CHEERing at Galaxias!

CHEERing Director Anne Merewood was honored to speak at the 12th Galaxias National IBCLC and IBFAN Conference in Athens in April 2019. We applaud the dynamic movement to support and increase breastfeeding rates in Greece and all the champions who organized, attended, and spoke at the conference. It’s an exciting time to be involved with…

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CHEERing training for MVI

Easter weekend in Greece and CHEERing was thrilled to welcome 6 volunteer medics from Medical Volunteers International to an infant feeding training. We discussed the challenges faced in camps and shelters around growth and nutrition, reasons to encourage breastfeeding, and ways to refer children when we identify health issues in our routine checks. We are…

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What we do: Grow Clinics, preventive health care, and sport

CHEERing offers preventive care and referrals for refugee populations internationally. Our Grow Clinics support mothers and babies in camps and shelters in greater Athens, and in Afghanistan. Each week we weigh, measure, and track infant growth, support nutrition, and provide basic preventive care such as vitamin distribution. Our anemia program manages iron deficiency, and our…

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Who we are:

CHEERing is a Greek-registered international NGO with the ESC Quality Label as a lead and host organization, dedicated to improving maternal child health and promoting preventive health in refugee populations. We provide direct support in refugee camps and the community; training for agencies, evaluation, and monitoring. We also operate CHEERing Afghanistan, a program supporting breastfeeding,…

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