The Nappy Collective turns 10!

The Nappy Collective is celebrating a very special milestone, marking 10 years of collecting nappies for Australian families in crisis.

What began as one woman’s simple act of passing on her leftover nappies to a women’s refuge a decade ago, has grown into an incredible 6.5 million nappies donated to help more than 215,000 families in crisis.

This amazing achievement has been made possible by the support of a network of over 1,870 collection points, community support partners and volunteers all dedicated to the Collective mission – that every child has enough nappies to be clean, healthy and happy.

To celebrate the occasion, our Collective Community – volunteers, sponsors, collection points and board members – came together for a night of fun and impactful and heart-warming storytelling. The event was hosted by comedian and new mum, Celia Pacquola.

Our co-founder Sandra Jacobs kicked off the night by sharing her story of how The Nappy Collective started; a powerful reminder of what can be achieved when we come together as a collective.

“It’s incredible to see The Nappy Collective grow from this little lightbulb idea I had while standing in my parents’ house wondering what to do with my six leftover nappies. Those six nappies have since turned into 6.5 million,” said Sandra.

“It’s really the willingness, dedication and energy from volunteers, staff and the board that has kept us going and is making the 10th year our biggest yet.”

We also heard from Chris Scerri from West Welcome Wagon, one of our community support partners helping refugee and asylum seeker families in Melbourne’s West. He shared the gratitude of their families who receive nappies when they often don’t have anything else in their homes.

Finally, our CEO Sarah Witty shared our vision for growth in the year ahead – more collection points, more volunteers and some exciting programs underway with schools and major retailers.

A special thank you to everyone who came along to celebrate with us and to our friends and sponsors at Rose Partners, Alfasi Group Hire and Property, Pressroom Philanthropy, Every Bit Counts, Ron Whitfield Photography, Ribbons and Bows Cake and Casia Florals who made the night possible.