Women take part in mass breastfeeding event in Manila. August 28, 2015

Hundreds of women in the Philippines campaigned for proper child nutrition through a mass breastfeeding session Over 300 women launched World Breastfeeding Week in Manila by participating in a mass breastfeeding event. The women joined an event called The Big Latch On where women nurse their babies for over a minute.

The Big Latch On is aimed at promoting breastfeeding as well as offering support guidance and nutritional information to mothers.

The campaign, which is held on 1 August each year, also aims to highlight the barriers in societies around the world that prevent women from feeling at ease breastfeeding their children in public.