Category: HFE Team

Meet Hanna, Project Zero Team Leader

Hanna Tesfaye is the Team Leader for the pilot of Hamlin’s ambitious new program, Project Zero in Ale Woreda (district). She trained as a midwife at the Hamlin College of Midwives and has a Master’s degree in public health....

July 10th, 2023 Read More
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Groundbreaking initiative places women’s empowerment first, as Dr Catherine Hamlin’s ‘Joy Village’ turns 20 years old.

MEDIA RELEASE A ground-breaking initiative in Ethiopia is aiming to empower women who have faced years of social isolation and suffering due to devastating fistula injuries, and therefore struggle to make an income independently. The Women’s Empowerment Program at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s Desta Mender (founded by pioneering Australian Dr Catherine Hamlin) is training survivors of […]...

October 27th, 2022 Read More
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20 years of Desta Mender

2022 marks 20 years since Catherine established Desta Mender, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s Rehabilitation and Reintegration Centre....

October 14th, 2022 Read More