Yesterday a wonderful woman was directed to me to help many babies, kids and parents in the Northern Territory who desperately need help. Her organization works with these children and 260 orphans. Babies and kids whose parents have died of Alcohol poisoning, drug OD and or huffing on aerosol cans.
The parents abandon their children to do this usually so the kids end up with no clothes, food, toys or even Christmas and birthday presents.
It really broke my heart to hear that all this organization could afford for Christmas for the kids last year, were colouring in books. This year they have nothing for these little darlings who think no one loves nor wants them or cares.
The organization (name witheld for now) desperately needs baby items of every nature, especially new baby clothes, toys, products, bottles, paper nappies (In the NT 25 nappies = $52. in NSW 104 + nappies = $25), baby wipes etc etc.
They need many baby packs from us, especially funeral packs as hundreds to thousands of babies are miscarried or stillborn. Rapes are apparently high and an 11 year old has already had a baby from it. The children are very under nourished so, if we can get them food to send up there; this organization will make sure that they are all fed.
We are the only charity authorized to send items up there because of our strict health standards and the fact that we have a high reputation for quality, ethics and understanding of the Aboriginal missions.
So, I put away a heap of toys today and will purchase them myself towards these 260 kids Christmas presents.
I have a top end loader, dump truck and 3-4 pet pillows for them. I will buy a ton more toys at the Reject Shop as you get more bang for your bucks.
Please ask me if a toy is suitable before buying because their community may take a deep offense to certain hings (like white dolls). For those few who say that Aboriginals "get everything"... well if you have seen the way they live in squalor, no food, no nappies, no parents to love them or a jumper to find comfort; and the fact that the whole of the Northern Territory is getting worse than a 3rd world country because our government sweeps them under the carpet; then you would think twice!
(Maree)
Photo courtesy of Allan Honor