Our
warmest greetings!
In
celebration of the National Breastfeeding Awareness Month in August,
Breastfeeding Pinays (BFP), in partnership with the Department of Health,
SM Cares, UNICEF, and World Vision, will organize a one-day breastfeeding
activity called ‘Hakab Na! 2019’.
Now on
its seventh year, Hakab Na! 2019 gathers from all over the Philippines, breastfeeding
families, lactation experts, peer counselors, and breastfeeding advocacy
supporters, to provide awareness of the health and economic benefits of
breastfeeding, promote the importance of providing proper support to
breastfeeding mothers and their families, and ultimately establish the
Philippines as a breastfeeding nation.
Central to this celebration is
the act of mothers simultaneously breastfeeding their children and the
recognition of Hakab Na events all over the country this August.
The
simultaneous breastfeeding activity in SMX Convention Center Manila starts
at 10:00 AM.
EVENT
DETAILS
WHAT: Hakab Na! 2019
WHEN: 18 August 2019, Sunday
Registration starts at 7AM
Event proper starts at 8AM
Simultaneous
Breastfeeding at 10:00 AM
WHERE: Function
Rooms 3-5, SMX Convention Center Manila, Pasay City
(Friends
from the media are requested to register at the MEDIA BOOTH.)
For
more information, please contact Ms. Normi Alvaira-Herrera at +639453210811 /
(02) 332 9929 or hakabna.communications@gmail.com.
You may also follow their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BFPLibrary/
Or Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/309290256614088/
Thank
you!
About Hakab Na!
Hakab Na! is Breastfeeding Pinays’ annual event to promote, protect and
support breastfeeding. Now on its seventh year, Hakab Na! is a
community-building activity held to celebrate the World Breastfeeding Week
every year. Central to this event is the simultaneous act of breastfeeding to
celebrate and spread awareness on breastfeeding and its benefits to babies,
children, mothers, fathers, the whole family, and even to the entire
country.
For Hakab Na! 2018, 7,069 mothers
simultaneously latched their babies in 77 different locations around the
country and 1 overseas. The main Hakab Na! 2018 event at the SMX Convention
Center recorded 1,692 mothers and almost 5,000 in attendance.
About Breastfeeding Pinays
Breastfeeding Pinays (BFP), a
SEC-registered, non-stock, non-profit organization, is an online breastfeeding community with the primary aim of
providing proper information in breastfeeding management and support to mothers
and Filipino families. It is made up of mothers, fathers, other family members,
doctors, midwives, nurses, and other health professionals.
Founded on January 22, 2013, it started with
a small group of mothers who shared a passion in empowering women and families
for breastfeeding. To their surprise, their seemingly small initiative of
opening a Facebook support group ballooned into a huge community—within the
first 24 hours from its creation, Breastfeeding Pinays had 200 members. Today,
the BFP community continues to grow and now has over 270,000 members.
Aside from providing information and support
24/7 through the Facebook group, BFP also holds pocket meet-ups in various
locations for mothers encountering breastfeeding challenges, organizes talks
and seminars on childbirth, breastfeeding, and Tamang KAIN (Kid and Infant
Nutrition), and has also launched various breastfeeding activities such as
photo exhibits and even a fashion show featuring nursing gowns.
Further, in order to address the need for
evidence-based information, awareness, and support, BFP has come up with
training and certification for breastfeeding peer counselors and specialized
training on relactation management. Mothers, doctors, nurses, midwives, and
other individuals who work with women, babies, and families are thus equipped
not just with updated knowledge on breastfeeding science, but also with
counseling skills that enable them to reach out and assist families, whether in
their professional practice or in their volunteer work via one-on-one or group
counseling.
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| The Wonder Boobies Tribe, led my Ms. Kaye Cantila Herrera, won last year's OOTD contest. :) |
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| I'm currently 9 months pregnant (36 weeks), and I decided to join this event and volunteer to help in any way I can. I believe that I'll be part of this community from now on because I also choose to be a breastfeeding advocate. :) |
