ELACTA is actively growing its network and strengthening its role across Europe—and around the world—by building connections with organizations that share the same core mission: the support, promotion, and protection of breastfeeding. This expansion is not just about increasing visibility—it’s about creating a coordinated, collaborative movement that can have a stronger impact on families, healthcare systems, and public health policies.

Reaching out to international associations means forming strategic partnerships. These partnerships allow organizations to:

• share expertise and best practices
• align standards of care and education
• collaborate on advocacy efforts at national and international levels
• amplify their collective voice when influencing policy or professional guidelines

In practical terms, this kind of collaboration helps avoid fragmentation—where groups work in isolation—and instead builds a unified, evidence-based approach to breastfeeding support across regions.

A concrete example of this is ELACTA’s partnership with EISL.

EISL focuses on the education and training of IBCLCs in Europe, ensuring high-quality, standardized learning opportunities for professionals. By partnering with EISL, ELACTA helps bridge the gap between professional education and clinical practice, reinforcing both the competence of practitioners and the consistency of care provided to families.

Get to know our partner EISL: elacta.eu/eisl