The other day I listed the top 5 reasons to give to La Leche League International now. There are several other options out there to make your money support breastfeeding around the world.
strong>1. The United States Breastfeeding Committee’s “One Dollar for Every New Mom” Campaign. The USBC aims to raise One Dollar for Every New Mom in the United States. The USBC says:
With these funds, we will make mothers’ voices heard in ongoing national debates on health care, work-life balance, and consumer safety. The closer we come to representing each mother in America, the more clearly we can show the …read more

The “ONE MILLION CAMPAIGN: Support Women to Breastfeed” stems from a global initiative launched by the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) – Asia. The campaign cites some staggering statistics: every hour 700 babies in their first year of life die. Of those, 450 are less than one month old. (Those of us in the United States should not be duped into a false sense of security — in the most recent comparison made with data for the year 2004, our infant mortality rate ranked 29th in the world, tied with Poland and Slovakia. The death rate in 2005 was …read more

Looking for a last-minute calendar for 2007 or just want to see some beautiful and thought-provoking breastfeeding photos? Try these offerings from around the world (note: I don’t have any affiliation with these groups). Entries that start with asterisks **** include copies of each month’s photo on-line:
**** Australians might enjoy the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) 2007 calendar (gorgeous photos if you just want to take a peek!) for AUD $15.00 including GST.
**** Lucky residents of Sonoma County, California might find paper versions of the 2007 Breastfeeding Calendar at area hospitals and health clinics (everyone else can click on the link …read more