Birthing Kit Assembly Day with Zonta

Community Working Together assembling Birthing Kits

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May be an image of text that says '前品 子きの定 VAN ZONTA IPSWICH INC Payt it Rorward this ABN12606438618 MOTHER'S DAY Join Zonta Ipswich at our community birthing kit assembly day. Support the work of Birthing Kit Foundation Australia and help build a better world. When: Give the gift of health and hope to a mother to be. Birthing kits help pregnant women in emote and low resource communities have a clean, safe birth. Time: Where: Saturday, 9 May 2026 9am 12pm Ipswich Catholic Community Parish Centre Elizabeth St, Woodend FREE to attend; donations gratefully accepted Scan the QR code to register Cost: donate https/w..co.oc.omomom'
 
Pay it forward this mother's day and give the gift of health and hope to a mother to be.
Join Zonta Ipswich as we support the work of the Birthing Kit Foundation Australia.
We will pack birthing kits which are distributed to women in remote and low resource communities to help them have a safe, clean birth.
REGISTER NOW to attend or make a donation towards the kits. Visit - https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1548742
To find out more about the work of Birthing Kit Foundation Australia visit bfka.org.au 
 
 
Zonta International District 23
 
In 2025 Rotarian from the Rotary Club of Ipswich worked with the Zonta Club of Ipswich and community volunteers to assembly 1000 Birthing Kits to be distributed to countries where women have minimal support when giving birth.

What are Zonta Birthing Kits?

birthing-kitEvery hour 33 women die of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth.  An estimated 385,000 women die annually in childbirth, many from preventable infections.

In 2003, District 23 adopted the Zonta Birthing Kit project that was proposed by the Zonta Club of Adelaide Hills.  This project involves clubs arranging birthing kit assembly days to put together simple clean birthing kits that are sent to help birthing assistants in developing countries.

The kits cost $5 each and consist of a sheet of plastic, gauze, string, a blade, soap and gloves.  Over one million birthing kits have been sent overseas so far. The plastic bag and the plastic sheet are treated with an organic compound that helps the plastic breakdown.

The Birthing Kit Foundation (Australia) was formed to oversee this project. In 2020, The Foundation was renamed KIT (Know, Innovate, Transform) International. Birthing kits remain an integral part of Kit International, as does health, education and livelihoods.   Find out more at at the BKFA website here.

This Birthing Kit project was recognised as the top Zonta International District Project at the Zonta International Convention held in Orlando in 2014. Districts 22 and 24 are also active in this project. As of mid 2021, 2.4 million women experienced a safer birth through access to clean birthing kits.

 

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