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1300px) 100vw, 1300px" /> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="h-restoring-health-and-dignity">Restoring Health and Dignity</h3> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> <p id="hamlin-fistula-ethiopia-exists-to-ensure-the-health-and-dignity-of-women-who-have-survived-a-horrendous-and-preventable-childbirth-injury-obstetric-fistula">Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia exists to provide obstetric fistula treatment and restore the health and dignity of women who have survived a horrendous, and preventable, childbirth injury.</p> <p>In most cases, an <a class="docs-creator" href="https://hamlin.org.au/what-we-do/eradicating-fistulas-forever/">obstetric fistula</a> can be repaired with <a class="docs-creator" href="https://www.mhtf.org/2018/05/24/measuring-the-numbers-of-untreated-obstetric-fistula-the-example-of-ethiopia/">a single life-changing surgery</a> that, for some, can take as little as two hours. </p> <p>Developed by Dr Catherine Hamlin, the world renowned surgery techniques used at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia have been recognised as best practice in global health by leading organisations like the<a class="docs-creator" href="https://ama.com.au/"> Australian Medical Association</a>, the<a class="docs-creator" href="https://www.acog.org/"> American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists</a>, the <a class="docs-creator" href="https://globalhealth.org/">Global Health Council</a>, the <a class="docs-creator" href="https://www.rcsed.ac.uk/">Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh</a> and the <a class="docs-creator" href="https://www.sgsonline.org/">Society of Gynecologic Surgeons</a>. </p> <p>Surgeons from around the globe visit and train at Hamlin’s hospitals to learn these acclaimed obstetric fistula treatment methods. <a class="docs-creator" href="https://hamlin.org.au/tag/meet-our-clinical-team/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Click here</a> to meet some members of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s Clinical Team.</p> <p>In addition to obstetric fistula surgery, all six Hamlin Hospitals provide a range of gynaecological treatments to women, including advanced <a class="docs-creator" href="https://hamlin.org.au/hope-for-women-with-advanced-stage-prolapse/">pelvi</a><a class="docs-creator" href="https://hamlin.org.au/what-we-do/pelvic-organ-prolapse">c organ prolapse</a> surgery.</p> <div style="height:27px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="content-block h-auto bg-center bg-repeat block-solid None border-patch-two shadow-lg bg-blend-multiply has-sky-blue-background-color " style="background-color: ;" x-intersect="$el.classList.add('slide-top')"> <div class="gb-container gb-container-d907a902"><div class="gb-inside-container"> <h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="the-life-changing-surgery-restores-their-health-and-their-dignity">“The life changing surgery restores their health and their dignity.<strong>”</strong></h4> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>– Oprah Winfrey</em></p> </div></div> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_235a00d1519bbda1f1375f933d393d38 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-24"></div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="hamlin-s-regional-fistula-hospitals">Hamlin’s Regional Fistula Hospitals</h3> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> <p id="initially-working-from-the-princess-tsehai-memorial-hospital-in-addis-ababa-drs-reg-and-catherine-hamlin-refined-the-surgical-technique-to-repair-obstetric-fistula-injuries-while-continuing-to-treat-a-broad-range-of-obstetric-cases-within-the-first-three-years-reg-and-catherine-had-operated-on-300-fistula-patients">The <a class="docs-creator" href="https://hamlin.org.au/where-we-work/">Hamlin healthcare network</a>, begun more than four decades ago, has now expanded to cover the breadth of the country, with <a class="docs-creator" href="https://hamlin.org.au/where-we-work/fistula-hospitals-ethiopia/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">5 regional hospitals</a> in addition to the original Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. </p> <p id="initially-working-from-the-princess-tsehai-memorial-hospital-in-addis-ababa-drs-reg-and-catherine-hamlin-refined-the-surgical-technique-to-repair-obstetric-fistula-injuries-while-continuing-to-treat-a-broad-range-of-obstetric-cases-within-the-first-three-years-reg-and-catherine-had-operated-on-300-fistula-patients">In addition to obstetric fistula treatment, Hamlin operates a Rehabilitation and Reintegration Centre, and supports over 90 regional midwifery clinics, staffed by more than 550 healthcare and clinical professionals.</p> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_235a00d1519bbda1f1375f933d393d38 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-24"></div> <div class="content-block h-auto bg-center bg-repeat block-solid None border-patch-one shadow-lg bg-blend-multiply has-sky-blue-background-color " style="background-color: ;" x-intersect="$el.classList.add('slide-top')"> <div class="gb-container gb-container-b2f78fb3"><div class="gb-inside-container"> <h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="the-life-changing-surgery-restores-their-health-and-their-dignity">“Working with her [Catherine Hamlin] was a blessing. She made me look beyond surgical techniques and created an outstanding model on how to provide holistic and patient-centred care for these poor women.