I saw this on Facebook today and wanted to share it with you.
After seeing the harrowing images of Syrian refugees, many of them with tiny babies and small children, a lady in California has set up a charity. She wanted to do something to help these people who are struggling to carry their children, so she has set up a charity called 'Carry The Future.'
You can donate your used and loved baby carrier via the Facebook page. It has a full list of FAQ's, if you read their guidelines you will see how easy it is to send them your well loved baby carrier.
The lady and her friends have set up a group who personally take the carriers over to Greece and distribute them themselves.
This is a great way to help the refugees. I look at the images of these people and think how easily it could be me and Eve.
Copyright Carry The Future - this is team leader Sarah Johnson in Athens with Zarah and her father.
Zarah's father said it hurt his and his wife's back carrying their daughter for so long. They fitted the carrier to him yesterday and he said, 'finally peace.' Peace of mind, peace of heart, and hopefully a way to make the world a little bit more peaceful.
They do ask only for soft structured fabric carriers - ones like Baby Bjorn are good. The distribution group fit the carrier to the parent in Greece. They only have a few minutes for this process and little or no communication due to language barriers, so easy to fit carriers are best. They are not accepting wraps or pouches.
However, if your baby carrier has a small pocket you could slip a little note inside or a small soft, fabric toy. They are not accepting toy donations at the moment, but something soft and little that fits inside the carrier would be ok.
Thank you to Carry The Future for setting up such a great charity, and thanks for allowing me to share this information.
PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR MUMMY AND DADDY FRIENDS!
www.facebook.com/carrythefuture/?pnref=story
Since writing the above I've found Cheshire, UK based charity, Carriers for Kos.
They are also accepting baby carriers for refugees. You can send to them in Cheshire, or you can send direct to Greece - but check the customs charges before you send as the cost can be quite substantial.
There is full information on their website below. They also have a Facebook page.
http://www.carriersforkos.co.uk/
www.facebook.com/groups/878450718889374/
Since writing the above I've found Cheshire, UK based charity, Carriers for Kos.
They are also accepting baby carriers for refugees. You can send to them in Cheshire, or you can send direct to Greece - but check the customs charges before you send as the cost can be quite substantial.
There is full information on their website below. They also have a Facebook page.
http://www.carriersforkos.co.uk/
www.facebook.com/groups/878450718889374/
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