International Breast Milk Project Earns Charities Review Council "Meets All Standards" Seal

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, malnourishment, disease, and poverty 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.