Tsinat Hussein, aged 23, embarked on her life-changing journey at the Hamlin College of Midwives, driven by a passion to improve maternal health in her hometown of Garamuneta village, Bedeno Woreda, in Ethiopia’s Oromia region. Growing up in an area with limited access to professional childbirth services, Tsinat witnessed firsthand the dire need for skilled midwives.

Her path to midwifery began when Hamlin College visited her preparatory school. Tsinat, meeting the stringent requirements and driven by a long-held interest in midwifery, seized the opportunity to apply. Her success in the entrance examination was a first step towards realizing her dream.

Now, as a fourth-year student nearing graduation, Tsinat is poised to return to her community. Her education at Hamlin has equipped her with the knowledge and skills to significantly reduce the risks associated with home deliveries and to decrease maternal mortality rates.

Tsinat dreams of transforming maternal care in her hometown. “I am grateful for the opportunity I am given by this college, for I am now able to achieve my goal,” she says. Her mission is clear: to ensure no woman in her community suffers due to lack of access to safe birthing services.

Without the support of Ethiopiaid and the Hamlin College of Midwives, Tsinat might have pursued a different path. But today, she stands as a beacon of change and hope for her community. This International Day of the Midwife, we celebrate Tsinat and all the future midwives like her, who are essential to our vision of a world where every woman has access to the care she needs to deliver safely and healthily.

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