A women's movement in Nicaragua, an advocate of breastfeeding.

PIP: Description of the activities and services of Genesis II, a women's organization dedicated to providing social welfare and health services to the women of Nicaragua. Genesis II is affiliated with Madres y Madres y Mujeres en Accion, a national women's movement, and is funded by the Comite Evangelico Pro-Ayuda al Desarrollo. The stated goal of Genesis II is to provide services for children, to promote an analysis of the problems affecting women, children, and families and to support women in providing adequate care for their children. The organization operates through daily radio programs, counseling services, limited foster care, and research into the problems affecting women and children. Included in the social services program are prenatal and natural childbirth classes, La Leche League groups for the encouragement of breastfeeding, counseling services for sex education and family planning, as well as several other innovative programs. The target groups for this reeducation effort range from health care professionals, through high school students, to the grassroots and largely illiterate population of Guatemala's women.^ieng