Awareness

STIQ Day

Sunday, January 14, 2018 to Sunday, January 14, 2018

STIQ Day has been launched to get people thinking about their sexual health and encourage more people to get regular sexual health checks.  No one likes to think they’ve caught a sexually transmitted infection (STI) but without a test you just can’t be sure. Visit the website for more information.

World Braille Day

Thursday, January 4, 2018 to Thursday, January 4, 2018

Every year January 4th marks World Braille Day which commemorates the birth of Louis Braille.

Dry January

Monday, January 1, 2018 to Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Alcohol Concern’s Dry January is the annual campaign where we challenge people to give up alcohol for the 31 days of January.

Human Rights Day

Sunday, December 10, 2017 to Sunday, December 10, 2017

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1950, the Assembly passed resolution 423 (V), inviting all States and interested organizations to observe 10 December of each year as Human Rights Day. Visit the website for more information.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Sunday, December 3, 2017 to Sunday, December 3, 2017

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is marked around the world annually on 3 December, as per General Assembly resolution 47/3 of 14 October 1992, to promote awareness and mobilise support for critical issues pertaining to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in society and development. Visit the website for more details.

World AIDS Day

Friday, December 1, 2017 to Friday, December 1, 2017

Raising awareness events across the UK. Visit the website for more details.

Decembeard

Friday, December 1, 2017 to Sunday, December 31, 2017

Get sponsored to grow a beard in December - in doing so you will have raised both funds and awareness of the UK's 2nd biggest cancer killer.

Carer's Rights Day

Friday, November 24, 2017 to Friday, November 24, 2017

Raising awareness events across the UK. Visit the website for more details.

Universal Children’s Day

Monday, November 20, 2017 to Monday, November 20, 2017

The date 20 November marks the day on which the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in 1989. The Convention, which is the most widely ratified international human rights treaty, sets out a number of children’s rights including the right to life, to health, to education and to play, as well as the right to family life, to be protected from violence, to not be discriminated, and to have their views heard. On the basis of the Convention and joint effort by all the countries and regions, let us promote and celebrate children’s right on the Universal Children's Day, and continuously build up a living-friendly environment for children in the world through dialogues and actions.. Visit the website for more details.

Road Safety Week

Monday, November 20, 2017 to Sunday, November 26, 2017

An international awareness week to focus attention on the importance of Road Safety. Every day 8 children and young people are injured or killed on British roads. To request a free community Road Safety Week poster visit www.roadsafetyweek.org.

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