Lactation Aid for Infants in Intensive Treatment (LAIIT) Initiative

LAIIT is a registered 501 (3) non-profit organization based in the United States. It is also registered as an “Association” in Senegal and holds a “recipisse”, and is therefore legally authorized to operate as a community-based organization. In Senegal, board members are hospital staff from various partner hospitals. We believe that long-lasting changes are possible when those at the root of the solution work as active agents of change. The board meets monthly to review individual organizations’ efforts and discuss best practices for the management of the organization’s resources in order to best serve the local population. Staff in the United States mainly manages fundraising efforts.

Mission 

LAIIT was founded in 2019 and established to improve MNH outcomes in Senegal. LAIIT aims to work across sectors with healthcare service providers, international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil service organizations (CSOs) and local communities to establish a coordinated system of healthcare delivery and meet the nutritional and health care needs of pregnant women and infants receiving treatment in intensive care. In order to achieve its goals, LAIIT’s core programmatic areas are the following:

1. Nutritional & Micronutrient support
2. Gestational and Postpartum Health Monitoring 
3. Breastfeeding Educational Campaigns 
4. Breastfeeding Support for New Mothers 
5. Neonatal Intensive Care Units (ICUs) Capacity Improvements