<strong>”</strong></h4> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em><em>– Dr Yeshineh Demerew, Medical Director at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia</em></em></p> </div></div> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_235a00d1519bbda1f1375f933d393d38 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-24"></div> <div class="wp-block-image is-style-old-photograph-cw"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="681" src="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20160602_MC_501-1024x681.jpg" alt="obstetric fistula treatment" class="wp-image-16126" style="width:512px;height:341px" srcset="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20160602_MC_501-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20160602_MC_501-300x200.jpg 300w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20160602_MC_501-768x511.jpg 768w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20160602_MC_501.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="hmoc">The Hamlin Model of Care</h2> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> <h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="h-the-world-s-leading-approach-to-treating-obstetric-fistula">The world’s leading approach to treating obstetric fistula</h4> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> <p>The impact of <a href="https://hamlin.org.au/what-we-do/eradicating-fistulas-forever/">obstetric fistula</a> goes much deeper than physical injuries. It often also carries the grief of losing a child and the trauma of isolation and shame.</p> <p id="the-hamlin-model-of-care-considers-the-whole-person-with-respect-and-compassion-treating-the-physical-psychological-and-emotional-effects-of-fistula-at-every-hamlin-hospital-women-receive-a-customised-program-that-includes-surgical-repair-counselling-rehabilitation-and-reintegration-longer-term-patients-are-also-supported-with-income-generating-training-and-placements-to-allow-them-to-live-independently"><a class="docs-creator" href="https://hamlin.org.au/catherine-hamlin/">Dr Catherine Hamlin</a> developed the Hamlin Model of Care over 65 years ago. This model remains core to the organisation today and is now the world’s leading approach to treating fistula as it considers the whole person with respect and compassion – treating the physical, psychological and emotional effects of fistula. It has been widely replicated around the world.</p> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> <div class="content-block h-auto bg-center bg-repeat block-solid None border-rounded shadow-lg bg-blend-multiply has-sky-blue-background-color " style="background-color: ;" x-intersect="$el.classList.add('slide-top')"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-old-photograph-cw"><img decoding="async" width="960" height="610" src="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/DrCatherineHamlin-3.jpg" alt="obstetric fistula treatment" class="wp-image-14689" style="width:480px;height:305px" srcset="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/DrCatherineHamlin-3.jpg 960w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/DrCatherineHamlin-3-300x191.jpg 300w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/DrCatherineHamlin-3-768x488.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /></figure> <div style="height:30px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p class="has-hamlin-blue-color has-text-color" id="block-294dc687-c4b6-4953-bd94-d3d436484643"><strong>“We don’t just treat the hole in the bladder, we treat the whole patient with love and tender care, literacy and numeracy classes, a brand-new dress and money to travel home.”</strong> <em>– Dr Catherine Hamlin</em></p> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> <style type="text/css"> /* Modal component from https://jackwhiting.co.uk/posts/creating-a-modal-with-tailwind-and-alpine/ */ #video-block-block_c53aff08d8ce174a5f3df6d01f5db900 { .embed-container { position: relative; 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Hamlin’s ambitious Patient Identification Outreach Program is focused on finding these women through media campaigns and going door-to-door, educating the community and linking them to life-changing treatment at one of six Hamlin hospitals. </p> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> <div class="content-block h-auto bg-center bg-repeat block-solid None border-rounded shadow-lg bg-blend-multiply has-white-background-color " style="background-color: ;" x-intersect="$el.classList.add('slide-top')"> <div class="gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-94b87f38"> <div class="gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-5a50e2fb"><div class="gb-container gb-container-5a50e2fb"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="512" height="512" src="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/clothing-blanket-icon.png" alt="" class="wp-image-16605" srcset="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/clothing-blanket-icon.png 512w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/clothing-blanket-icon-300x300.png 300w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/clothing-blanket-icon-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></figure> </div></div> <div class="gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-d7badf58"><div class="gb-container gb-container-d7badf58"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-steel-color has-text-color" id="h-clothing-and-a-hamlin-blanket">Clothing and a Hamlin blanket</h3> </div></div> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_9b6d39e1fac332021c3e02aaba5a0563 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-6"></div> <p>A woman’s healing starts as soon as she arrives at a Hamlin hospital. She receives a colourful hand- knitted blanket, symbolising her life being woven back together. She is also given a nightgown and slippers to wear during her stay. On the day she leaves, she is presented with a new dress to celebrate her return home.