Wongel (Hamlin College of Midwives graduate) and Camilla (GreenLamp’s head of Communication) were pleased to met again durig GreenLamp’s visit to Ethiopia in June, when regional midwife representatives took an active role in putting forward their...
Tanya Murphy reported from rural southern Ethiopia: “The saddest point so far was returning back to the health centre earlier to find a young mother who had just given birth at home but who came to help induce the placenta. She came without her newborn who was...
We are delighted to support Atsede’s Clinic to deliver training for midwives and health care practitioners on identifying emergent issues during labour, to ensure they are prepared and confident to handle issues that may arise. Some of the GreenLamp team recently...
It's GreenLamp's 10th BIRTHday Year! THANK YOU to all our amazing supporters for a wonderful and successful 10 Years of Impact BIRTHday event on 20th May! It was fantastic to connect with you all and your support means the world to us. Together we raised over CHF...
Member Circle Lunches, November 2021 & March 2022 We were delighted to host our first-ever Member Circle lunches in celebration of our loyal GreenLamp members, especially as these were our first two in-person events since the outbreak of the pandemic. Our exclusive...
We are over the moon that our committed GreenLamp supporter and ex-Zurich team member Maria Gårdemyr is helping us expand. And who better to tell you a little about it than Maria herself: “I believe in the power of collective contribution, and so am happy to announce...
The intrepid Tefera Tesfamichael, our Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia GreenLamp Project Coordinator, has been continuing his vital work despite COVID-19 restrictions and the escalating unrest in Ethiopia. He has undertaken two field trips recently, ensuring that the...
The Hamlin Midwife Alumni Network (HMAN) recently held their first two regional meetings in Metu and Yirgalem, in western Ethiopia, with two more due in the coming months. It has been an excellent chance for the hard working midwives to get together to share best...
For midwives at a healthcare centre in a rural area of Ethiopia’s Sidama region, delivering effective natal and postnatal care is not limited to the walls of the centre. The midwives make regular visits to nearby communities, interacting with local women to raise...
Virtual Auction, May 2021 It was thrilling for us that so many people from different parts of the world participated in our online silent bidding and live-streamed event. We were bowled over by the generosity of our community as the auction raised close to CHF 83,000....
Wongel (Hamlin College of Midwives graduate) and Camilla (GreenLamp’s head of Communication) were pleased to met again durig GreenLamp’s visit to Ethiopia in June, when regional midwife representatives took an active role in putting forward their...
In a rural area of Ethiopia’s Sidama region, women travel from local villages to receive expert pre- and postnatal care at a health centre headed by Belen Kakabo, the second midwife to be sponsored by GreenLamp. In one particular village the centre is so renowned that...
