For many pregnant women in Ethiopia, health centres provide safety and comfort during what is a potentially life-threatening experience. This is certainly the case for Yenu, an expectant mother in rural south-east Ethiopia. Yenu was six months pregnant with her second child when she visited her...
We were deeply moved and saddened by Dr Catherine Hamlin’s passing in Addis Ababa on March 18, 2020. As the founder of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia she touched the lives of so many women in Ethiopia, and in doing so touched many more of us around the world. We celebrate her life – she was a true role...
After last year’s successful trip to Ethiopia to teach midwives and midwifery students the use and benefits of upright birthing positions at the Hamlin College for Midwives (HCM), MSc in Midwifery and ZHAW senior lecturer Denise Eigenmann and recently graduated midwife Vera Maria Probst were...
We believe it’s important to support and empower midwives not only as students but long term throughout their careers, building relationships with them as individuals and helping them maintain the support network they have from each other. The Hamlin Midwives Alumni Network (HMAN) is a key way for...
#Female Pleasure Lunchkino Guests enjoyed an inspiring documentary screening, as well as an insightful panel discussion centred on women’s empowerment and autonomy, at this lunchtime film screening. A special thanks to our panel: Barbara Miller, Film Director, Ellen Ringier, Executive Producer...
The aim of the recent GreenLamp Project Team field trip earlier in 2019 was to visit health centres in the SNNPR region, a region where we had not yet been, some with a Solar Suitcase installed, as well as two with Hamlin midwives who were on the list to possibly receive one. We wanted to check...
After the success of last year’s first ever GreenLamp sponsored and co-organized Hamlin Midwifery Alumni Network Summit, we are thrilled to announce there will be another this year. It will again be held in Addis Ababa on 21-23 July, bringing together over 60 Hamlin-graduated midwives from five...
We would like birth to be a safe, joyful experience for every mother, their extended family and community. GreenLamp team member Linda Elzvik was privildeged to witness such a birth during her recent trip to Ethiopia, thanks to the skilled Hamlin trained midwife on hand to support the mother and...
GreenLamp took a valuable, one-off opportunity to donate 49 rechargeable headlamps to Medair, an NGO who helps vulnerable populations in South Sudan regions suffering from the effects of conflict, chronic poverty, food insecurity, disease and natural disasters. The headlamps were used in Medair...
Partnerships in Action There was a tremendously positive panel discussion at this lunch event. The understanding between Marit Legesse from the Hamlin College of Midwives and Beatrice Friedli, Denise Eigenmann and Vera Maria Probst of the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences was evident, and...
Many of you will remember that as part of our efforts to strengthen our midwifery education initiatives we have partnered with the University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) in Zurich and the Hamlin College of Midwives (HCM) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to support a teacher exchange program. The program...
In any profession it’s important to share best practice and keep skills up-to-date, and midwifery is no exception. With that in mind, combined with our aim of supporting midwives to become leaders in their communities, GreenLamp sponsored and co-organized the first ever Hamlin Midwifery Alumni...