</p> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> <p></p> <div class="content-block h-auto bg-center bg-repeat block-solid None border-rounded shadow-lg bg-blend-multiply has-white-background-color " style="background-color: ;" x-intersect="$el.classList.add('slide-top')"> <div class="gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-f4ccc52c"> <div class="gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-dc40edbe"><div class="gb-container gb-container-dc40edbe"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="512" height="512" src="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/surgical-repair-icon.png" alt="" class="wp-image-16606" srcset="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/surgical-repair-icon.png 512w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/surgical-repair-icon-300x300.png 300w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/surgical-repair-icon-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></figure> </div></div> <div class="gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-e2a615df"><div class="gb-container gb-container-e2a615df"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" id="h-surgical-repair" style="color:#bc4040">Surgical Repair</h3> </div></div> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_9b6d39e1fac332021c3e02aaba5a0563 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-6"></div> <p>A single, two-hour operation can often repair an obstetric fistula injury and change a woman’s life. But many women who have suffered for years require more complex surgery and rehabilitation due to complications like scar tissue, long-term infection and renal damage. The Hamlin surgical technique and the Clinical Team’s approach is considered best-practice fistula treatment globally.</p> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> <div class="content-block h-auto bg-center bg-repeat block-solid None border-rounded shadow-lg bg-blend-multiply has-white-background-color " style="background-color: ;" x-intersect="$el.classList.add('slide-top')"> <div class="gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-b3972568"> <div class="gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-8cc668c8"><div class="gb-container gb-container-8cc668c8"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="512" height="511" src="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Physiotherapy-icon.png" alt="" class="wp-image-16609" srcset="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Physiotherapy-icon.png 512w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Physiotherapy-icon-300x300.png 300w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Physiotherapy-icon-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></figure> </div></div> <div class="gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-d41a963b"><div class="gb-container gb-container-d41a963b"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-lightpink-color has-text-color" id="h-physiotherapy">Physiotherapy</h3> </div></div> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_9b6d39e1fac332021c3e02aaba5a0563 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-6"></div> <p>An arduous labour can cause nerve damage, while long periods of immobility can result in muscle contractures – conditions most women with fistula injuries experience. All Hamlin patients receive a tailored physiotherapy program before and after fistula repair surgery to make sure they regain full function in their muscles. </p> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> <div class="content-block h-auto bg-center bg-repeat block-solid None border-rounded shadow-lg bg-blend-multiply has-white-background-color " style="background-color: ;" x-intersect="$el.classList.add('slide-top')"> <div class="gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-44841da2"> <div class="gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-f1257536"><div class="gb-container gb-container-f1257536"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="512" height="511" src="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/counselling-icon.png" alt="" class="wp-image-16610" srcset="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/counselling-icon.png 512w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/counselling-icon-300x300.png 300w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/counselling-icon-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></figure> </div></div> <div class="gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-382d9068"><div class="gb-container gb-container-382d9068"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-steel-color has-text-color" id="h-counselling">Counselling</h3> </div></div> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_9b6d39e1fac332021c3e02aaba5a0563 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-6"></div> <p>The emotional trauma of fistula can often be more scarring than the physical injury. Healing the psychological scars and building confidence is a key part of rehabilitation. Women receive compassionate support to help them regain their sense of self, often after living in shame and isolation for years.</p> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> <div class="content-block h-auto bg-center bg-repeat block-solid None border-rounded shadow-lg bg-blend-multiply has-white-background-color " style="background-color: ;" x-intersect="$el.classList.add('slide-top')"> <div class="gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-9e5e1446"> <div class="gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-1af484b2"><div class="gb-container gb-container-1af484b2"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="512" height="512" src="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/nutrition-icon.png" alt="" class="wp-image-16608" srcset="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/nutrition-icon.png 512w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/nutrition-icon-300x300.png 300w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/nutrition-icon-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></figure> </div></div> <div class="gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-d43f711e"><div class="gb-container