AusAID announces funding for Ethiopia programs

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The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) has funded BKFA to develop and manage the assembly and distribution of 30,000 clean birthing kits in three regions in Ethiopia: Shire, Tigray Region; Logyia, Afar Region; and Addis Ababa. This project will create employment opportunities for vulnerable and marginalised women and provide refresher training for Traditional Birth Attendants in Afar Region. 

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Photos from the Foundation's Ethiopian partners

Demonstrating how to use a clean birth kit (Afar Pastoralist Development Association)
Demonstrating how to use a clean birth kit (Afar Pastoralist Development Association)
Teaching health professionals in remote health facilities (Abraham's Oasis)
Teaching health professionals in remote health facilities (Abraham's Oasis)
Training and distribution of birthing kits with Traditional Birth Attendants (Hamlin Fistula Hospital)
Training and distribution of birthing kits with Traditional Birth Attendants (Hamlin Fistula Hospital)
Midwives monitor the kits and share them with Traditional Birth Attendants (Abraham's Oasis)
Midwives monitor the kits and share them with Traditional Birth Attendants (Abraham's Oasis)
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