Clean Bums
for Little Ones
The Nappy Collective is Australia's only nappy charity. We collect and redistribute nappies to families in crisis — for free — through trusted frontline services across the country. Nappies are not optional. When families can't afford them, babies go without, and life stalls.
Right now across Australia, more than 34,000 families are struggling to afford nappies every month.
This is our biggest campaign of the year.
Our 2026 goal: Raise $100,000 and collect 500,000 nappies for Australian families.
Nappies tracking starts in week 2 when collections start to be counted.
Help us reach $100,000 by 31 May.
Nappy donations are essential. Financial donations keep them moving and help fill the gaps when demand spikes.
Keeps nappies moving
Storage, sorting, transport.
Fills the gaps
Demand spikes, top-ups and sizes needed most.
Reaches families fast
Remote areas, disasters, urgent supply.
Nappies are not optional.
Every parent knows the stress of a nappy rash starting, or the awful feeling of knowing their babies' nappies should be changed more often. For families in crisis, that stress escalates fast.
More than 34,000 families across Australia are struggling to afford nappies every month. The Nappy Collective distributes nappies to more than 850 frontline and emergency relief services nationwide so families can access them for free.
Babies' health
Without enough nappies, babies can be left in nappies longer than is safe or hygienic to do so, increasing the risk of rashes and infections.
Life stalls
- Families can't access childcare, support services, or work.
- Socialising becomes harder — isolation increases for parents and young children.
- Parents skip meals to afford nappies for their babies.
Parent wellbeing
Nappy stress fuels worry, isolation and pressure — and the effects go deeper. Perinatal depression rates are significantly higher in mothers experiencing disadvantage. Poverty directly impacts maternal mental health. No parent should carry that alone.
We are the system that keeps nappies moving.
The Nappy Collective runs the national pipeline behind nappy relief, distributing nappies through trusted frontline services so families in crisis can access nappies for free.
Local donations support local families.
Nappies donated at collection points are collected by volunteers, sorted and repackaged, then delivered through local frontline services that families already rely on. Your local donation helps families in your area.
You can donate nappies at more than 900 collection points across Australia — including every Baby Bunting store nationwide.
How it works
Donate nappies locally through collection points.
Volunteers collect, sort and repackage donations.
We distribute nappies to frontline services.
Families receive nappies free, through services they already trust.
Why financial donations matter.
Nappy donations are essential. But we can only meet demand at scale when the system behind those donations is funded. Cash keeps nappies moving through storage, sorting and transport, fills size gaps, supports remote delivery, and helps us respond quickly when demand spikes.
Funding helps us reduce the hidden cost of nappy stress. The guilt, worry and isolation parents feel when they can't change nappies as often as their baby needs.
What your donation funds
- Keeping nappies moving: Storage, sorting and transport so donated nappies can reach the families who need them
- Filling the gaps: Purchasing the sizes we don't receive enough of, especially larger sizes in the highest demand
- Reaching more families: Delivering nappies to regional, remote and underserved communities where local donations can't meet the need
Since 2021, nappy donations have grown 900%, while fundraising income has grown 187%. Funding is how we keep the system running at the scale families need.
Choose how you want to help this May.
Donate money
Financial donations keep the system running and make nappy donations work harder.
$30 keeps nappies moving to one family for a month.
Donate Money →Donate nappies locally
Donate clean, unused nappies to support families in your local community.
Find a collection point →Become a local collection point
Help local families by becoming a year-round drop-off point for nappy donations in your community.
Become a collection point →Partner with us as a business
We welcome business partnerships — sponsorship, workplace giving, matched giving, logistics, storage, and goods in kind. Get in touch to explore how your business can make an impact.
Enquire about partnering →Volunteer with us
We rely on volunteers to collect, sort and deliver nappies across Australia. We're always looking for passionate people to join the team.
Get involved as a volunteer →What we achieved together last year.
In 2025, the campaign supported more than 15,000 families, collecting 312,114 nappies from collection points and 153,640 from partnered nappy brands. This year, we go bigger.
Our year round impact
In 2025, The Nappy Collective distributed almost 2 million nappies and supported 64,810 families through our national network.
May ends on the 31st. Without funding, nappies stop moving when families need them most. Help us reach $100,000.
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About The Nappy Collective
The Nappy Collective is Australia's only nappy charity, collecting and redistributing nappies to families in crisis through trusted frontline services nationwide. Our vision is that every child in Australia has enough nappies to be clean, healthy and happy.