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Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI) was founded on 3rd Dec., 1991 at Wardha, Maharashtra. BPNI is a registered, independent, non-profit, national organization that works towards protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding and appropriate complementary feeding of infants & young children. BPNI believes that breastfeeding is the right of all mothers and children. BPNI works through advocacy, social mobilization, information sharing, education, research, training and monitoring the company compliance with the IMS Act. BPNI does not accept funds or sponsorship of any kind from the companies producing infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles, related equipments, or infant foods (cereal foods). download brochure

Vision
Optimal infant and young child feeding is established as a societal norm in all communities, in the best interest of the child and to ensure the best possible start of life to every child as foundation for fulfilment of every child’s right to survival, growth, development, protection and participation without discrimination. By the end of 2007, technical breastfeeding support is available in at least 200 districts, and BPNI is established as a leader in this movement across the nation and its membership exists in all 600 districts up from 282 districts.

Mission
To empower all women to exclusively breastfeed their children for the first six months of age, and continue breastfeeding for at least two years, along with adequate and appropriate complementary feeding, starting at six months.

Objective
BPNI seeks enhanced nutrition, health and development of infants and young children through programmes designed to increase national and state commitments, education of public and health care workers, countering commercial influences, decentralised capacity development, providing technical support and training to enhance skills of community workers, and social mobilisation, to improve optimal infant and young child feeding practices.

Legal Status
BPNI is registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, s 23144. It is also registered under FCRA (FCRA No. 231650680).

National Status
BPNI is Member of

  • The National Breastfeeding Committee,
  • The National Technical Committee on Child Health,
  • The National Nutrition Mission,
  • The National Task Force of Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.

Since 1994, BPNI is also one of the four official monitoring agencies under the IMS Act authorised as such through a gazette notification.

International Status

BPNI serves the Regional Coordinating Office of International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) for Asia Pacific, which is a network of groups working to promote optimal infant and young child nutrition in over 43 countries. BPNI is also the Regional Focal Point, South Asia for World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) for the celebration of the first week of August as the World Breastfeeding Week. It is also a member of the UNICEF NGO Committee.

BPNI Administration
BPNI headquarter operates from a rented office in Delhi for its day-to-day assignments on various activities, which are listed above. It has a total of six full time staff and four part-time staff. Other than these staff members BPNI is linked with various professionals to produce technical material and for training. A training cell functions in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, under the guidance of Dr. K.P. Kushwaha.
A Central Coordination Committee manages BPNI and advises on how to achieve its goals and objectives. This committee consists of a Chief Coordinator, National Coordinator, Financial Coordinator and five executive members; BPNI members select them on the basis of an election for a period of three years.

Area of Work
 

1. National Policy, Programme and
     Coordination


2. BFHI

3. International Code

4. Maternity Protection

5. Health and Nutrition Care

6. Community Outreach

7. Information Support

8. Infant Feeding and HIV

9. Infant Feeding in Emergencies

10. Monitoring and Evaluation



   
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