Marie Warden handcrafted bags which were filled with a variety of ladies' essential items - sanitary and hygiene products for women in need.

Ms Warden felt compelled to get the CWA ladies involved in the campaign.

"I used to work in the emergency department in Wagga and I saw the front end of it," she said.

"Women in horrible situations - there were some who would show up with absolutely nothing.

"When I saw this campaign I thought it was great and have had first-hand knowledge of it."

Share the Dignity is a women's charity for homeless women and victims of domestic violence and collects thousands of pads, tampons and personal hygiene products every year for women experiencing homelessness and poverty.

Since mid-year, CWA members began to add an extra item in their shopping trips to add to the bags.

Ms Warden said Christmas and New Year's is a particularly "bad time" of year for some women.

"Each bag is a small gift for each lady in a distressing situation," she said.

The Narooma Branch CWA put together 13 bags to be taken to the collection point at Bunnings, Batemans Bay.

"They will be collected by social workers and distributed out to women's refuges and emergency departments at hospitals," Ms Warden said.