San Salvador, El Salvador - UNITAR and the Government of the Republic of El Salvador through the Office of its First Lady conducted the Training of Trainers Workshop "The Magic Drop: Supporting Mothers along the Journey".
The Training of Trainers Workshop takes place at the Presidential Palace bringing together over 100 health professionals from 13 countries: Argentina, Barbados, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and the Netherlands. The Workshop aims to strengthen their skills and knowledge of breastfeeding practices, providing tools to train future mothers and their partners.
As a result of the workshop, participants were able to:
- Understand the scientific foundations of breastfeeding
- Describe the impact of breast milk and breastfeeding on maternal and infant health
- Understand the main structural and individual challenges that women face when initiating and continuing breastfeeding.
Essential aspects of breastfeeding were addressed, along with positive practices and their key advantages, structural determinants and the role of cultural and familial influences on breastfeeding. This was complemented by practical demonstrations on techniques and positions to assist breastfeeding mothers to effectively and comfortably breastfeed their infants.
The Training of Trainers utilized UNITAR's Knowledge Management Methodology, which is based on techniques that allowed participants to appreciate the experience of their peers in their practices and to apply what they find useful to their contexts.
