Commitment

Improved environments for breastfeeding

Civil Society Organisation / Namibia

Nutrition and Food Security Alliance of Namiba

Commitment made: 05 Dec 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National - Whole country, yet most likely focusing on Windhoek (capital city).

Verification status Verified Find out more

Commitment description

NAFSAN will actively advocate for an improved environment for breastfeeding mothers and their children through:

1) Engaging lawmakers regarding legislative improvements to current maternity leave in terms of duration and benefits, as well as the possibility of paternity leave.

2) Engaging government and private sector entities to commit to creating a much more breastfeeding friendly environment through dedicated spaces and policies.

Global Nutrition Targets

Exclusive breastfeeding

Nutrition Action Classification across all goals

Enabling

  • Financial
  • Operational
  • Leadership and governance
  • Research monitoring and data

Policy

  • Food environment
  • Food supply chain
  • Consumer knowledge
  • Nutrition care services

Impact

  • Undernutrition
  • Diet
  • Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Food and nutrition security

N4G themes covered by goals

  • Food
  • Health
  • Resilience
  • Data
  • Financing

Total funding and costs across all goals

Funders European Union (EU)
Funding mechanism Main funding from the EU. Additional funding still to be sourced.
Cost secured Main funding from the EU, over 50% (> N$ 1,000,000) already secured.
Total costs estimated Yes, and the amount publicly disclosed
Currency (NAD) - Namibian dollar
Cost amount 2,000,000.0
$USD equivalent 121,571.4286 (World Bank average exchange rate for 2021)

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