Sentences with phrase «behalf of women and children»

Helen has been recognized for her leadership in building the women's funding movement, including the following awards: the National Creative Philanthropy Award from the National Network of Women's Funds, Gloria Steinem's Women of Vision Award through the Ms. Foundation for Women, the Equity Leadership Award from Nontraditional Employment of Women (NOW), the Laura Parsons Pratt Award for outstanding Achievement on Behalf of Women and Children from the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, and as an Honoree of the Center for the Elimination of Violence in the Family.

WESNET is a national women's peak advocacy body which works on behalf of women and children who are experiencing or have experienced domestic or family violence.

In her local community, she works on behalf of women and children who are survivors of abuse.

(1) to protect and promote breastfeeding, as an essential component of their overall food and nutrition policies and programmes on behalf of women and children, so as to enable all infants to be exclusively breastfed during the first four to six months of life; (2) to promote breastfeeding, with due attention to the nutritional and emotional needs of mothers; (3) to continue monitoring breastfeeding patterns, including traditional attitudes and practices in this regard; (4) to enforce existing, or adopt new, maternity protection legislation or other suitable measures that will promote and facilitate breastfeeding among working women; (5) to draw the attention of all who are concerned with planning and providing maternity services to the universal principles affirmed in the joint WHO / UNICEF statement (note 2) on breastfeeding and maternity services that was issued in 1989; (6) to ensure that the principles and aim of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and the recommendations contained in resolution WHA39.28 are given full expression in national health and nutritional policy and action, in cooperation with professional associations, womens organizations, consumer and other nongovermental groups, and the food industry; (7) to ensure that families make the most appropriate choice with regard to infant feeding, and that the health system provides the necessary support;

In our work on behalf of women and children, we strive to remain free from conflicts of interests.

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Every man, woman and child that can physically be able to needs to gather in Washington to swamp the offices of the WH, the Democrats and the GOP to demand that they stop acting for their own pockets and their political welfare and start acting on behalf of the USA.

There is no reason for women not to follow a similar path and create the society they claim to want, including the promotion of beneficial actions on behalf of the impoverished single mother and her children.

PMTCT strategic vision 2010 — 2015 -(2010) WHO - Preventing mother - to - child transmission of HIV to reach the UNGASS and Millennium Development Goals HIV and infant feeding: Update (2007) Based on the technical consultation held on behalf of the Inter-agency Task Team (IATT) on Prevention of HIV infections in pregnant women, Mothers and their Infants, Geneva, Switzerland, 25 - 27 October 2006 HIV and infant feeding: new evidence and programmatic experience (2007) Report of a technical consultation held on behalf of the Inter-agency Task Team (IATT) on Prevention of HIV infections in pregnant women, Mother and their Infants, Geneva, Switzerland, 25 - 27 October 2006 WHO HIV and infant feeding technical consultation - consensus statement (2007) Held on behalf of the Inter-agency Task Team (IATT) on Prevention of HIV infections in pregnant women, mothers and their infants Home - modified animal milk for replacement feeding: is it feasible and safe?

«Ali stands up for what she believes in and her work on behalf of vulnerable women and children shows a commitment to justice that will serve our community well.»

Off the top of my head the biggest ones are: (1) corruption within the Buildings & Grounds Department (2) corruption involving school district vendors over-billing and paying bribes and kickbacks that led to those two Federal indictments and convictions; (3) corruption involving police harassment of a woman on behalf of the manager of a local beach club; (4) a child rapist operating out of a public middle school; (5) an illegal gambling and pornography web site operated by members of the New Rochelle Police Department; (6) a retired police officer defrauding charities including St. Jude's Children's Research; (7) illegal asbestos handling and asbestos removal at an elementary school; (8) an effort to artificially inflate the salaries and pensions of senior police commanders; (9) the relationship between the New Rochelle Police Commissioner and a corrupt contractor, a man who has since been convicted on Federal corruption charges; (10) the sordid history of former New Rochelle Schools Administrator Freddie Dean Smith.

After jumping in to slam Randy Altschuler in NY - 1 last week on behalf of Democraticn Rep. Tim Bishop, state Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs this morning slammed another GOP candidate, Michael Grimm, demanding that he apologize «to every man, woman and child who calls Brooklyn and Staten Island home» for comments he made to The Hill earlier this week.

WHITE PLAINS, NY — In a quiet ceremony on Sunday afternoon, County Executive Robert P. Astorino delivered gratitude and a virtual hug, on behalf of the county, to Westchester's Gold Star Mothers — women whose children have been killed in the line of military duty.

She has earned herself the title of «One of the 100 most Powerful Women in the United Kingdom by Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4 and was appointed as an honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her work on behalf of underprivileged children in Britain.

Declaring that DACA somehow «denied jobs to hundreds of thousands of Americans» and calling innocent young men, women, and children «illegal aliens», U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared on behalf of the coward occupying the White House that the administration would no longer renew applications for DACA participants.

He goes after prostitution of foreign women and child prostitution, but he prostitutes his high office on behalf of his financial benefactors.

A Massachusetts jury heard about this and yesterday, they expressed their outrage by hitting Lorillard with a $ 71 million verdict on behalf of the estate and son of a woman who was one of these children, who got these samples at least 50 times starting at age 9 and was addicted by age 13, tried unsuccessfully to quit 50 times and who eventually died of lung cancer.

Evelyn has helped raise millions of dollars to help move low - income women and their children out of poverty and into financial security in her previous role as a National Committee member and Chair of the Calgary «Women Moving Women» campaign on behalf of the Canadian Women's Foundawomen and their children out of poverty and into financial security in her previous role as a National Committee member and Chair of the Calgary «Women Moving Women» campaign on behalf of the Canadian Women's FoundaWomen Moving Women» campaign on behalf of the Canadian Women's FoundaWomen» campaign on behalf of the Canadian Women's FoundaWomen's Foundation.

We welcome all professionals working with or on behalf of pregnant women, young children (birth to five), and their families to become RIAIMH members.