July 25,2025 Update from Mahlet’s Family
#Team413ForMahlet
July 2025 Update from Mahlet’s family 🙏🏾
“I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” - Philippians 4:13
My name is Deborah Girma and I am writing this to thank you for your support and generosity, on behalf of my family and friends.
My sister, Mahlet Girma, a Public Health professional, was living in San Francisco, California, when she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2017.
She turned her pain into purpose, using her journey to educate and encourage others as well as to raise awareness and funds to help organizations dedicated to helping those impacted by Breast Cancer in Ethiopia and America.
Mahlet was in communication with the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia to secure funding and grants to purchase mammogram machines to be installed in various public hospitals in different regions across Ethiopia when she unfortunately passed away from Breast Cancer at the age of 46 in September 2021.
Inspired by Mahlet’s favorite Bible verse Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”, her family and friends formed an informal group “Team413ForMahlet” with a commitment to carry on her dream.
While we mourned loosing her, we were inspired by so many people who wanted to donate money to making Mahlet’s dream come true.
We worked with an established foundation (Alemtsehay Breast Cancer Foundation now known as Alem Fre Pink House Cancer Foundation Inc., a 501(c) nonprofit), to collect and save all the donations that were coming through.
We joined our efforts together with another foundation, Alpha Breast Cancer Support Services, an organization based in Virginia, USA and for three years we did our due diligence to research for a proper machine and coordinate with medical and public health professionals in Ethiopia.
Fortunately, we were able to find and work with a medical equipment supplier based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and in October 2024 we were able to purchase a brand new General Electric Healthcare Senographe Pristina mammogram machine.
I am excited to tell you that the machine has been manufactured and was delivered to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on July 24, 2025.
It will be en route for installation at one of the main public hospitals in the city: Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) and will be used to provide free services to the low-income residents of the country.
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How to help:
To donate or help our efforts, please send donations vial Zelle or directly to Bank of America at the account number listed below.
Zelle Account for the Mammogram Machine project:
team413formahlet@gmail.com
or
Bank of America
Account number: 3340 6207 7102 “Mamogram account Mahlet”
Awareness campaign:
We are launching a new T-shirt designed by Mahlet’s friend, Netsanet Tesfay, an artist based in California. We are thankful to her for designing this simply beautiful piece showing Mahlet in traditional Ethiopian dress relaxing among beautiful flowers. The key message is to “Get Checked!” as early check ups can prevent breast cancer. Let’s make Mahlet proud and keep her legacy by encouraging the women in our lives to get screened for breast cancer!
https://www.bonfire.com/store…
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