December 16, 2019 2019 has been another positive year for Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s Rehabilitation and Reintegration Program. This program was founded in 2002 with the goal of helping fistula survivors reclaim their dignity and lead a fulfilling life post-treatment....
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September 23, 2019 Elfinish has been running her shop for the last three years, where she sells a wide variety of products needed for life in the rural Ethiopian town of Begi. You could find just about anything you...
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September 23, 2019 While many obstetric fistula sufferers can be cured with a single surgery at a Hamlin Hospital, sometimes it is not enough to heal every woman. Some women require multiple surgeries and many cannot return to their...
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September 20, 2019 Complete and compassionate care The debilitating and often complex nature of an obstetric fistula injury requires patients to receive special and particular care by attentive medical professionals. The Hamlin Model of Care is centred on the...
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September 12, 2019 A woman’s fistula injury is not the end of her story Donate today to help turn a woman’s life around. Sometimes surgery is not enough to heal women suffering with an obstetric fistula. Survivors have suffered real...
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August 2, 2019 Rehabilitation and reintegration are key to the Hamlin Model of Care. Shamida Ethiopia is one of the warm and welcoming places which provides employment for Hamlin patients who have been treated for obstetric fistula. Reintegrating fistula patients Central to...
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July 8, 2019 Hope for her future Since our Rehabilitation and Reintegration Appeal in September, over 490 women have completed education programs. One of these women is Mazaa. Mazaa was just a teenager living in a remote farming village...
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October 8, 2018 It was 19 years ago when Kore suffered an obstructed labour that lasted an agonising two days, but her story is unlike many other fistula survivors. Today she is the proud mother of a beautiful 19-year-old...
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October 8, 2018 Congratulations to the twelve graduates of Hamlin’s Rehabilitation and Reintegration program! These women, who are all obstetric fistula survivors, have now embarked on a new chapter of their lives as empowered women and new business owners since...
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