A healthy start in life lasts a lifetime and right now you have an opportunity to make that start possible for more mums and babies.
Today, mothers across Australia need timely and compassionate support to begin and continue their breastfeeding journey. With your help, the Australian Breastfeeding Association can keep providing essential, community-based services during a mother's life with a new born. Your donation will directly sustain critical support, including volunteer training, accessible education, and local meet-ups for new mums and their partners.
We’re calling on our incredible community to help us raise $40,000, because your generosity ensures no mother navigates her breastfeeding journey alone.
Provide resources to support breastfeeding
Provide face-to-face and online breastfeeding education so new mums feel confident and prepared.
Offer eLearning
The First 72 Hours eLearning module for pregnant women and their partners. This step-by-step guide helps new parents navigate the first 72 hours with their newborn.
Run local meet-ups
Local groups and meet-ups, so no mum feels along in their motherhood journey.
Maddie's Story: ABA's resources, local group and Helpline helped her in the early days with her baby
"In the early days we had trouble latching so I found a lot of information on the ABA website. I also called the Helpline. It is amazing to have this service available. Attending a local group also helped me."
Thanks to donors like you, ABA provides the support, education, and community that mothers like Maddie can rely on.
The impact of your gift
How will your gift last a lifetime?
$30
Connects expectant and new mums to local and online breastfeeding and parenting support
$60
Supports expectant parents to learn essential skills and build breastfeeding knowledge
$120
Enables ABA to research and advocate for a breastfeeding-friendly society
$600
Offers essential education to health professionals to enable best practice care of mothers and babies
Stronger together
Your support helps us build a village for every mum, ensuring no one feels alone.
FAQ
There are many ways you can make a donation. We take donations online, over the phone, and in cheques. Now that you're here, the easiest way is to click the 'Donate now' button and follow the steps.
Your donation will go to supporting the Australian Breastfeeding Association’s mission towards building a breastfeeding inclusive society in the following key areas:
- Provide in-person counselling and support services
- Continue to support advocacy and research into breastfeeding
- Provide breastfeeding education to parents, well before they realise how essential it is
- Foster community awareness and raise support
Yes, you'll receive a tax receipt on any donation over $2. This will allow you to claim your donation come tax time. Most charity donations offer the same benefit.
You can use the tax receipt for your donation to claim a deduction at tax time through the Australian Tax Office's online portal. If you have a personal income tax agent, they can submit the deduction on your behalf.
Your tax-deductible donation before 30 June provides the support that keeps breastfeeding journeys strong.