Sending Bras

Post bras direct to our receiving countries:

This is the easiest, and most expensive way of getting bras to the recipients. Per bra it is 10 times the cost of shipping, but it allows us to get small quantities into places we can't ship to.

If you are outside Australia/NZ with a small number of bras to send, it is better to post direct to the receiving country than to Australia. Tonga & Fiji need the large sizes, PNG and Vanuatu the smaller.

If you do post bras, please send an email to tell us, so we can add to our stats!

The Fijian Women's Society
Soqosoqo Vakamarama i Taukei
PO Box 505
Nabua
Suva
Fiji Islands
  YWCA of PNG
National Office
Attn: Lorraine Siraba
P O Box 5884
BOROKO
PAPUA NEW GUINEA

  Vanuatu Red Cross Society
PO Box 618
Rue de Bretagne
Port Vila
Vanuatu

  Sione Taumoefolau
Secretary General
Tonga Red Cross Society
PO Box 456
Nuku'alofa
Tonga
  Mrs P Solomona
c/- P.O. Box 571
Rarotonga
Cook Islands

Within Australia, post nursing bras & size 18 plus to:

Liz Baker, 9 Steven St, Hurstbridge, Vic 3099


Within Australia (when we are collecting) truck bras to:

South Morang Chiropractic, 82 Reid Street, South Morang VIC 3752


Take bras in yourself

Are you travelling to one of our recipient countries?

It is often possible to carry in a small quantity (less than 50) bras to give away. Swimwear is also much appreciated in coastal and river areas.

Be aware that carrying a commercial quantity of bras in may attract the attention of Customs. Underwires show on x-ray. In Fiji for example the import duty is about 10 cents per garment, so no great impost on your holiday budget. Often if you make it clear these are a gift, and not for sale you will not be charged.

The easiest way to hand them over is to find a local person or member of resort staff you like, and quietly ask "Would these be helpful for your family?" Be aware that resort staff may be searched before leaving work, and you may have to explain to management that this is in fact a gift. On occasion bras have been left with resort management the donor felt comfortable with to distribute among staff.

Uplift's donations are usually distributed among the more isolated and poorer areas of a country, and often don't get to those fortunate enough to hold jobs in the tourism industry. These women all have the same problems obtaining bras as the rest of the country though.


Bra Drop Off Points:

When dropping off bras at a private address, simply leave them in a bag or box on the doorstep at any time, the family will know what to do with them.

Metro Melbourne
Hurstbridge Liz - 9 Steven Street
South Morang Chiro 82 Reid Street
   
Queensland
Uplift is happy to supply bras to Evidence www.evidence.org.au a Queensland group working in Vanuatu. One of their activities is to create jobs by sending stock that people can sell.
Deliver to:   Glenn Fuller
42 Rene Street NOOSAVILLE QLD
Post to:   Evidence c/o Glenn Fuller
PO Box 188
NOOSAVILLE 4566 QLD

Tasmania
Bruny IslandUna Hobday
36 Cox Road
Bruny Island   TAS   7150
(03) 6260 6220
Burnie Robyn Bell
Laser Blazer
Burnie Multi Story Car Park Precinct
Rear 6 Cattley Street
Burnie   TAS   7320
Burnie Mary and Jacinta
Mary’s Lingerie
23 Wilson Street
Burnie   TAS   7320
Devonport P.P. Rotarian Julie Pinel
8 Mersey Place
Devonport   TAS   7310
Hobart P.D.G. Rotarian Muriel Heron
48 Alford Street
Howrah   TAS   7018
   
Hobart Una Hobday
Davey Street
Hobart   TAS   7000
0419 902 955
Hobart Alan or Paul Giffard
Giffards Floorworld
147 Main Road
Moonah   TAS   7009
Launceston Lew and Jan
L & J Pretorius Pty. Ltd.
34 Innocent Street
Kings Meadows   TAS   7249
(03) 6344 2686
0438 131 669
Smithton Lindi Lou Ladies Wear
57 Emmett Street
Smithton   TAS   7330
(03) 6452 1015


Ship bras to our receiving countries:

Shipping requires both knowledge and coordination to work. Pallet load or whole containers may be sent. If consigning large collections by ship, please contactfor consignment details, documentation requirements and coordination.

Considerations in shipping:

As illustrated below, many people handle a shipment, and they must all be informed of the situation. In cases where shipping is donated, or where Rotary clubs receive shipments and then pass them on to distributing organisations, this courtesy is particularly important.

Manifest lists must be accurate. The list of goods included in a shipment must be accurate. This includes the item count. Uplift can advise on the value of bras to be declared. It is important not to include goods not permitted into the receiving country, as this will slow down release of the entire shipment.

Consignment details are specific to the port concerned. Uplift may not have receivers in every port in a country.

There are costs payable at both ends, and some of our receiver's can't meet these costs. The total of the Fiji end charges alone on a container going to Fiji in 2009 are around $A800.00. These charges are usually paid by the organisation receiving the container, and are not necessarily included in the quoted price of shipping at the sending end.

Uplift's receivers may have limited storage and not be able to handle several large consignments from different places at the one time.

While shipments may be consigned to non-Uplift receivers, beware of the need for import duty exemptions, experience in receiving, accurate documentation and fumigation. If goods get stuck in customs, storage fees apply by the day, and goods may ultimately be forfeited to the government for sale to cover costs.

The shipping process from donor to recipient:

Uplift's bit: sort bras, pack, seal & label boxes, transport boxes to where container is packed, provide necessary documents and ensure receiving organisation/s know what's coming.

Sending country Shipper's bit: Next pack the container, move container to port, load onto ship. Move ship!

Receiving Country Shipping agent's bit: Land ship in overseas country, unload container, clear bras through customs, be assessed for duty, container moved to the handling agent's yard, sometimes fumigated and usually opened for inspection.

Each of these steps in the overseas country has an associated charge and each place where such a procedure takes place charges a storage charge.

Uplift's Receiver's bit: Once cleared, and the charges paid, the stock is released to Uplift's receiving organisation. They have to truck it to their local storage, which needs to be secure, and then on to the final distribution point.


Sending bras in the UK or the USA

There a organisations in other parts of the world that have objectives similar to Uplift!. Sending bras to them will save on both postage and the carbon footprint of transport.

UK  www.breasttalk.co.uk/bra-appeal 
US  www.brarecycling.com 


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