a rural village in southern Ethiopia, Konjit watched women give birth without any trained assistance. At home and far from healthcare, friends, neighbours, and relatives’ women endured complications that broke her heart. Almost every woman who suffered a childbirth injury also suffered […]

Funding Secured to Re-Establish Maternal Health Services in Conflict-Affected Tigray We are thrilled to share that Hamlin Fistula New Zealand has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the New Zealand Embassy Fund to support the re-establishment and strengthening of maternal health services in Tigray, Ethiopia. This generous two-year grant is enabling us to provide essential […]

A quarter of a century ago, The Hospital by the River introduced readers to an Australian doctor whose quiet determination would transform thousands of lives in Ethiopia. As the book celebrates its 25th anniversary, Dr Catherine Hamlin's legacy continues to inspire travellers to walk in her footsteps. For those seeking to experience that story firsthand, […]

Dr. Belayneh talks about the impact of restricted access to the hospital due to civil unrest.Access to maternal healthcare in Ethiopia is a challenge for millions of women living in remote areas. Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia staff often travel two to three hours by car and then walk another two to three hours on foot to […]

Did you know many nurse aides working at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia are former fistula patients? They empathize with women suffering from obstetric fistula as they have experienced similar trauma.  Alemitu has been a nurse aide at Hamlin’s Metu Fistula Hospital for over 15 years. She sees her job as an opportunity to give back after […]

Gadissie works at the Hamlin-supported midwifery clinic in Watar, eastern Ethiopia, near Hamlin’s Harar Fistula Hospital. She began studying for her degree in Midwifery at the Hamlin College of Midwives in 2019 and graduated in 2023. She first heard about the College when she was in year 12 at school. Gadissie took the entrance exam and was […]

Across Ethiopia, thousands of women giving birth today are supported by midwives whose skills and education can be traced back to the influence of Sister Marit Legesse. For more than three decades, Sister Marit has been at the forefront of midwifery in Ethiopia — developing the next generation of professionals, shaping policy, and advocating for […]

Hawwa’s Story of Healing Through Education On International Literacy Day, we are reminded that literacy is not only about reading and writing — it is also about dignity, empowerment, and opportunity. For women recovering from obstetric fistula, education can be a vital step towards healing and rebuilding their lives. Hawwa, once a Hamlin patient and […]

Mufriyat dreamt of becoming a midwife since she was a child. After high school, she learned about an entrance exam she could sit to be accepted into the Hamlin College of Midwives. Mufriyat passed the test and was offered a place at the prestigious College to study for her BSc degree in Midwifery. "As a […]