For the past six months prisoners have been busy knitting and crocheting for babies in need throughout the South Auckland area.
Prisoners at Auckland Region Women’s Corrections Facility (ARWCF) are using donated yarn to make blankets, baby booties and beanies for the South Auckland Health Foundation (SAHF) Wool Programme.
As part of the programme, SAHF launched the ‘Knit a square – Show you care’ campaign in early July, encouraging school children and others to knit simple ‘peggy’ squares.
All Black and Kidz First Ambassador Joe Rokocoko made the first delivery of the knitted squares to the prisoners during the launch.
These will be made up into blankets and included as part of the ‘care package’ given to the families of the one in five babies born in Counties-Manukau area who will be admitted to hospital in their first year of life.
Keeping these babies warm is one thing that can be done to help and the prisoners at ARWCF are learning knitting and sewing skills while doing so.
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