For More Information or to Sponsor IBW2011 contact Kimber Tower at ClanTower@gmail.com

Please also see the General Sponsorship page.




Sponsoring an Award is a great opportunity to earn goodwill and make in-kind donations to babywearing advocates and organizations. Award sponsors will help select award winners, along with a committee designated by Babywearing International Inc. Award sponsors will provide prizes to award winners or to the advocates or organizations designated by the award winners. Award sponsors will also receive web advertising as specified below.

Top Level United States Awards:

Best IBW11 Publicity Campaign

This is the top award and will get top billing on our website. Sponsorship of this Award includes a banner link that will be featured on this award's own page. In addition, the sponsor will be noted in a press release about the award.

The Jennifer Rosenberg Babywearing Advocate of the Year Award

Benefits: Sponsorship of this Award includes a clickable link and will be featured on its own page with a bio about both Jennifer Rosenberg and the winner. In addition, the sponsor will be noted in a press release about the award.

The Vijay Owens Babywearing Advocacy Award for Lifetime Achievement in Promoting Babywearing

Benefits: Sponsorship of this Award includes a clickable link and will be featured on its own page with a bio about both Vijay Owens and the winner. In addition, the sponsor will be noted in a press release about the award.

General Awards include the following

Best babywearing outreach program to women in need:


Best babywearing outreach event by a non-vendor (nonprofit organization or individual)


Best babywearing advocate in the healing professions

General Awards include the following

Best blog or website maintained by a BWI group:
This award is for the group that has kept their website current, interesting and beneficial to their members and others who want to learn more about babyearing.

Best outreach event by a BWI group:
Over the year many BWI groups are involved with community events or even help create a community event. We want to award groups that go above and beyond in "spreading the bwing love."

Volunteer Babywearing Educator of the year:
VBEs are the heart of a group. They lead, they  teach and they inspire others to do the same. We want to know about your leader and how they have made babywearing better where you live.