It is vital that a women has awareness and control of her pelvic floor muscles before, during and after giving birth. As part of our mission to support the training of skilled and empathic young professional midwives, GreenLamp coordinated a workshop in Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) at the...
We are big on sustainability at GreenLamp and are ensuring the Solar Suitcases from our first Light for Life Project in 2014 continue to work effectively as their batteries wear out. Our Project Team worked closely with Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia and the Regional Health Bureaus to develop an...
In March we were pleased to run our third annual Interpersonal Skills and Leadership workshop in Nonviolent Communication with the 4th year students of the Hamlin College of Midwives, as part of our holistic approach to empowering young women. The purpose of the workshops are to share important...
During every trip GreenLamp makes to Ethiopia, we visit at least two rural health centres to check the Solar Suitcase are working. We also talk to the health centre workers, including midwives, to check for any technical and maintenance issues, as well as to obtain feedback and ideas for...
Midwife Mentors are well-trained and experienced, and bring skills training, knowledge and expertise to younger, less-experienced midwives deployed to the rural health centers of Ethiopia. Each midwife mentor is active in one of the five regions with a Hamlin Fistula Hospital. One of the...