Karen's Barefoot Wak 2026
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This October I’m completing the Hamlin Barefoot Walk and raising money to help treat a woman suffering from a preventable childbirth injury - obstetric fistula. This injury is virtually unheard of in Australia but very common in Ethiopia because many women live hours away from a medical clinic. AUD$1500 is the cost of the life-changing fistula repair surgery at one of six Hamlin fistula hospitals in Ethiopia. The 25kms distance is reflective of the average distance many women in rural Ethiopia must journey to receive medical care, often barefoot. Many Ethiopian women live with obstetric fistula for months, years-even decades- before receiving the treatment they desperately need. They are forced to hide away at home, living with both the physical pain and emotional shame of their condition. Imagine if this was your mother, sister, daughter. No woman should have to suffer in silence when a cure is within reach. Please help me do it for her. Thanks so much for your support. Every little bit helps!
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Tracking begins 1st October 2026
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Raise $1,500, and you could win!
Reach your $1,500 fundraising goal in the Hamlin Barefoot Walk, and you’ll automatically go into the draw to win our Hamlin Barefoot Walk Prize Pack.
The lucky winner will receive:
- A $560 saving on a Hamlin Ethiopian Adventure — your chance to experience Ethiopia and see Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s work firsthand
- A Hamlin Barefoot Walk keyring
- A signed copy of The Hospital by the River by John Little
Simply raise $1,500 or more by 11:59pm on 31 October 2026, and you’ll automatically be entered into the draw.
Every $1,500 you raise could help fund life-changing fistula surgery for a woman in Ethiopia — and you could be one step closer to experiencing Ethiopia for yourself.
The winner will be drawn and notified by 5 November 2026.
