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Cookie	Duration	Description
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__stripe_sid	30 minutes	Stripe sets this cookie to process payments.
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cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement	1 year	Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category .
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viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

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Cookie	Duration	Description
_dc_gtm_UA-*	1 minute	Google Analytics sets this cookie to load the Google Analytics script tag.
sp_landing	1 day	The sp_landing is set by Spotify to implement audio content from Spotify on the website and also registers information on user interaction related to the audio content.
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Cookie	Duration	Description
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Cookie	Duration	Description
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_ga_*	1 year 1 month 4 days	Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.
_ga_devsite	2 years	This cookie is installed by Google Analytics.
_gid	1 day	Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress	30 minutes	Hotjar sets this cookie to detect the first pageview session of a user. This is a True/False flag set by the cookie.
_hjFirstSeen	30 minutes	Hotjar sets this cookie to identify a new user’s first session. It stores a true/false value, indicating whether it was the first time Hotjar saw this user.
_hjIncludedInPageviewSample	2 minutes	Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's pageview limit.
_hjIncludedInSessionSample	2 minutes	Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's daily session limit.
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_hjRecordingLastActivity	never	Hotjar sets this cookie when a user recording starts and when data is sent through the WebSocket.
_hjSession_*	30 minutes	Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID, which persists in the Hotjar User ID, which is unique to that site.
_hjSession_2719654	30 minutes	A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensues that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session.
_hjSessionUser_*	1 year	Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID, which persists in the Hotjar User ID, which is unique to that site.
_hjSessionUser_2719654	1 year	Hotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID.
CONSENT	2 years	YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data.
sbjs_current	5 months 27 days	This cookie is to identify the source of a visit and store user action information about it in a cookies. This is a analytic and behavioural cookie used for improving the visitor experience on the website.
sbjs_current_add	5 months 27 days	This cookie is to identify the source of a visit and store user action information about it in a cookies. This is a analytic and behavioural cookie used for improving the visitor experience on the website.
sbjs_first	5 months 27 days	This cookie is to identify the source of a visit and store user action information about it in a cookies. This is a analytic and behavioural cookie used for improving the visitor experience on the website.
sbjs_first_add	5 months 27 days	This cookie is to identify the source of a visit and store user action information about it in a cookies. This is a analytic and behavioural cookie used for improving the visitor experience on the website.
sbjs_migrations	5 months 27 days	This cookie is to identify the source of a visit and store user action information about it in a cookies. This is a analytic and behavioural cookie used for improving the visitor experience on the website.
sbjs_session	30 minutes	This cookie is to identify the source of a visit and store user action information about it in a cookies. This is a analytic and behavioural cookie used for improving the visitor experience on the website.
sbjs_udata	5 months 27 days	This cookie is to identify the source of a visit and store user action information about it in a cookies. This is a analytic and behavioural cookie used for improving the visitor experience on the website.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customised ads.

Cookie	Duration	Description
_fbp	3 months	This cookie is set by Facebook to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising, after visiting the website.
_pin_unauth	1 year	Pinterest set this cookie to group actions for users who cannot be identified.
fr	3 months	Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin.
test_cookie	15 minutes	doubleclick.net sets this cookie to determine if the user's browser supports cookies.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	5 months 27 days	A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.
YSC	session	YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages.
yt-remote-connected-devices	never	YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video.
yt-remote-device-id	never	YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video.
yt.innertube::nextId	never	YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
yt.innertube::requests	never	YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.

Others

Other uncategorised cookies are those that are being analysed and have not been classified into a category as yet.

Cookie	Duration	Description
_dc_gtm_UA-3729792-1	1 minute	No description
_hjIncludedInSessionSample_2719654	2 minutes	Description is currently not available.
_pinterest_ct_ua	1 year	No description available.
ar_debug	1 year	Description is currently not available.
GetLocalTimeZone	session	No description
is_eu	never	No description available.
loglevel	never	No description available.
m	1 year 1 month 4 days	No description available.
NSC_QH-PMY	session	No description available.
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA	5 months 27 days	Description is currently not available.

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Welcome to our Winter Newsletter!

We hope you will take inspiration from the stories you read in our newsletter and feel proud of the work you support and make possible.

If you would like to donate to our winter appeal for Hamlin Fistula Hospital and transform a woman’s life, click here.

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Transforming lives in Ethiopia

Welcome to our Winter Newsletter!

We hope you will take inspiration from the stories you read in our newsletter and feel proud of the work you support and make possible.

If you would like to donate to our winter appeal for Hamlin Fistula Hospital and transform a woman’s life, click here.

Follow us on social media

Related stories

Our 2023 Winter Newsletter

Alemnesh’s hope for the future

Match Fund Appeal: The Big Give

Donate today

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