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World Suicide Prevention Day 10 Sept World Suicide Prevention Day, observed on 10 September every year, exists as a platform to raise awareness of suicide and to promote preventative measures with the aim to reduce the number of suicides and suicide attempts globally. Every 40 seconds someone takes their life; that’s almost 800,000 people a […]
International Literacy Day 8 September Since 1967, International Literacy Day (ILD) celebrations have taken place annually around the world to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights, and to advance the literacy agenda towards a more literate and sustainable society. Despite steady progress made across the world, literacy
Blood Cancer Awareness Month September 2023 Blood Cancer Awareness Month has been helping to raise awareness of blood cancer since 2010. This global month of action belongs to everyone and gives us the chance to tell the world with one voice: This Is Blood Cancer. Everyone is encouraged to use the colour red and hashtags
International Day of Friendship 30/07/2023 Website Through friendship — by accumulating bonds of camaraderie and developing strong ties of trust — we can contribute to the fundamental shifts that are urgently needed to achieve lasting stability, weave a safety net that will protect us all, and generate passion for a better world where all are
World Youth Skills Day 15/07/2023 Website Skilling teachers, trainers and youth for a transformative future In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day, to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship. On World Youth Skills Day, let us unite
World Population Day 11/07/2023 Website World Population Day was inspired by the public interest in Five Billion Day on July 11, 1987, the approximate date on which the world’s population reached five billion people. World Population Day aims to increase people’s awareness on various population issues such as the importance of family planning, gender equality,
Child Safety Week Child Safety Week is the Child Accident Prevention Trust’s annual community education campaign, acting as a catalyst for thousands of safety conversations and activities UK-wide. We help families build confidence and skills in managing the real risks to children’s safety. We want all children to have the freedom to grow and learn,
UK Safer Internet Day 07/02/2023 Link to website Safer Internet Day 2023 will take place on the 7th of February 2023, with celebrations and learning based around the theme ‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online’. Prostart are taking part in Safer Internet Day 2023. There are fantastic resources and quizzes aimed
Time to Talk Day 02/02/2023 Time to Talk Website Time to Talk Day is run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness in England, in partnership with Co-op. The campaign runs UK wide, with SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) and See Me in Scotland, Inspire and Change Your Mind in Northern Ireland and Time to Change Wales. The day is
