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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
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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
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The National Breastfeeding Committee,
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The National Technical Committee on Child
Health,
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The National Nutrition Mission,
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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.
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