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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 side project and passion of Patricia Dear who volunteers at Someone Who Cares and has been providing a weekly report w...
01/11/2026

A side project and passion of Patricia Dear who volunteers at Someone Who Cares and has been providing a weekly report while I’ve been away.

Activity at Someone Who Cares last Thursday.Congratulations Del Cole.
01/11/2026

Activity at Someone Who Cares last Thursday.
Congratulations Del Cole.

Urgent help is needed.Please reply to Someone Who Cares if you can help.
31/10/2026

Urgent help is needed.
Please reply to Someone Who Cares if you can help.

Congratulations to Del Cole for receiving a sapphire pin Paul Harris Fellow from the Rotary Club of Brisbane Internation...
30/10/2026

Congratulations to Del Cole for receiving a sapphire pin Paul Harris Fellow from the Rotary Club of Brisbane International in recognition for her organisation and charitable contributions.

Please send your congratulations by donating to Someone Who Cares
Bank: Suncorp
BSB: 484799
AC: 170 552 194
Swift: METWAU4B

This will enable more containers to be sent to Pacific Ocean locations and PNG places in need of health and school supplies.
Congratulations and thank you from all the volunteers.

A very wet Thursday sorting and packing in the shed. Thanks to everyone who helped and Patricia for her report and photo...
23/10/2026

A very wet Thursday sorting and packing in the shed. Thanks to everyone who helped and Patricia for her report and photos.

What a great story, thanks Del.If you can’t volunteer in person on a Thursday at 51 Kenway Drive, Underwood between 8am ...
19/10/2026

What a great story, thanks Del.
If you can’t volunteer in person on a Thursday at 51 Kenway Drive, Underwood between 8am to 2pm, please donate into the following tax deductible charity account.
Someone Who Cares
Suncorp Bank
BSB 484799
A/C 170 552 194
Swift Code: METWAU4B

Thank you

A concerned looking Patricia giving her Thursday report, ready for this Thursday volunteering.Everyone welcome at 51 Ken...
18/10/2026

A concerned looking Patricia giving her Thursday report, ready for this Thursday volunteering.
Everyone welcome at 51 Kenway Drive, Underwood any time between 8 am and 2 pm.
Thanks to everyone involved.

12/10/2026
Great news from Del Cole and recipients in Mt Hagen.Video in next post.
12/10/2026

Great news from Del Cole and recipients in Mt Hagen.
Video in next post.

After a slow start with just Patricia and myself (Jane ) we had an influx of volunteers with Les and Frank, in their new...
08/10/2026

After a slow start with just Patricia and myself (Jane ) we had an influx of volunteers with Les and Frank, in their new location, next to 51 Kenway Drive, Underwood.
Narelle and Max, Deb, Greg and Sandy friends of Mark and Janet. Janet is still on a crutch from a total hip replacement. Welcome back as your first day volunteering again.
Mark moved the many completed pallets next door ready for container packing.
But then we still kept supplying more packed boxes.
No sooner space had been made more deliveries turned up.
Thanks Del for the news about many new projects reported at morning tea. Great to hear what you have in the planning process.

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39 Kenway Dve

4216

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