Nappy Collective Relief for Regional Families
A powerful collaboration between The Nappy Collective and Rotary Ballarat marked a significant milestone in addressing nappy stress within regional communities, bringing much-needed relief to families in crisis.
The Nappy Collective is Australia's only nonprofit devoted to gathering and delivering nappies to needy families. Last year alone, they collected a remarkable 1.08 million nappies. Since their establishment in 2013, they have collected a total of 6.8 million nappies. They have recognised that 1 in 10 families, which amounts to 280,000 children, experience nappy stress due to various challenges like financial hardship, homelessness, domestic violence, seeking asylum, or natural disasters. The Nappy Collective's primary goal is to ensure clean, happy, and healthy environments for disadvantaged children.
Appreciating the importance of addressing nappy stress locally, The DV Collective facilitated a vital connection, securing free warehouse space in Ballarat through a regional hub, allowing The Nappy Collective to expand its reach into the region. Partnering with Rotary Ballarat, the collaboration promises to accelerate the organisation's growth. At our launch event in March 2024, we officially announced the collaboration and now we work on continuing to engage the local community and promote a Nappy Campaign throughout the Ballarat Region in May.
Through this partnership, The Nappy Collective will collect, sort and distribute nappies locally to services in urgent need, ensuring that families facing nappy stress receive the support they desperately need. Sarah Witty, CEO of The Nappy Collective, highlighted the impact of nappy stress on women fleeing abusive situations.
“Nappies are expensive. Many women fleeing are surviving on a parenting payment as they rebuild. Nappy stress is when women are unable to pay for nappies and have to ration… maybe only changing the baby once a day or washing out the disposable nappy to use again.”
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