Thank you jk electrics North Balgowlah NSW for your donation
TORCHES URGENTLY NEEDED…
Another x 50 kits on their way
We have been sending very simple, but effective birthing kits to the island for a number of years, and the success rate has been incredible. Infant and maternal deaths have decreased by 1/20 babies delivered per month, and we are working with local women to support them as they support birthing mothers. One of our big hurdles is the expense and difficulty of sending these kits to the island: although the kits are each quite small, as we send larger numbers the volume and weight has increased the costs. We also often have difficulty getting the kits through different points in the PNG postal system, and they can get lost or held up indefinitely. Kiriwina is a remote place! Hopefully these kits will arrive without incident.
x130 kits are winging there way to Kiriwina as I type
We are just waiting for confirmation from Toks that 130 birthing kits have arrived. Will keep you posted.
500 Birthing Kits have arrived
Thank you again Yarralumla Uniting Church, Canberra
Thanks to the wonderful on going support from our donors, such as the Yarralumla Uniting Church we can expand our birthing kit distribution to surrounding villages and save towards a re-education program for the midwives. We are also working on the production of Primer books.
New Losuia United Church Opening Celebration
St. Vincents College comes to the rescue and takes on birthing kits production
What a fantastic philanthropic effort and promised future commitment from Teacher Sue Thomas and students from St.Vincents College, Potts Point. Sadly the founding member of the Caring for Kiriwina charity has become terminally ill and St. Vincents College have come on board to help us continue her great work helping to save many others. Sue Thomas and her students have made a gargantuan effort and produced 500 kits that are winging their way to the midwives on Kiriwina. Thank you all from the bottom of our heart.
Thank you Yarralumla Uniting Church, Canberra
Caring for Kiriwina would like to say a BIG Thank You! to our wonderful supporters from Yarralumla Uniting Church Canberra for their ongoing commitment to funding the production of these life saving disposable birthing kits.