The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) is a global network of individuals
& organisations concerned with the protection, promotion & support of breastfeeding worldwide.
WABA action is based on the Innocenti Declaration, the Ten Links for Nurturing the Future and the
Global Strategy for Infant & Young Child Feeding. WABA is in consultative status with UNICEF & an NGO
in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC).
  


Men's Initiative
Welcome

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
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
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.
Happenings!
New Research Paper Released. More..
New Articles added
Becoming a Better Dad:
Seven Ways Your Spouse Can Help.

Other articles...
Remember
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@streamyx.com

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