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| Washington, DC Tesfa Ineste Volunteers at December
2006 event
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Let's give them hope!
This year 9,000 of our sisters in Ethiopia will suffer from obstetric fistula, the most devastating of all childbirth injuries. Those who are lucky enough to hear that their injuries are repairable at Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital must travel great distances to get to the hospital, located in the capital. Some are just too far away. That is why Tesfa Ineste was born.
Five
mini-fistula hospitals are being built across Ethiopia
to treat women who cannot travel to the capitol. The
fourth of five new mini-hospitals is being built this
year in the town of Harrar in northeast Ethiopia. Tesfa
Ineste, an Amharic phrase meaning "let’s
give them hope" is
the name the Fistula Foundation has chosen for the campaign
to fund the building of the new Harrar hospital and help
support its ongoing running expenses. (The other four hospitals
are being built by other international organizations.)
Harrar Update:
The Hospital is being funded exclusively by the Fistula
Foundation and by the Tesfa Ineste. The team in Ethiopia
is pleased with the new site that has been designated for
the new hospital. It is set to open in May 2008.
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Total area of this site is over 4000 square yards.
It should be able to hold a large facility with 35 beds,
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well as a separate building to accommodate the nurse aides. |
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An invitation
The mini-fistula hospital in Harrar will be funded in part by Ethiopians abroad and their families as a gift to women in Ethiopia affected by fistula. We invite you to join this campaign. Be a part of Tesfa Ineste by making a donation today and/or getting involved with your local committee.
To make a donation via mail or fax, download our donation
form [PDF], or donate
online. Be sure to indicate that your donation is for
the Tesfa Ineste fund.
Tesfa Ineste Washington, DC Update:
The hardworking team in Washington, chaired by Tsedale
Assefa, hosted another successful event in December 2007
that raised over $40,000 towards the building of the new
hospital in Harrar. Special thanks to Tsedale and her team
for their ongoing efforts on behalf the Hospital and the
Foundation.
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