#WBW2016 Positive News, 7 August
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Offentlig amning kan bli politisk fråga (Public breastfeeding can become political issue) via Amningsuppropet - The Breastfeeding Appeal
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'Breastfeeding is more than nutrition, it's an important parenting tool' - Adhunika Prakash, founder of a 20,000-member breastfeeding support group for Indian moms, spoke to Himani Dalmia on why breastfeeding matters.
World Breastfeeding Week: Fathers Can Play Important Role Too - Various researches done and collated in a 2015 report titled State of the World’s Fathers provides evidence to back the claim that fathers’ presence is helpful in encouraging and supporting mothers to breastfeed.
Namibia to protect and promote appropriate child/infant feeding - Namibia is busy developing regulations and guidelines for adopting the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, according to a World Health Organisation official in Namibia.
Mother's Milk Is Like Nectar, Says I-T Commissioner - In continuation of Breastfeeding Week, an awareness programme was organised at Ursuline convent school Lohardaga, Uttarakhand, India. It was inaugurated by the Income Tax commissioner Bhawna Gulati by lighting candles.
Breastfeeding benefits mothers, babies and the environment - Jean Leeper Hoelscher of the Permian Basin Breastfeeding coalition discusses the benefits of breastfeeding in a piece for World Breastfeeding Week.
Shocking facts about breastfeeding you should know - Breastfeeding relates to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a special way and is the first step in the right direction.
ADVOCATES OF THE DAY
In honor of #WBW2016's theme of "Breastfeeding: A Key to Sustainable Development", the Advocates of the Day are those individuals who are doing life-saving work in their communities but cannot yet contribute their stories via an online forum.
Did you know that approximately 3.7 billion people do not yet have access to the Internet? That is more than twice the amount of people who use Facebook monthly (1.55 billion users).
Digital inequalities are an important element in assessing inequality overall. According to Robinson et al, "Those who function better in the digital realm and participate more fully in digitally mediated social life enjoy advantages over their digitally disadvantaged counterparts– a key linkage which social science is only beginning to grasp."
Nurture Tomorrow is helping to fill the gaps with those who do not yet have Internet. They support those who reach people who need critical, breastfeeding-friendly support.
DAILY ACTIONS
The Daily Action for 7 August is to share information about Nurture Tomorrow on social media.
If you are reading this message then you most likely have access to qualified #breastfeeding support, just a phone call, message, or quick drive away. The same cannot be said for our fellow mothers across the globe.
#NurtureTomorrow is partnering with organizations that aid breastfeeding mothers in the most critical situations. #HelpMomsBreastfeed and learn more by visiting facebook.com/nurturetomorrow and sharing some of their content and/or inviting your friends to the page.
The Bonus Action for 7 August is to donate to Nurture Tomorrow to help provide critical infant feeding support.
Nurture Tomorrow partners with projects that are vetted for being breastfeeding-friendly. To help support the missions of those doing this critical work, please consider a financial contribution to one or more of these projects:
Whether or not you can donate financially at this time, please join the Volunteers group and consider donating your time and talents to help vulnerable mothers and children.
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