Ethiopia National Day 2025 On Ethiopia’s National Day, we honor a country rich in tradition, resilience, and generosity, and there is no better symbol of Ethiopian hospitality than the traditional coffee ceremony. In Ethiopia, coffee is more than a drink, it is a moment of gathering, of slowing...
International Day of the Midwife 2025 Sr. Aminat Abdu is a midwife at Bati Health Center, graduate of the Hamlin College of Midwives, and member of the Hamlin Midwives Alumni Network, serving as regional representative for the Desse Area (Amhara Region). On 27 February 2022, her town was invaded...
Earth Day 2025 Earth Day 2025, Our Power, Our Planet™, shines a spotlight on the critical need to adopt renewable energy solutions to improve the health of both our planet and people. In line with this vision, GreenLamp is dedicated to providing solar technology, to delivery rooms in rural...
Celebrating International Women's Day 2025 This March 8th, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and well-being of women everywhere! At GreenLamp, we believe that every woman deserves access to safe maternity care, no matter where she lives. Thanks to our generous donors, we have already secured...
AGM & Member's Lunch 2025 We are delighted to share the key outcomes from our Annual General Meeting held on 6 March 2025 at Hotel Glockenhof in central Zurich. We appreciate the ongoing support and commitment from our GreenLamp members to empower women in Ethiopia through good health, education,...
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 founding of GreenLamp...
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 GreenLamp-funded Solar Suitcases which...
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 practices and learn from each...
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 awareness about the centre and...
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 home births are virtually...
GreenLamp is thrilled to have partnered with the Simien Mountains Mobile Medical Service (SMMMS) – a non-profit organization delivering essential medical care to remote villages in the Simien Mountains, Amhara Region. We are supporting their efforts to develop a “Health Centre of Excellence” in...
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 donations. This has meant vital...