Stories
Stories
Fistula patient to safe birthing advocate: Amara’s Story
“I strive to teach other women the importance of giving birth at a health centre for their safety and well-being. I don’t want any woman…
Wrapped in care: Bekelu’s Story
Bekelu* was shunned for years…then someone like you wrapped her in care. “I faced this devastating problem [fistula] and started living with stress and poverty….
From heartbreak to hope: Rahmete’s story
Rahmete was 20 years old happily pregnant with her first child and filled with excitement. She was about to start a family with her husband….
Fistula surgery during times of pandemic: Jallene’s story
For years, Jallene needlessly endured the agony of obstetric fistula without any medical attention. Thanks to Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s patient identification initiative, in Spring 2020…
Ayana’s Story: From pain to hope – sixty years with fistula
Ayana lived alone with the debilitating pain of fistula for 60 gruelling years. In March 2020 she underwent life-changing fistula repair surgery. Read her incredible…
Life after fistula
Elfinish has been running her shop for the last three years, where she sells a wide variety of products needed for life in the rural…
“Look at me, I am a different person now” – Astegn’s story
The small rural village in Southern Ethiopia that Astegn, 22, grew up in is not only a two-day bus journey from Addis Ababa – but…
Meet Dr Biniyam Sirak – on the front line of tackling fistula and changing lives
At just 39, Dr Biniyam Sirak, is one of the youngest and most passionate surgeons with a special interest for Hamlin’s cause. This may be…
Fetenech’s new lease on life
Fistula can have a devastating impact on a woman’s life. Not only are the patients at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia suffering the devastation of having had…