It's a sad South African fact that every day newborns are found abandoned in places like toilets, rubbish dumps and cemeteries.
In light of this crisis, Impilo Child Protection and Adoption Services, a leading child protection organisation, has introduced abandoned baby rescue kits to equip first responders with essential resources to care for abandoned babies. The kit is designed to address the immediate needs of abandoned infants, ensuring they receive crucial care and comfort while facilitating the vital collection of information to aid their subsequent protection and support. Each kit includes nappies, wipes, soap, bum cream, cotton buds, a facecloth, babygro, a blanket, a pair of socks, Vaseline, a beanie, a bottle, formula, a plastic bag for an umbilical cord as well as surgical spirits. There is also a basic…
