May 15 – 22, 2011 International Week for Respecting Childbirth

We invite you to participate in the «Open Week for Respecting Childbirth»

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«Birth where you want, the way you want and with whom you want»

Organized in Greece by ENCA Hellas, representing the European Network of Childbirth Associations (ENCA)

Open your hearts, open your work-places, share your knowledge, offer your services for free. Show your respect for childbirth, pregnancy and motherhood, in action. This year, during the International Week for Respecting Childbirth, from May 15 to May 22, let’s spread the information on resources of places and people where mothers all over Greece can find support, inspiration, knowledge and power so that they can experience birth where they want it, the way they want it and with whom they want.

We urge you to organize an open event, an open action, a free-of-charge service offering, for two, three or more hours, from May 15 to May 22, at a venue of your choice, inform your network of people - and please remember to send the information to ENCA Hellas! -, so that we can share and circulate the «Open Week for Respecting Childbirth» calendar to as many women as possible.

Whichever field you are involved in (midwifery services, family support groups, pregnancy or couple’s groups, mothers’ networks, yoga, massage, baby-massage, prenatal and perinatal care, mothers’ counseling, medicine, children’s creative play, etc) your knowledge and skills are of great importance. It is time that your message is heard and that all women in Greece, especially those in need, have access to your services.

Steps towards implementation

  1. Organize and schedule your event for the Greek «Open Week for Respecting Childbirth», from May 15 to May 22, 2011.
  2. Decide on a title for your event and send the information to ENCA Hellas (ENCA_Hellas@yahoogroups.com), no later than Friday April 22, so that we can prepare and circulate a calendar for all open events, actions and free services to be offered during that week.
  3. The information you will send should be specific and short, including all the necessary details on venue, time, etc. What we need to know is: Who (individual/group/organization/company), What (tile of the event - description of service(s)), When (Date/Dates, Time, Duration), Where (Exact Address, phone numbers, email, URL),
  4. You could include a short text (max. 350 words), describing your activities. This could be included to all electronic reports on Open Week for Respecting Childbirth.
  5. Stay in touch. Be prepared to communicate the group actions and all information on events and activities that will be offered during the International Week for Respecting Childbirth (calendar).

For more information

For more information on the Open Week for Respecting Childbirth action, please contact: encahellas@gmail.com.

If you are interested in actively participating in the actions of ENCA Hellas, you can join our yahoo group. Please contact Yiannis Kalopisis at: yiannis_kps@yahoo.com, so he can add you to the group.

For more information on ENCA, ENCA Hellas and IWRC, please visit: http://wiki.naissance.asso.fr/index.php/Enca/EuropeanNetwork?from=Enca.Enca, http://wiki.naissance.asso.fr/index.php/Enca/GreekNetwork, 

 (http://www.enca.eu will soon be updated).

For more information on the International Week for Respecting Childbirth, you can also visit http://smar.info.

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