I have joined The Nappy Collective as their official Advocate to lead the fight to eliminate the Nappy Crisis in Australia. This Anti-Poverty Week, which runs from October 12 to 18, The Nappy Collective is aiming to raise $10,000 to continue their work supporting families in crisis.
On this special episode of The Core Conversation,
, the CEO of The Nappy Collective, joined me to talk about the amazing work her organisation is doing to help families in Australia.Nappies are not luxury items and most of us are not even thinking that there is an affordability issue around nappies. Unfortunately it is an everyday struggle for thousands of families, many of them are single mothers fleeing domestic violence and often are unhoused.
Newborns go through up to 12 nappies daily and the cost can equate to about 9 per cent of a single parent’s income when they are living under the poverty line. One in six Australian kids live in poverty.
The Nappy Collective is the only initiative in Australia that directly addresses this issue, and Karzis said that visiting one of the organisation’s 800 charity partners is often “the only thing” available to parents who cannot afford clean nappies.
The Nappy Collective works to redistribute their supplies to those in-need areas, but without the funding for transport, it constantly relies on other charities and volunteers to help deliver nappies to struggling parents across the country.
For those looking to donate nappies, collection boxes can be found in 850 locations including Baby Bunting stores, childcare centres and even the offices of some MPs.
Cash donations also help The Nappy Collective to purchase certain sizes of nappies that are not being donated, which people are desperate for.
Parents in need of nappies are urged to check with their local community centre, child health nurse, or support worker, and ask to be connected with The Nappy Collective and support available in their area.
Read the 7News coverage on this crisis.
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