World Breastfeeding Week 2007 Theme and Photo Contest!
Every year the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) encourages people from around the world to participate in World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) from August 1st to August 7th. The goal is to raise awareness of breastfeeding-related issues and if possible raise money at the same time. In the past I’ve participated in local walks that have garnered positive publicity in the local newspaper, raised funds and been a whole lot of fun to boot (generally we have a potluck lunch at a park and hold a silent auction and/or get sponsorships for the walk).
Planning is already underway for World Breastfeeding Week 2007. The theme has been set, free web hosting for event listings is available, and there’s a photo contest with U.S. $100 prizes!
THEME:
Each year the WBW has a different theme and this year’s theme is “Breastfeeding: The 1st Hour - Save ONE Million Babies!”
Initiation of breastfeeding within the 1st hour of birth is the first and most vital step toward reducing infant and under-five mortality, by reducing the overwhelmingly high neonatal mortality rate. Save ONE million babies – beginning with one action, one hour support and one message: beginning breastfeeding within the 1st hour of birth!
FREE WEB HOSTING:
WABA offers free web hosting on its WBW site to promote your local WBW activities. See this page for more information.
PHOTO CONTEST:
The guidelines for submissions to the photo contest are as follows:
Any photo that TELLS A STORY: the joy and challenges of/to breastfeeding, in the context of family care, first hour of life, first suckle, home/hospital/community support, child and family survival – to name a few. When taking photos, think globally and locally! We encourage you to submit photos that reflect different ethnicity, and with newborns and family members.
The theme for this photo contest is based on WBW 2007: Breastfeeding: The 1st Hour - Save ONE million babies! Think of:
…how babies should spend their first hour of life?
…what mothers should experience within the first hour of birth?
…what is the reality?
…what are the mothers, fathers, health workers etc feeling?
…how is the situation in hospital, maternity facilities or at home?
The photo contest is open to submissions from all over the world (I love that the only ones excluded from the contest are formula manufacturers and distributors and their employees as well as companies making feeding bottles and teats and commercial food for breastfeeding mothers!)
The deadline for contest entries is March 15, 2007. Ten lucky winners will receive U.S. $100 each! For further details and to download an entry form, click here. Good luck!
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2 opinions for World Breastfeeding Week 2007 Theme and Photo Contest!
amina masoud saleh
May 29, 2007 at 11:59 pm
men promote breastfeeding for the health life of your child
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Jun 5, 2007 at 5:12 am
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