Stories
Ethiopia National Day 28 May 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 5 May 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 by armed...
Earth Day 22 April 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...
International Womens Day 8 March 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 funding for...
AGM & Members’ Lunch 6 March 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,...
How long is your wish list for Santa this year?
How long is your wish list for Santa this year? For many mothers in Ethiopia, their only wish is to give birth to their child safely and with dignity. GreenLamp provides health centers with solar systems that contribute to safer births. Equipment that guarantees there...
Travelling to rural health centres in Ethiopia can be …
Travelling to rural health centres in Ethiopia can be a long and dusty journey. Support our important cause here: https://greenlamp.ch/personal-donations or if you live in Sweden through Swish: 1232428076
Students live and study at the Hamlin College of Midwives
Students live and study at the Hamlin College of Midwives campus for four years to gain their bachelor's in Midwifery. Support our important cause here: https://greenlamp.ch/support-us/#donate or if you live in Sweden through Swish: 1232428076
Autumn had brought a chill to the air but there was a buzz inside …
Autumn had brought a chill to the air but there was a buzz inside as many of our lovely Members’ and guests came together for a convivial get-together in Zurich recently. We discussed our scholarship programs which are expanding into new colleges in and around Addis...
Members’ Circle Lunch on Tuesday 27th September in Zurich
It’s not too late to sign up for our next Members’ Circle Lunch on Tuesday 27th September in Zurich. Members please check your emailed invitation for sign-up details. Not yet a GreenLamp Member? If you want to meet like-minded people, get to know us and the...
Join our friends at Giving Women …
Join our friends at Giving Women to be part of a discussion on a very important topic - either in-person in Geneva on 6 October or ONLINE GLOBALLY! This from Giving Women: The pandemic shined a light on mental health issues and the detrimental impact they can have if...
We are so pleased to see the smiles on the faces of Aden and Adjen
We are so pleased to see the smiles on the faces of Aden and Adjen whom we supported to find work in Addis Ababa since they were not able to go back to their home in Tigray due to the civil war. They both graduated from Hamlin College of Midwives a few years ago and...
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Events
Our events are a wonderful way to support GreenLamp projects, socialise with friends and meet like-minded new ones. In addition to the more formal gala evenings, we host guest speakers and private movie showings, as well as our exclusive Membership Circle events, for anyone interested in learning about Ethiopia and our work in more depth. These events tend to sell out very quickly so if you’d like to receive free email updates about forthcoming GreenLamp events please sign up for our mailing list, or become a GreenLamp Member to enjoy early invitations and reduced ticket prices.
For a flavour of our past events view the event stories below.
Past Events
GreenLamp ZHAW Lunch Lecture 20 May 2025
On Tuesday 20 May 2025, GreenLamp and ZHAW School of Health Sciences had the pleasure of co-hosting a powerful and engaging event at the ZHAW’s Institute of Midwifery and Reproductive Health in Winterthur. Dr. Anteneh Dirar, Dean of the Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia College...
AGM & Members’ Lunch 6 March 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,...
Dine in Art 29 May 2024
Rodney Graham (1949* in Matsqui, † 2022 Vancouver),Artist in Artists' Bar, 1950's, 2016, painted aluminumlightbox with transmounted chromogenic transparency,241.3 x 181.7 x 17.8 cm, Ed. 4/4 +APThomas Ruff (*1958 in Zell am Hammersbach,lives and works in Düsseldorf),...
AGM & Members’ Circle Lunch – 28 February 2024
We were delighted to welcome almost forty guest to our first Members' Circle lunch of 2024 following our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on February, 28th at the beautiful Zunfhaus zum Rüden and to have the opportunity to share some of our successes from 2023. We feel...
Film Screening ‘Among Us Women’ June 8 2023
Zurich’s Arthouse Piccadilly was buzzing as GreenLamp members, guests, donors, and sponsors, gathered in the tiny entrance of the movie theatre. With their homemade sandwich and drink in hand, they took their seats for the screening of the fascinating...
Members’ Circle Luncheon on 27 September 2022
As the autumn weather brought a chill to the air there was a buzz inside as many of our lovely Members’ and guests came together for a scrumptious meal and convivial get-together in Zurich. The GreenLamp team presented our Learn pillar, highlighting our scholarship...
10 Years of Impact Fundraising Dinner, May 2022
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 80,000 which will make a tangible...
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 Membership Circle events are an opportunity to meet...
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. Special thanks to...
#Female Pleasure Lunchkino, October 2019
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...
Become a Member
Members are the ‘rocks’ of our community, they motivate us, support us, generate new ideas, and help us to advance our goals and make a greater impact. If you want to meet like-minded people, get to know us and the multi-faceted work we do through our exclusive Membership Circle events, then please sign-up and join us.
Volunteer with Us
Volunteers are the lifeblood of GreenLamp, contributing their skills, time and networks to create a team that punches above its weight. If you have a specific area of expertise or skill-set that you think could benefit GreenLamp, we’d love to hear from you. We especially appreciate volunteers providing surge capacity around our events where we need all hands on deck.
Become a Member
Members are the ‘rocks’ of our community, they motivate us, support us, generate new ideas, and help us to advance our goals and make a greater impact. If you want to meet like-minded people, get to know us and the multi-faceted work we do through our exclusive Membership Circle events, then please sign-up and join us.
Volunteer with Us
Volunteers are the lifeblood of GreenLamp, contributing their skills, time and networks to create a team that punches above its weight. If you have a specific area of expertise or skill-set that you think could benefit GreenLamp, we’d love to hear from you. We especially appreciate volunteers providing surge capacity around our events where we need all hands on deck.