showing love and support to parents and carers in hospital with their child
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One Mother to Another is an award-winning charity which, through the simple act of gift giving, cares for and empowers parents and whānau with sick babies and children.
We provide over 4,500 care packages a year to mums and carers across the South Island. Our aim is to comfort and support whānau in a particularly vulnerable time.
“It definitely lifted my spirits and gave me the strength I needed to be there and strong for my daughter.” – Esther
We include a variety of things to make a hospital stay more comfortable such as shampoo, conditioner and body wash.
We always add a snack and some tea and coffee as well as a chocolate and/or high energy bar to ensure a parent or carer does not have to leave their child’s side. Also in every pack is our brand new Gratitude Journal and notebook, which has been designed to be a useful tool in the hospital environment.
The gift bags show our heart. We want mums and carers to feel special, loved, appreciated and cared for. Both co-founders Christina and Joy have spent time in hospital with their young children so they know the vulnerabilities of this time. We want our gift bags to make people feel valued, loved and understood so each gift bag contains a handwritten note of encouragement.
We know that in most cases mums and carers put other’s needs ahead of their own. So we take pride and joy in adding some beautiful ‘treat’ items in each pack – including one or more gifts from earrings to candles to beautiful skin care or bath products. We want to spoil the mum or carer in a small way and we know these items are greatly appreciated.
“It brought tears to my eyes. At a time where I thought things couldn’t get any worse, there was a little light at the end of the tunnel.” – Mum
“These are so so much more than a gift bag” – Jess
Sometimes the simplest gestures of kindness can be the most effective. I believe One Mother to Another encompasses the Māori saying “Aroha atu, Aroha mai – Love given, Love returned”. Former Governor-General, Sir Jerry Mateparae, Patron
