Baby Savers South Africa

Baby Savers South Africa was co-founded by Prof Whitney Rosenberg and Nadene Grabham and is a national coalition of organisations, NPOs and PBOs that provide a safe alternative to unsafe baby abandonment through the use of a Baby Saver. BSSA operates in all nine provinces of South Africa. Our main objectives are to protect a child’s right to life in terms of section 11 of the Constitution through the use of a Baby Saver by having certified Baby Savers installed all over South Africa, Create public awareness of the existence and location of Baby Savers across the country for desperate mothers in need, Guide and support existing Baby Saver organisation members on the management of their Baby Savers and Guide and support new Baby Saver organisations on the installation and management of their Baby Savers. Our vision is to reduce unsafe abandonment of infants through guidance of relevant organisations with regards to installing and safely operating certified Baby Savers all over South Africa. To promote access to unbiased counselling and encourage support of mothers experiencing crisis pregnancy in order to ensure Baby Savers are a last resort with regards to safe relinquishment. Our mission is to save the lives of abandoned babies by providing a safe alternative to unsafe abandonment.