gb-container-d43f711e"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-cocoa-color has-text-color" id="h-nutrition">Nutrition</h3> </div></div> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_9b6d39e1fac332021c3e02aaba5a0563 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-6"></div> <p>Good nutrition is an essential part of healing. Many women with fistula are malnourished as they spend their lives hidden and in isolation. Patients at Hamlin hospitals receive healthy, nutritious meals during their stay to build up their strength and encourage faster recovery. </p> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> <div class="content-block h-auto bg-center bg-repeat block-solid None border-rounded shadow-lg bg-blend-multiply has-white-background-color " style="background-color: ;" x-intersect="$el.classList.add('slide-top')"> <div class="gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-c9999abc"> <div class="gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-80b9b153"><div class="gb-container gb-container-80b9b153"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="512" height="512" src="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/vocational-training-icon.png" alt="" class="wp-image-16604" srcset="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/vocational-training-icon.png 512w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/vocational-training-icon-300x300.png 300w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/vocational-training-icon-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></figure> </div></div> <div class="gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-606eb9f9"><div class="gb-container gb-container-606eb9f9"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-buttercup-color has-text-color" id="h-vocational-training">Vocational Training</h3> </div></div> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_9b6d39e1fac332021c3e02aaba5a0563 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-6"></div> <p>The Hamlin Model of Care places great emphasis on empowering women to take control of their lives. During their stay at a Hamlin hospital, women can develop their numeracy and literacy skills and receive vocational and life skills training, empowering them to return to their community with confidence and the ability to earn an income.</p> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> <div class="content-block h-auto bg-center bg-repeat block-solid None border-rounded shadow-lg bg-blend-multiply has-white-background-color " style="background-color: ;" x-intersect="$el.classList.add('slide-top')"> <div class="gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-1a8ddfd7"> <div class="gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-e623d6c1"><div class="gb-container gb-container-e623d6c1"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="512" height="512" src="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/reintegration-icon.png" alt="" class="wp-image-16602" srcset="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/reintegration-icon.png 512w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/reintegration-icon-300x300.png 300w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/reintegration-icon-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></figure> </div></div> <div class="gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-c480f0f5"><div class="gb-container gb-container-c480f0f5"> <h4 class="wp-block-heading has-seagreen-color has-text-color" id="h-reintegration-support">Reintegration Support</h4> </div></div> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_9b6d39e1fac332021c3e02aaba5a0563 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-6"></div> <p>Many women lose everything due to the devastating impact of their fistula injuries. They’re also often ostracised from their communities. Hamlin supports women with reintegration into their communities and independent living by helping them find sustainable employment or start their own businesses. This support is critical to equipping women to live with dignity.</p> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_ab7bb59be9a9cf53476896b07230b2a4 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-12"></div> <div class="content-block h-auto bg-center bg-repeat block-solid None border-rounded shadow-lg bg-blend-multiply has-white-background-color " style="background-color: ;" x-intersect="$el.classList.add('slide-top')"> <div class="gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-b8774396"> <div class="gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-86c19177"><div class="gb-container gb-container-86c19177"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="512" height="512" src="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/empowerment-icon.png" alt="" class="wp-image-16601" srcset="https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/empowerment-icon.png 512w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/empowerment-icon-300x300.png 300w, https://hamlin.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/empowerment-icon-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></figure> </div></div> <div class="gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-77729e5c"><div class="gb-container gb-container-77729e5c"> <h4 class="wp-block-heading has-darkpink-color has-text-color" id="h-womens-s-empowerment-program">Womens’s empowerment program</h4> </div></div> </div> <style type="text/css"> #custom-spacer-block-block_9b6d39e1fac332021c3e02aaba5a0563 { /* Add styles that use ACF values here */ } </style> <div class="custom-spacer-block h-6"></div> <p>Hamlin’s Women’s Empowerment Program gives fistula patients in need of income support vital vocational skills at Desta Mender. This groundbreaking initiative trains 245 women every year, offering a range of opportunities, including leadership and communications training, as well as small-business guidance. 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