“Breastfeeding gives babies the best possible start in life” Lebo, returned to work on the day her son turned 4 months. As a proactive employee and determined mother, she pre-arranged with her supervisors to create a space for her to breastfeed at the office. Unable to afford a separate nursing area, her employees allowed her […]
On Mandela Day 2017, SCSA initiated a breastmilk donation campaign that inspired 67 mums in Limpopo to donate breastmilk to the Mankweng Breastmilk Bank. Over the last two weeks, SCSA has been mobilizing mothers in Polokwane communities to express their life-sustaining milk that will be used to feed premature and sick babies at local hospitals. […]
Nelson Mandela International Day–also known as Mandela Day–is celebrated annually in South Africa on the 18th of July. Mandela Day is a global call to action that celebrates the idea that each person has the power to transform the world and the ability to make an impact. Each individual is asked to take 67 minutes from […]
The World Breastfeeding Conference will be held at Birchwood Hotel near OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg from 11th to 14th of December 2016. To register, visit the website: www.worldbreastfeedingconference.org/home.html SACSoWACH will be holding a CSO consultation workshop on 14th December 2016: “the role of Civil Society in tackling societal and cultural barriers to exclusive breastfeeding“. Please check the programme brochure for the […]
World Breastfeeding Week is a vibrant global movement for action to promote, protect and support breastfeeding by anyone, anywhere and at anytime. It expands and connects the power of one with the power of many. Only by working together can we make the change we need. WBW2017 celebrates working together for the common good, which […]
World breastfeeding week is taking place from 1 – 7 August 2016. This year’s WBW theme is Breastfeeding: a key to Sustainable Development. 2016 commemorates the start of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A broad approach using the sustainability theme is thus relevant and inclusive. It will enable the breastfeeding movement (and beyond) to connect […]