A Gift In Your Will
Remembered as one of the world’s great humanitarians, Dr Catherine Hamlin AC devoted her life to restoring the health and dignity of women suffering from obstetric fistula. Catherine continues to inspire people like you to continue her mission to eradicate this horrific childbirth injury.
After you have taken care of your loved ones, including Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation in your Will can be a simple way to make a lasting impact for women in Ethiopia, like Yohanna.
“I was so sad about losing my baby. Having the fistula was just as painful as losing my child. I cried every day. After fistula, I delivered a beautiful baby girl. I thank all the staff here, from the doctors to the cleaners, who take care of me in my journey.” - Yohanna
Thanks to someone like you who left a charitable donation in their Will, Yohanna received life-changing fistula repair surgery and safely delivered her daughter at Hamlin’s Mekele Fistula Hospital.
Your legacy, their future.
Why Support Hamlin in Your Will?
Your gift costs you nothing today, but transforms women's lives tomorrow
Provide for your loved ones and make an enduring contribution to the eradication of obstetric fistula
Become part of a committed community determined to eradicate obstetric fistula in Ethiopia
Ensure your values live on, whether your gift is large or small.
Meet our bequest supporters
My vision is to eradicate obstetric fistula from Ethiopia. I won’t achieve this in my lifetime but you can in yours.
- Dr Catherine Hamlin AC
Types of Gift in Wills
Here are the most common types of gifts in Wills
Percentage
A percentage of the residue or your entire estate. It’s a flexible way to give as there’s no need to adjust the value of your gift to account for inflation or changes to your total assets.
The Residue
Whatever is left in your estate after you have taken care of your loved ones.
A Specific Asset
For example: real estate, shares, bonds or other items of value such as art or jewellery.
Contact Us
Helen Wilson is happy to have a confidential chat and answer any questions you may have about leaving a gift in your Will to Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation.
You can contact Helen at 02 9440 7001 or helen.wilson@hamlin.org.au.
Frequently Asked Questions
It’s easy to leave a gift in your Will. When making a new Will or as a Codicil to your existing Will, all you need is the following wording:
I give to Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia (Australia) t/as Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation (ABN: 58 159 647 499) to be used to support Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia: (choose one)
A percentage of my total estate: ___% or
A residue of my estate or
A specific asset (list asset/s)
I declare that the receipt of the Company Secretary or other authorised officer shall be a complete and sufficient discharge for my executor(s).
All the funds we receive from gifts in Wills are sent to Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia for their operating costs unless otherwise specified in your Will. If you would like your charitable gift to be further restricted to support one of our three program areas of Treatment, Prevention or Rehabilitation & Reintegration please specify this in your Will.
For every $1 donated, 68 cents goes directly towards Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s programs for the treatment and prevention of obstetric fistula; 13 cents is necessary for accountability and administration; 19 cents is invested in fundraising efforts which allow us to help even more women in future years.
We would love to know if you have included Hamlin in your Will so we can thank you, record your future gift and ensure you receive regular updates about the programs your gift will support. Any information you choose to share is completely confidential.
Yes, the gift in your Will is tax-deductible provided you are voluntarily transferring money or property without receiving, or expecting to receive, any material benefit or advantage in return.
No. There is no need to update your Will. Bequests made to Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia (Australia) are received by Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation and remitted to Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia.
Yes. You can leave this instruction in your Will and we will ensure your wishes are followed. All gifts in Wills made or notified prior to 31 December 2017 are automatically restricted for Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia.
Online Wills are a quick, secure and cost-effective option for most people. However, they may not suit people with more complex estates. Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation has partnered with Gathered Here to give our supporters easy access to making a free Will, which also gives you the opportunity to include a gift to Hamlin. Visit hamlin.org.au/freewill to get started.
Yes, a Will made online is legally valid and binding provided you meet the usual requirements for creating a Will (namely, you have a testamentary capacity and are of sound mind, are over the age of 18, make the Will voluntarily and follow the required signing and formalities).
We have partnered with Gathered Here, Australia’s top-rated free Wills platform to give our supporters easy access to making a free Will, which also gives you the opportunity to include a gift to Hamlin.
It only takes 10 minutes and is easy, secure and legally valid and binding.
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Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Elders past, present and emerging throughout Australia and the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Traditional Owners of the land and waterways on which our Australian office is situated. We acknowledge the many ethnic groups in Ethiopia and their ancestral and cultural connection to the land where our work is undertaken.