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WBW 2008 Poster:
English, French, Spanish
WBW 2008 Action Folder:
English, Chinese,
French, Spanish,
Malay, Telugu, Serbian
WBW 2008 Calendar now
ready
for download in English,
Chinese,
Spanish & French!
WBW Presentation:
Portuguese
Support letters from
WHO,UNICEF
WABA Press Release
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WBW 2008 Video
Contest
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Let’s
tell a story about supporting the breastfeeding mother. Create a 1 minute
video telling the world about this year’s WBW theme & show them how
breastfeeding mothers can be supported. For details, please click:
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To view the winning entries, please
click here
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WBW 2008 Photo
Contest
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To view
the winning entries, please click here
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Feature your breastfeeding photos in this year’s Action Folder! WABA is
organising a global breastfeeding photography contest for WBW 2008. For
details,please click below :
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1-7 August 2008
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Calling all WBW celebrants!
Join the WBW Virtual Torch Run 2008!
Light up a torch on the world map for every WBW activity pledged.
For details, please click here
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Portuguese
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Spanish
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Announcing the WABA
World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2008 Marathon Events
Specially minted WBW Medals to
be won!
This
is a special marathon event for WBW event organisers from all over the
world.
The
event is split into 2 categories:
1. WBW 2008 Marathon
Celebrations
2. WBW 2008 Global Breastfeeding Wave Event (Mass Breastfeeding)
This
event is open to all WBW celebrants, celebrating WBW in 2008, although
WBW is celebrated officially from 1-7 August. Specially designed WBW 2008
medals (in gold,
silver
and bronze
colour) will be awarded to the organisers.
WABA strongly encourages groups to organise mother support
activities in relation to this year's theme.
Category 1. WBW 2008 Marathon
Celebrations
- Open to
all groups and individuals who organise events and activities to
celebrate WBW 2008.
- A GOLD
MEDAL will be awarded for celebrations which last for 7 days during
WBW and include at least 5 different events.
- A SILVER
MEDAL will be awarded for celebrations which last for 5 days during
WBW and include at least 3 different events.
- A BRONZE
MEDAL will be awarded for celebrations and events which last
for 3 days during WBW and which include at least 2 different events.
- Only one
applicant per organising team/organisation can participate in the
Marathon.
- Applicants
must send in a full report (format
attached) and proof of the events taking place.
- All
applications must reach the WABA Secretariat, latest by 15 December
2008 to be eligible to win the medals.
Category 2. WBW 2008
Global Breastfeeding Wave Event
- Open to groups and
individuals who organise a mass breastfeeding event during WBW 2008.
- A GOLD MEDAL will be
awarded for the event with a gathering of more than 200 mother/baby
pairs.
- A SILVER MEDAL will be
awarded for the event with a gathering of more than 100 mother/baby
pairs.
- A BRONZE MEDAL will be
awarded for the event with a gathering of more than 50 mother/baby
pairs.
- Only one applicant per
organising team/organisation can participate in this event.
- Only one medal can be won
for each event organised.
- Applicants must send in a
full report (format
attached) and proof of event taking place.
- All applications must
reach the WABA Secretariat latest by 15 December 2008 to be eligible
for the event.
Spanish:
Anuncio
l Categoría 1 (formato
adjunto) l Categoría 2 (formato
adjunto)
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Gold Medal (Front View)
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Silver Medal (Front View)
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Bronze Medal (Front View)
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Silver Medal (Back View)
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World
Breastfeeding Week 2008
Mother Support : Going for the
Gold
Breastfeeding
results from a reproductive health continuum for the mother to the child
with no beginning or end, from generation to generation. When a practice is
disrupted, it must be restored. However, restoration of the breastfeeding
culture demands more resources and mobilization.
In
conjunction with the Olympics next August, WBW 2008 calls for greater
support for mothers in achieving the gold standard of infant feeding:
breastfeeding exclusively for six months, and providing appropriate
complementary foods with continued breastfeeding for up to two years or
beyond.
As
every country sends its best athletes to compete at these global games, it
is important to remind ourselves that, in a similar fashion, a healthy
young athlete can only emerge from a healthy start on life. There is no
question that optimal infant and young child feeding is essential for
optimal growth and development.
Supporting
Mother = Supporting Her to Provide the Golden Start For Every Child !
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