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Join the Pop up nappy collection!
Helping women in need

The National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (Vic), the Nappy Collective, and the Twelve Batmi program have joined forces this week to run a flash pop up collective of nappies in aid of families in crisis.

Starting Friday February 5, the Eva Besen Centre, home of NCJWA (Vic), will open its doors to accept opened and new packets of nappies until Friday 12 February.

Two days later, as part of their involvement in the Twelve Batmi program, a year-long volunteering program for Batmitavah girls, thirty girls and parents will count, sort and pack an expected several thousand nappies for mothers that have fled violence and are marginalised families.

The Nappy Collective collects nappies all over Australia for families in need and runs two national drives a year. This is the first time it is holding a pop up collective.

“This is a great initiative and a helpful way of supporting women in need. We are happy to be part of it,” said Shirley Glance, President NCJWA (Vic). We are looking forward to having our premises overflowing with unused nappies.”

"The Nappy Collective is proud to partner with two Jewish organisations that both empower girls and women and encourage people to support families in need through collective giving."

--Moran Dvir, Twelve Batmi

Nappies can be dropped off at NCJWA (Vic) - The Eva Besen Centre 131 -133 Hawthorn Road, Caulfield during regular office hours, Mon-Thu 9-5 and Fridays 9-2.

For more information contact Moran Dvir 0411 158 337.

We were delighted to host Twelve at our premises, a group of Batmitzvah aged girls with their mothers, who packed and decorated Chanukah hampers filled with goodies which they donated to our Golden Age Club, Seniors' Club and our new Mum's Play Group. We are sincerely grateful for their support, as were our program participants.

Today, 25 November is White Ribbon Day.

NCJWA says NO to all violence against women. Violence against women is a human rights violation. 1 in 3 women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence, usually from an intimate partner.

Today, Domestic Violence campaigner Rosie Batty has launched White Ribbon week in Sydney. The White Ribbon Campaign is a global movement of men and boys working to end male violence against women and girls. They seek to promote healthy relationships, gender equity, and a compassionate vision of masculinity.

We support White Ribbon in their powerful stand for men to end the violence against women.

25 November is the U.N. INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. It marks the beginning of 16 days of activism against Gender-Based violence, which ends with HUMAN RIGHTS DAY on 10 December.

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The National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (Victoria) Wins Volunteering Victoria's Inaugural State Awards in the Impact Category

NCJWA (Vic) was recently honoured to receive the inaugural Volunteering Victoria Award at Parliament House in the impact category for its Caring Mums program. The Impact Award recognises a program that has made a positive, measurable and sustainable social, environmental and/or economic impact to individuals who are supported by the program.

Through the Caring Mums program, pregnant women and new mothers from a range of cultural, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds with limited social networks, are paired with trained volunteer Mums who provide emotional support during this time.

In accepting the Award on behalf of NCJWA (Vic) Program Co-ordinator Michelle Kornberg said,"It should really be the volunteers that are up here as they are the ones who commit to forming an ongoing emotionally supportive connection with the pregnant woman or new mum to whom they are assigned. They are often the only constant that is in the life of the mother, the only person with whom they don’t feel judged, the only person that is there just for them, with no other agenda.

The volunteers not only give their time but they give the mums confidence, encouragement and nurturing. They give their mums an ear, a hand, and a shoulder on which to lean."

"The success of the program is due to their dedicated hard work."

In acknowledging the honour of winning the Award, Michelle Hayward, General Manager NCJWA (Vic) said, "We are delighted to receive this recognition for the program, and to have the dedication of the volunteers acknowledged in such a public way. We would particularly like to thank all of our financial supporters for believing in our ability to deliver this life changing program."

As stated by a program participant, "Not having had many positive ‘mother’ role models in my life, D was able to guide me into knowing not only the kind of role model of mother to be for my daughter, but most importantly how to see this within myself and how to make it happen. From the bottom of my heart, on behalf of myself and my beautiful daughter, we thank you very much for bringing D into our lives."

For the past 3 years, we have participated in Mitzvah Day by preparing gift bags which are donated to disadvantaged people who come to Community Information Glen Eira for Emergency Relief.

This year, with the help of our tireless volunteers we were able to make up 175 gift bags thanks to generous donations from individuals and  businesses .  It's not to soon to start thinking about next year's gift bags!

We're thrilled to announce that NCJWA (Vic) has won the IMPACT AWARD at Volunteering Victoria’s Inaugural State Awards held in Queen’s Hall at State Parliament House on Thursday 5 November, International Volunteer Managers’ Day.

In the Caring Mums program, pregnant women and new mothers from a range of cultural, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds with limited social networks are paired with trained volunteer ‘Mums’, who provide emotional support during this time.

The IMPACT AWARD is awarded to: A program or Volunteering - involving Organisation that has made a positive, measurable and sustainable social, environmental and/or economic impact to community/individuals who are supported by the program.

“We congratulate all the winners of our inaugural State Awards and celebrate their outstanding achievements. Volunteer managers are crucial to building and sustaining an effective, volunteering effort. Volunteering is critical to community resilience and social inclusion, as well as the health and wellbeing of those who volunteer, and those who are supported by volunteers,” said Sue Noble, Chief Executive Officer, Volunteering Victoria.

“In 2016 formal volunteering is predicted to contribute between $25 and $31 billion to the Victorian economy, reflecting the power of volunteering. It supports all facets of our community including health, community services, sport, emergency services, arts and culture, multicultural communities, youth, ageing and disability services and is critical to building a more tolerant, sustainable and liveable society.”

BrainFood Series

Organ Donation: Fact, Jewish fiction and the tale of a grateful recipient 
with Adina Bankier-Karp

Wednesday 18 November, 7:30 - 9 PM
Members $10, Non-Members $15
Numbers limited 
More information and registration: http://ncjwavic.org.au/event-1913294

Doreen Beckwith and Celia Lederman receiving the Caulfield District Victoria Volunteer Award from David Southwick MP, Member for Caulfield in a ceremony at the NCJWA (Vic) Eva Besen Centre on Thursday, 29 October 2015.