Project: Midwifery Education (Hamlin)
Women’s Hope International is collaborating with Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia in midwifery edcuation since 2008. The Hamlin College of Midwives is located outside of Addis Ababa.
Purpose of the Project
The beneficiaries of the project are midwifery students. They are recruited in five regions of the country. The newly graduated midwives will return to their home regions and work there in a government health centre in the rural area.
Goal
The Hamlin College of Midwifes makes a significant contribution for mothers to have better access to professional maternal health services and to prevent childbirth complications.
Objectives
Each year 23 midwifery students are graduating after the 4-years course with a Bachelor degree.
They have acquired all the needed knowledge and skills to be a successful midwife
During their course the students normally achieve 100 assisted deliveries.
Project Manager
Zelalem Belette is dean of the Hamlin College of Midwives.
Glimpses of the Project
Project location: Outside Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Project location: Outside Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
WHI has Impact
Illis Story
Illi is a young women from the eastern part of Ethiopia who is currently studying at the Hamlin College of Midwives, located outside Addis Abeba.
Sponsor a midwifery student!
Through regular giving (e.g. 125/month) you make it possible for a young woman to become a midwife. Thanks to your sponsored midwifery student many mothers will experience a secure childbirth.