Members of the Rotary Club of Wyndham Harbour have created a great project to celebrate motherhood. On the 13th of May 2023, club members, joined by Rotarians from other clubs and friends of Rotary, came together to assemble 400 birthing kits.In so many parts of the Third World (particularly in the remote areas) there are many women living in poverty who give birth in filthy, unhygienic places without any professional medical help. Often, well-meaning friends and relatives cut the umbilical cord of the newborns with unclean objects such as a piece of bamboo. Infection during delivery threatens both the lives of the mothers and babies. The six items contained in the birthing kit (gauze, scalpel blade, gloves, plastic sheet, soap, and pieces of cord) can assist in providing clean and safe births for at least 400 babies.
Through Birthing Kit Foundation Australia the kits are sent to communities most in need. 
After they had completed assembling the kits, club members and friends had time for some fellowship and to “share a plate”. What is a Rotary event without fellowship!
Wyndham Harbour Rotary would like to specially thank all Rotarians and friends of Rotary who assisted in assembling these kits. A special thanks to The Rotary Foundation for sponsoring this project.
