Project Description Region: South America Country: Brazil Location: São Paulo Total Budget: $99,460 Area of Focus: Maternal and child health The project aims to increase the capacity of human milk bank to supply the needs of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Hospital São Paulo, with the procurement, processing and distribution of human milk. Thirty liters of human milk are captured per month, which allows it to offer pasteurized milk to 35 premature newborns. The proposal will allow an increase of 100% of the supply of human milk. It is known that breast milk contains nutrients in quality and quantity necessary to provide a proper development of the child, and the only food able to respond adequately to the physiological needs of the metabolism of infants. Continued breastfeeding during the first year of life can prevent one every 7.5 infant deaths. Primary Host Partner District: 4420 Rotary Club of: São Paulo-Aeroporto Primary Contact: Leonardo Weissmann Email: leoweis@gmail.com Primary International Partner We are looking for a Club partner. Click here to pledge support for this project. Recording a pledge will make you the Primary International Partner for this project. Project Status Dropped This project has been "Dropped". Check the history log entries to see why it was dropped. Project listed for the 2014-15 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total District 4420 DDF 20-Oct-14 - $37,000 $37,000 Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $16,974 - $16,974 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation $8,487 $37,000 $45,486 Total $99,460

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History Log Entries 20-Oct-14 System Entry Creation of project page. 2-Sep-15 System Entry Project dropped per lack of response to the carry-over notification emails.