In the Spotlight

Isabella was born premature and weighed one pound, 2/3 ounces on Jan. 9, 2008.

ABC World News: How Breast Milk Donation Saves Babies' Lives One Premature Baby Overcame Tremendous Odds Because of a Simple Idea Born premature on Jan. 9, she came three months before her due date. Weighing in at 1 pound, 4 and two-thirds ounces, Isabella's hands were the size of a quarter and her head the size of a racquetball. Click Here to read more...

Women's project distributes breast milk A Minnesota-based nonprofit agency that collects human breast milk from lactating volunteers in this country and distributes it free of charge here and abroad is getting help from a Manhattan-based courier service.

Daryn Kagan features Breast Milk Project online and in her new book. Click Here for a sneak peek. Take your dose of DarynKagan.com inspiration with you on the go. Much like the website, this book is a series of inspiring stories. Each one as the theme of overcoming obstacles. Think you can't do something because you're scared, don't have enough money, don't have know-how, or face physical challenges? The amazing real people in my first book will change your mind. Comes out Tuesday, April 8th!

Oprah Winfrey features International Breast Milk Project. (Women Around the World, The Orpah Winfrey Show, 10/23/2006)

ABC World News and Good Morning America feature IBMP's 50,000 ounce shipment to Africa. (10/19/2007)

ABC World News Video: "AIDS orphans in Africa receive breast milk from mothers half a world away" (ABC World News, 10/4/2006)

ST. PAUL, Minn. {November 30, 2007} --- International Breast Milk Project, based in Rochester, Minnesota announces that it has been awarded the Charities Review Council "Meets All Standards" Seal indicating that it meets all sixteen of its Accountability Standards.

Nonprofit organizations such as International Breast Milk Project earn the Seal by voluntarily participating in the Council’s online Accountability Wizard. The Accountability Wizard is available to all nonprofit organizations soliciting in Minnesota and addresses a nonprofit organization’s performance in four critical areas: Public Disclosure, Governance, Financial Activity and Fundraising. By participating in the Accountability Wizard, nonprofit organizations can demonstrate responsibility, integrity and transparency to their constituents.

International Breast Milk Project is now listed as a reviewed organization on the online Giving Guide of the Council’s Smart Givers Network, www.smartgivers.org and the Council’s Smart Giver newsletter distributed to more than 18,000 subscribers in Minnesota. The listings help a nonprofit organization demonstrate its commitment to accountable ethical practices to the public and that it is a trustworthy organization. The Council’s Smart Givers Network is the source of unbiased information where smart givers come for help and resources on responsible giving. The giving public can investigate an organization’s mission statement and programs, so they can be sure of what their money supports and determine whether it meets widely accepted standards.

The International Breast Milk Project is the first organization in the world to provide donor breast milk from the United States to babies orphaned by disease and poverty in Africa. The first batch of donor milk arrived to the iThemba Lethu orphan home in April 2006 and contained the milk of one mom, Jill Youse. She then went on to develop the project into a successful non-profit organization with help of her brother Will Harlan. Since the first shipment, over 2500 moms have applied to donate and over 55,000 ounces have been sent to infants orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Africa. The organization is also raising thousands of dollars to help fund healthcare clinics in Kenya and Tanzania.

For more information about International Breast Milk Project, call Jill Youse at (507) 261-3221 or visit www.breastmilkproject.org.

Breast Milk Project in the News

More News

Program donates breast milk to Africa
by Jeff Hanset (Rochester (MN) Post Bulletin, 1/22/07)

Donation Project Making A Difference
Jennifer Hoff, KTTC TV - ROCHESTER, MN

Fit Pregnancy Preggies: People Making A Difference
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(Gimundo.com, November 2007) Liquid Gold Millionaires: Jill Youse and the International Breast Milk Project Read More

Seven Questions: The International Breast Milk Project
(Foreign Policy Magainze, Jan. 2007)

Breast Milk and Baby Names
by Steven Levitt (Freakonomics Blog (National Best-Selling Book), 1/13/2007)

Midwest Love to South Africa
by Greg Vandergrift (KARE 11 TV, Minneapolis

Message in a Bottle: Jill Youse
(Women's Health Magazine, December 2006)

Missouri Woamn Starts Worldwide Project to Send Breast Milk to Africa
by Ann Rubin (KSDK News, St. Louis, 11/29/2006)

Putting Breast Milk to Good Use
by John Perra (TIME.com, 11/27/2006)

Breast Milk Bank
by Daryn Kagan (DarynKagan.com, 11/23/2006)

U.S. Companies Deliver Special Thanksgiving to Babies in Africa
by Lindsay Sterling (lindsaysterling.com, 11/23/2006)

Rochester woman starts Int'l Breast Milk Project
by Lauren Dittmer (KAAL TV, 10/17/2006)

US breast milk for Aids babies a world-first
by Christina Gallagher (The Independant on Saturday, 10/7/06)

ABC World News Video: "AIDS orphans in Africa receive breast milk from mothers half a world away" (ABC World News, 10/4/2006)

Breast milk donation heals wounds
by Annie Nelson (Columbia Daily Tribune, 10/4/2006)

"Express Delivery" (view pdf) (Columbia Daily Tribune, 5/10/2006)

Mother sends breast milk donation to South Africa
by Katie Molloy (Missourian News, 5/2/2006)

"Liquid Gold" (Kansas City Star)

Columbia Woman Donates Milk
(KBIA News, 4/28/2006)

Got Milk?
by Annie Nelson (Columbia Daily Tribune, 4/27/2006)

Health Matters Report
(KOMU TV, 4/25/2006)

Media Contact

MEDIA CONTACT
International Breastmilk Project
Jill Youse jill@breastmilkproject.org info@breastmilkproject.org
www.breastmilkproject.org

Monthly Updates

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