BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Today we will be assembling and packing 200 birthing kits for t he Birthing Kit Foundation. The event will be held at St John of God Hospi tal Berwick where SJOG staff will be joining us to pack the Birthing Kits. The concept of the Birthing Kit began in 1995\, when Adelaide Doctor\, Jo y O’Hazy\, attended them United Nations Fifth World Conference on Women and heard Sally Field speaking about a similar kit she had seen in Nepal. With the idea that hygiene was key to improving maternal and newborn survi val in low resource settings\, Joy developed the Birthing Kit – a small zip-lock bag containing six basic and clean items to be distributed to wom en and birthing attendants in low-resource and emergency settings. In part nership with the Adelaide Hills Zonta Club\, Joy and the dedicated volunte ers began assembling and distributing these simple kits around the world. The scale and impact of this project continued to grow and what was once k nown as the ‘Zonta Birthing Kit Project’ transformed into the Birthing Kit Foundation Australia in September 2006.  Since their establishment\, the team at BKFA has worked to extend and enhance our reach\, forming str ong partnerships with many Field Partners in the Sub-Saharan Africa\, Asia n and Indo-Pacific regions. Our work has expanded from the original Birthi ng Kit Program to a range of In-Country Programs that engage individuals\, families and communities to create sustainable change and improve materna l and newborn health outcomes. DTEND:20260509T040000Z DTSTAMP:20261104T085930Z DTSTART:20260509T000000Z LOCATION:St John of God Hospital Berwick SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Birthing Kit Assembly Day UID:599d5c21-e725-4638-9da4-d587a768f2e0 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Today we wil l be assembling and packing 200 birthing kits for the Birthing Kit Foundat ion.

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The event will be hel d at St John of God Hospital Berwick where SJOG staff will be joining us t o pack the Birthing Kits.

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The concept of the Birthing Kit began in 1995\, when Adelaide Doctor\, Jo y O&rsquo\;Hazy\, attended them United Nations Fifth World Conference on W omen and heard Sally Field speaking about a similar kit she had seen in Ne pal. With the idea that hygiene was key to improving maternal and newborn survival in low resource settings\, Joy developed the Birthing Kit &ndash\ ; a small zip-lock bag containing six basic and clean items to be distribu ted to women and birthing attendants in low-resource and emergency setting s.

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In partnership with the Adelaide Hills Zonta Club\, Joy and the dedicated volunteers began assemb ling and distributing these simple kits around the world. The scale and im pact of this project continued to grow and what was once known as the &lsq uo\;Zonta Birthing Kit Project&rsquo\; transformed into the Birthing Kit F oundation Australia in September 2006. \;

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Since their establishment\, the team at BKFA has worke d to extend and enhance our reach\, forming strong partnerships with many Field Partners in the Sub-Saharan Africa\, Asian and Indo-Pacific regions. Our work has expanded from the original Birthing Kit Program to a range o f In-Country Programs that engage individuals\, families and communities t o create sustainable change and improve maternal and newborn health outcom es.

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