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...
We have been overwhelmed at the generosity of our extended GreenLamp community during our “Give 19 for COVID-19” crowdfunding appeal. Thanks to your support in these exceptional times we have so far successfully raised over CHF 21,000 through online and private...
In a health centre in Olonso in south-west Ethiopia, expectant and new mothers enjoy improved care thanks to the work of its head, Aster Sodo—an exceptional midwife and Hamlin College of Midwives graduate. Aster is supported by a government-trained midwife. When Aster...
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...
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...
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...
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...
2017 has proved to be busier than ever as we scale up our work in the Tigray region; a very rural area of Ethiopia with poor infrastructure. So far we have provided 35 health centres with a catchment area of 1,250,000 people with a Solar Suitcase. These centres...
To strengthen our midwifery education initiatives, we have partnered with the Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW) and the Hamlin College of Midwives (HCM) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to support a teacher exchange programme. In September we co-hosted...
Fundraising is a big part of the GreenLamp effort, but the after-care aspect is even more important as we continue to monitor and evaluate the success of our projects. We have always worked closely with local partners to ensure that our help is practical, sustainable...
GreenLamp has initiated a teacher exchange program between the University of Applied Science(ZHAW) in Switzerland and Hamlin College of Midwives in Ethiopia. The program launched in March 2017, when MSc in Midwifery and ZHAW senior lecture Denise Eigenmann spent three...
