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Below is a link to a Youtube video of  Dr Hamlin's interview with Johnson and Johnson.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNhlA1OpoFA&feature=player_detailpage




 
Pictured here, Dr Hamlin and Mark Bennett meet with Oprah
and Brett O'Donnell, Chairman of the Board, Hamlin Fistula USA		 Visit to America

Dr.  Catherine Hamlin, founder of the Hamlin Fistula Hospital,
Mark Bennett, CEO of the  Hospital,  Jacqueline  Bernard,  
Dean  of the Hamlin  College of  Midwives, and  Dr.  Facade
Ayenachew of the Yergalem regional hospital, recently had a
great trip to the U.S.  
Dr. Hamlin met with Oprah in Chicago, participated in an event 
in New York, met with Johnson & Johnson and attended the
National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., along with
other meetings.








 
 
Congratulations to the Perkins sisters who have raised over $30,000 from their 'Sisters Walk to the Beautiful' campaign in September 2010 involving a walk from Auckland to Cape Reinga. They continue to draw publicity and donations to this cause with their impressive website http://www.sisterswalkforbeautiful.org.nz/
                   

2011 Calendars  

Attractive Hamlin calendars for 2011 are available at $20 each.

Post order with cheque to Hamlin Trust., P O Box 6395, Chch.

  
 

 

New DVD available for viewing

A brand new DVD called ‘Lighting a Candle’ is available for community viewing. This 60 min documentary DVD covers an update on the work of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital and the Hamlin College of Midwives. The film has been developed by the Hamlin Fistula Relief and Aid Fund in conjunction with AusAID. This film will profoundly touch you as it give hope for the prevention of obstetric fistula for women in labour in Ethiopia, with the training of highly qualified midwives.

Ring 021 0261 1912 or 3588774 or email: hamlinht@xtra.co.nz if you would like to arrange a community screening of ‘Lighting a Candle’ or borrow the acclaimed DVD ‘A Walk to Beautiful’

 


More Knitted Blankets Sent

 

Marty Van Der Burg, of Auckland, has taken a huge bundle of blankets with him on his latest visit to Ethiopia.

 

Marty, an Auckland builder, has visited Ethiopia several times on construction projects.  He has built houses there for Habitat for Humanity and he was also responsible for building the replacement housing for the people relocated from the site where the Hamlin Midwifery School now stands.

 

Marty is an enthusiastic supporter of the work of the fistula hospitals so he always takes blankets with him.  This time he has taken 100 kilograms of blankets.  Our thanks to Marty and to the women who knitted millions of stitches to make them.




Photo: Geraldine Association of Anglican Women with blankets they have knitted

  



Midwifery students spellbound by “A Walk to Beautiful"
 
 
Nine first-year midwifery students watched the DVD “A Walk to Beautiful” with their midwifery lecturer Ruth Martis at a dessert evening recently.

This documentary film (2009 Emmy Award) introduces the viewers to the issues of obstetric fistula, the patients and the work of Hamlin Fistula in Ethiopia. For 86 minutes the students all sat spellbound and in awe about the amazing work that has been done.

 

The midwifery students, who are enrolled at CPIT (Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology) gained an understanding of the crucial role of midwives in saving women from the horror of a fistula birth injury. They are keen to support the Hamlin Midwifery School and are hoping to establish regular contact with their Ethiopian counterparts.


Note:  “A Walk to Beautiful” is available from Hamlin Fistula NZ for showing to groups.