World Alliance for Breastfeeding (WABA) celebrates World Breastfeeding Week in over 120 countries.

2003 World Breastfeeding Week: August 1-7 

BREASTFEEDING IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD
for peace and justice

To learn more about WABA, visit http://www.waba.org.my. Check out the World Walks here.

World Breastfeeding Awareness  Month Promotion Tips from the Task Force:

• Pasadena Nurse-Out in the News!

• English & Spanish Breastfeeding Slogans

• Breastfeeding Advocacy: Taking the Political and Making it Personal

• NBAC Summary Slides: What It Means To You

• FREE Video, pamphlets, posters: Fathers Supporting Breastfeeding

• Guinness World Record

• New WIC Resources

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With rapid communication, the lives of local people are shaped by events taking place many miles away, and vice versa. This is the impact of a globalizing world.  Breastfeeding in an increasingly globalized world brings together new challenges and new opportunities for breast-feeding advocates. This year, to celebrate breastfeeding in a globalized world, you can act locally and think globally!

“Breastfeeding is about peace and justice. It is the natural, universal and peaceful way of nurturing our children. In a world often wracked by injustice, violence and war, breastfeeding can be a sentinel of peace – inner peace, peace with other people and peace with the environment.” Anwar Fazal, Co-founder of WABA and IBFAN, Right Livelihood Award Recipient, 1982

Click here to learn more about the theme and read the Action Folder.

Also check out the themes of the previous WBW. You can leave your report on your activities during WBW or exchange ideas with other groups or individuals in our Discussion Forum.

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What is the WBW?

The World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is the greatest outreach vehicle for the breastfeeding movement, being celebrated in over 120 countries. Officially it is celebrated from 1–7 August. However, groups may choose other dates to make it a more successful event in their countries. Please contact the breastfeeding group listed in the action folder nearest to you. 

What is this year's WBW theme all about?

Globalization is a manifold and sometimes even an elusive concept for there is no single definition. It has been defined as the intensification of worldwide social relations which link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events many miles away and vice versa. The result of this interconnectedness of globalization can have both positive and negative impact on breastfeeding.

Goals for World Breastfeeding Week 2003 are:

• To recognize the threats and opportunities of globalization for breastfeeding practices

• To maximize the potential of global communications to educate people on the benefits of breastfeeding and appropriate complementary feeding, and the disadvantages of artificial feeding

• To promote and act on the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding

• To prevent the weakening of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent relevant WHA resolutions

• To work with potential allies by building alliances with civil society movements fighting for global justice, peace and health for all

• To think globally and act locally with all sectors of the community to protect, promote and support breastfeeding  

Read more about globalization and the challenges and opportunities it posses for breastfeeding, and get more ideas for action on the action folder. Click here to read ACTION FOLDER

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Cover letter from WABA | Press Release | UNICEF Letter of Support | WHO Letter of Support | Illustrations
 WBW 2003 Posters in:  English | French |  Spanish |  Chinese

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The Golden Bow
Ride on UNICEF’s Golden Bow Initiative and wear the ribbon proudly this WBW as a global symbol for breastfeeding protection, promotion and support! Click on the ribbon to find out more of the meaning of the ribbon and learn how to make it yourself!

Share your stories ! 

Sharing your wonderful work will show linkage and solidarity with the global WBW campaign. We would be happy to hear from you about your efforts in promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding! Send your reports, materials you have produced or photos, if any, to PO Box 1200, 10850 Penang, Malaysia or email us at secr@waba.po.my  

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SPONSORSHIP:  WABA does not accept sponsorship of any kind from companies producing breastmilk substitutes, related equipment and complementary foods. WABA encourages all participants of World Breastfeeding Week to respect and follow this ethical stance. All WABA materials are NOT TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH or BY BUSINESS INTERESTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION or SALE of breastmilk substitutes, related equipment, breastpumps and complementary foods.

WBW participants reproducing or adapting WABA materials in total or in part, should credit WABA, by reproducing the WBW logo in their materials. Please send a copy of all translations and adaptations of WABA/WBW materials to the WABA Secretariat. 

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