Video: Grandmother Elizabeth Bibby creates backpacks for Haiti's babies

Grandmother packs up baby backpacks for Haiti

A Canterbury grandmother is asking you to 'buy one – give one free' for thousands of Haiti's earthquake victims.

Elizabeth Bibby is hoping to make up and send out backpacks full of baby goods to the estimated 35,000 mums-to-be on the Caribbean island.

The 49-year-old has already secured donations from some supermarkets but wants individuals to make the most of promotional offers and instead of keeping free items, give them away to her campaign.

She's hoping to work with aid agencies to distribute the backpacks to those that will need them in the earthquake-hit country.

It was the birth of her fifth grandchild that prompted her act following the disaster scenes on television.

Tuesday, February 02 2010

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  • Haiti help

    2/2/2010 7:56:39 PM
    by vicky

    This is a great thought from the heart and nappies etc will be great help but the last thing this mothers and babies need are bottles or formula. Following disater like this clean water may not be available and breast feeding will help prevent unecessary deaths from upset tummies.

  • HAITI baby back packs

    2/25/2010 3:32:05 PM
    by lizzy bibby

    thank you for yor comment but as a mummie myself i could not breast feed as i hade tb. not all mummies in haiti will be able to breast feed mainly due to stress and the poor flow of mums health, as for the formuler i am not sure that i can send it ,im sure they can fill the bottles with the clean water that is already aide and can act as a soother xxxwe buy 3 bottles in one pack for a pittence so it wont go to waste im sure ,x thanks though all ideas are very welcome, monssoo time in haiti so if any one can donate rainmacs i will put them in my HBBP xxx

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