THE NAPPY COLLECTIVE IS A COMMUNITY led INITIATIVE

We are a community based, not for profit run mostly by volunteers. While we are based out of Melbourne we have volunteer committees across Australia and continue to grow. Financial donations to The Nappy Collective support the work of diverting all donated nappies to families that need it most and are tax deductible.

THE COLLECTIVE VISION

Our vision is that every child in Australia has nappies to allow them to remain clean, healthy and happy.

THE COLLECTIVE MISSION

We provide nappies for children experiencing disadvantage across Australia by mobilising communities, raising funds and encouraging social change.

To learn more about our mission, see our annual report.

THE COLLECTIVE STRATEGIC GOAL

Our goal is to grow The Nappy Collective’s impact in the community by delivering 1 million nappies annually to children experiencing nappy stress.

Read our Strategic Plan to 2023 here.

THE COLLECTIVE VALUES

Community: Collective giving is at the heart of what we do. We harness the power of local communities to meet the needs of their most vulnerable.

Simplicity: Our ask of our supporters (and our offer) is simple and straightforward. This makes us agile in responding to community need and seeking out new opportunities.

Integrity: We do the right thing for the right reasons, even when no one is watching.

Respect: Our relationships are built on respect - importantly, with the organisations and families receiving our nappies, as well as our donors, supporters and colleagues. 

Ethical: We are committed to being ethical and professional - making cost-effective use of time, skills and finances. 

OUR STORY

We started as a group of mums who found a handful of nappies that our toddlers did not fit into anymore. After considering the options of what to do with only six nappies – pass them onto a friend? Keep them for the next child? Throw them out - what a waste! - we began to wonder if there were other parents out there that also had a handful or even half a box of nappies they were unable to use. What if we were able to collect all these left over nappies and distribute them to families in crisis or in need? Collectively these handfuls of nappies could make a big difference. 

In October 2013, we launched our first Nappy Collective via Facebook. With the wonderful support of The Staple Store (our first drop off site), we were overwhelmed with the response. Within two weeks, over 1,500 nappies had been collected. The Nappy Collective was born.

Since then, our collectives have expanded right across Australia, bringing our total tally of nappies redistributed to families in need to over 4 million!

THE HISTORY OF THE NAPPY COLLECTIVE