Using the expertise of our qualified pharmacist, ERASMUS student Rana Sabreen, CHEERing collaborated with Elna Maternity Center to count, list, and ultimately redistribute extra and close-to-expiry donated medications. Using the GivMed network, we have already given out medicines to MVI, and many Greek community centers in need.
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CHEERing collaborates with CRIBS!
CHEERing loves to collaborate with other NGOs. Here’s our ERASMUS student Marina donating a box of baby clothes to CRIBS International, which houses mothers and babies in Athens apartments.
Free CHEERing conference!
Save the date for CHEERing/CHEER’s international conference on May 19, 2021. The keynote speaker is Rafael Perez-Escamilla, Director of Global Health at Yale University, and the conference will have an international track on Infant Feeding in Emergencies!
YouBeHero Donations: First Pledge Reached!
We would like to thank everyone for supporting us through YouBeHero! With your help we managed to gather 37 euros, which will be used for buying diapers and baby-wipes for refugee families in need. Watch this space! We will posting more about how and where we will be using this donation! Find out how to…
WHO updates breastfeeding and COVID info
The WHO has updated guidance on breastfeeding and skin to skin care during the COVID epidemic citing new evidence to encourage breastfeeding and skin to skin care at the time of birth. The article is at https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/breastfeeding-and-covid-19
Infant Feeding in Emergency Situations: Animation!
CHEERing has created an animated video about how to feed a baby during emergency situations, especially in the case of the current COVid19 pandemic! Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel to receive the latest videos that the team creates!
Lockdown Supplies for Elna Maternity Centre together with the Welcome Foundation!
The COVID19 Lockdown hit a lot of organizations hard, and our friends at Elna Maternity Centre reached out for some essential hygiene, nutrition and baby supplies! Thanks to our wonderful friends at the Welcome Foundation, we managed to provide food supplies such as fresh fruits and vegetables, rice and pasta, cleaning and hygiene supplies like…
Breastfeeding in Ramadan
The CHEERing Team presents this resource for breastfeeding and nursing mothers who may intend to fast during the month of Ramadan. The English version of the presentation is available here. https://cheerinternational.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/breastfeeding-and-ramadan_en.pdf
COVID-19 and pregnancy
Thinking about COVID-19 can be worrying, especially if you are pregnant or have young children. But based on what we know so far, most babies and young children who have caught COVID-19 have only mild symptoms and get better fast. Also so far, COVID-19 does not seem to cause harm to unborn babies. CHEERing has…
YouBeHero: How you can help CHEERing!
YouBeHero is an online platform that turns your online shopping into donations to your favourite organization! You can use it to make a donation each time you shop online without any extra cost! It is easy to use and sign-up only takes a few minutes. In order to support CHEERing follow the instructions below: Step-by-step:…