Infants in Africa to Receive 364 Gallons of Donor Breast Milk from Mothers in the United States

In support of World AIDS Day, International Breast Milk Project sends donated breast milk from moms across the US to infants affected by HIV/AIDS, malnourishment, disease and poverty in South Africa.

Rochester, MN - December 2, 2009:
On December 2, 2009, International Breast Milk Project, a Minnesota-based non-profit organization, sent 364 gallons of donor breast milk to infants in need in South Africa.

The shipment will consist of 46,634 ounces of pasteurized donated breast milk, enough milk to feed 75 babies for 1 month. Quick International Courier, a global priority transportation and logistics company, will be donating the transport of the breast milk from Monrovia, California to South Africa. Prolacta Bioscience, a life science company headquartered in Monrovia, partners with International Breast Milk Project by processing and packaging the donated breast milk to ensure its quality and safety. The shipment will be split between milk banks in Cape Town and Durban, South Africa.

International Breast Milk Project is an international humanitarian aid organization dedicated to providing life-giving donor milk to infants in emergent need. One of their primary goals is to provide immediate relief for infants in South Africa, where an estimated 1.4 million children were orphaned due to HIV/AIDS in 2007. To date, IBMP donors have provided 262,682 ounces of breast for infants in South Africa. IBMP has received numerous awards for social entrepreneurship and innovation.

For more information about International Breast Milk Project, call Amanda Nickerson at (786) 837-3082, email at: amanda@breastmilkproject.org.

To help IBMP raise funds, make your financial contribution here.

IBMP is a federally registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

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