Someone Who Cares

Someone Who Cares Registered PBI not-for-profit charity supporting people in need throughout Australia and the Pacific Island Nations. This is 5 every day! Thank you Justin. Del

I have a story to tell and am seeking the help of someone "out there" to assist me in saving the lives of women and children in Papua New Guinea. Around 7 years ago I learned that 1-in-28 mothers or babies die in childbirth in PNG. Here in Australia this compares with 1-in-10,000. I was horrified and vowed to do something to help. Since that day, I have been sending Baby Bundles to all major ports

throughout PNG. From there they are picked up by local Rotarians and distributed into remote villages and Health Centres. I have now established a supply chain which reaches into most areas throughout the country and send 100 units per month. These are made up from donations from beautiful caring people all over south-east Queensland. A Birthing Kit is an assortment of items as designed by a Specialist Obstetrician/Gynacologist from Sydney. It consists of;
A sheet of plastic to be placed on the floor - under the mother in labour;
Two pieces of string - to tie the umbilical cord;
A one-sided razor blade - to cut the umbilical cord;
A pair of rubber gloves - for the VBA [Village Birth Attendee] to wear;
A cake of soap - hygene! As you can see, conditions in PNG are very different to those here in Aust. I also include a set of baby clothes and clean linen/bunny rugs in which to wrap the newborn. Over the years, I have been assisted by Rotary DIK Brisbane. However, Rotary DIK have now changed their policies and will no longer include my boxes in their containers sent monthly to PNG. I'm desperately trying to find some commercial enterprise which sends goods from Brisbane to PNG and would be prepared to allow me approx 1 cubic metre of space in their container to include boxes of Baby Bundles. A beautiful gentleman, Justin Connolly, is doing just this and I've sent 10 boxes in his container of motor mechanical parts. These have been labelled with the phone number and name of the person in PNG, Moses, who will collect these from the shipping wharf and distribute them thru the Susu Mamas for their training programmes run in Lae, Goroka, and Hagen. You're a hero! If anyone out there can help, you'd also be a hero and would be saving the lives of many women and babies. Thank you for spending the time to read this. Yours in caring.

A big thank you from the Australian Age of Dinosaurs in Winton, the chairs replaced very old falling apart ones.
01/06/2026

A big thank you from the Australian Age of Dinosaurs in Winton, the chairs replaced very old falling apart ones.

01/06/2026

Thank you from the Australian Age Of Dinosaurs for donated items from Someone Who Cares.

Thank you Del for this information and it will be wonderful to help this orphanage.
31/05/2026

Thank you Del for this information and it will be wonderful to help this orphanage.

Thank you Patricia for your report on Thursdays activity in the shed, sounds amazing and sorry I missed it, but dinosaur...
28/05/2026

Thank you Patricia for your report on Thursdays activity in the shed, sounds amazing and sorry I missed it, but dinosaur bones were calling me.

Thank you for your comprehensive report Patricia in my absence.
22/05/2026

Thank you for your comprehensive report Patricia in my absence.

Thursdays report by Patricia, she has started early as I (Jane ) will be away next week for a while, so thank you for ta...
15/05/2026

Thursdays report by Patricia, she has started early as I (Jane ) will be away next week for a while, so thank you for taking on the reporting role Patricia.

Sewing machine help at Someone Who Cares, thank you Lorraine and also Patricia for organising.
15/05/2026

Sewing machine help at Someone Who Cares, thank you Lorraine and also Patricia for organising.

A day at Someone Who Cares with more sorting and packing in every area especially in the birthing baby bundle room, well...
07/05/2026

A day at Someone Who Cares with more sorting and packing in every area especially in the birthing baby bundle room, well done Marlene.
Book sorting by Catherine, Helena, Narelle and Jane on medical supplies. Max on blanket rolling and other duties and Patricia pallet sorting with Les as always in the other shed doing wonders with repairing equipment.

Thank you Del for your recent update and wonderful photos.
06/05/2026

Thank you Del for your recent update and wonderful photos.

Another happy customer with the classroom set up in Cameroon at the Essential Health For All Foundation. Thank you Danie...
01/05/2026

Another happy customer with the classroom set up in Cameroon at the Essential Health For All Foundation. Thank you Daniel, founder/CEO for the photo.

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