Philippa Rowland
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This October I join the Hamlin Barefoot Walk to raise money to help treat women suffering from obstetric fistulae. - preventable childbirth injuries virtually unheard of in Australia but common in Ethiopia where many women live hours away from a medical clinic. AUD1500 is the cost of life-changing fistula repair surgery at one of six Hamlin fistula hospitals in Ethiopia. 25km reflects 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. Forced to hide at home, they live with physical pain 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 help them. Thanks for your support. Every little bit helps
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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.
Thank you for donating
Saren Dobkins
$25
“One step towards making a huge difference to a woman's future.”
Paul Nelson
$75
“Avoid three-corner jacks”
Philippa Rowland
$75
“Hooray for the compassionate Dr Catherine Hamlin & her late husband! Go Do This, Girl!”