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The WABA Men's Initiative was born in October 2006.
The inaugual meeting was held in Penang, Malaysia, in conjunction with the WABA Gender Training Workshop.
Members of the Men's Working Group comprising of 6 men from Sweden, Swaziland, India, Pakistan and Argentina, developed the Initiative's vision, mission, goals, objectives and action plan. |
Vision
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A world where breastfeeding is a cultural norm and where men support women and families to feed and optimally care for their infants and young children, thus contributing to a just gender equal and healthy society. |
Mission
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To create an enabling environment where men, particularly fathers, participate actively and share responsibilities with women in optimally caring for their infants and young children, through advocacy, education and capacity building. |
Goals |
- To increase and enhance involvement of fathers in parenting and supporting breastfeeding.
- To increase the participation of men, especially fathers, childcare, sharing domestic responsibilities, including raising men’s awareness on women’s and children’s rights, reproductive health issues and safe sex.
- To support efforts that ensures greater gender equality in all societies in order to bring about an enabling environment for breastfeeding, family health and well-being.
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Happenings! |
 Message from the Men's Working Group Coordinator
New Year Greetings 2011
From all of us at the WABA Men’s Initiative, we thank you for your friendship and support throughout the year just ended. We are especially grateful for your support and WABA Men’s Initiative will continue to promote, protect and support breastfeeding mothers and press for the rights and accountability to women, infants and their families in 2011. This New Year 2011, we would like to focus our attention more on mothers support, safe and healthy childbirth practices that connect with breastfeeding, infant and young child feeding. We look forward to working with you in 2011 to continue to battle complacency and advance commitment in the global campaign against HIV/AIDS, as far as prevention from mother to child is concerned. Our warmest thoughts and best wishes to you and your loved ones for a wonderful Year. From all of us, we take this opportunity to wish you all the best, good health, happiness and every success in 2011. May your homes be filled with peace, joy and prosperity throughout the New Year! Do check out the latest edition of our Men’s Initiative e-newsletter. Contributions should make you laugh, cry, share and provide information and support for breastfeeding moms everywhere.
MWG, James's blog
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Articles added:
Men’s Initiative Newsletter, Jan - June 2011
Men’s Initiative Newsletter, Issue No. 4, December 2010
Men’s Initiative Newsletter, Issue No. 3, July - December 2009
Men’s Initiative Newsletter, Issue No. 2, July - December 2009
Bringing Men on Board Maternal and Child Mortality Protection
Childcare And Fatherhood: Scandinavian Perspectives
Men’s Initiative Newsletter, Issue No. 1, January – June 2009
Secretary-General focuses on role of fathers for International Day of Families
Becoming a Better Dad:
Seven Ways Your Spouse Can Help.
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| Research Paper Released. More.. |
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If you want to share any fathers stories, images, activity ideas or new links to fatherhood / men's web sites, please send an email to waba@waba.org.my |
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