The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. It was started by activists at the inaugural Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991 and continues to be coordinated each year by the Center for Women’s […]
International Day of Persons with Disabilities is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992. It has been observed with varying degrees of success around the planet.
Human Rights Day is celebrated annually around the world on 10 December every year. The date was chosen to honor the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global enunciation of human rights and one of the first major achievements of […]
International Epilepsy Day is a special event which promotes awareness of epilepsy in more than 130 countries each year. Every year on the second Monday of February people join together to acknowledge and highlight the problems faced by people with epilepsy, their families and carers. What is Epilepsy It is estimated that more than 50 million […]
First launched in 2008, International Wheelchair Day is celebrated every March 1 for wheelchair users to celebrate the impact their wheelchair has had on their lives. According to British blogger Steve Wilkinson, aka “WheelchairSteve,” who founded International Wheelchair Day, the purpose of the event is to: Enable wheelchair users to celebrate the positive impact a […]
What is World Down Syndrome Day World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) , 21 March, is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. The date for WDSD being the 21st day of the 3rd month, was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st […]
What is Purple Day for Epilepsy Celebrated annually on March 26, Epilepsy Awareness Day, or Purple Day, was created to increase the public’s understanding of this brain disorder and to eliminate the fear and stigma surrounding it. With over 3.5 million people diagnosed with epilepsy in the U.S. and over 50 million worldwide, it is […]
What is World Autism Awareness Day World Autism Awareness Day is celebrated on 2nd of April. World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) aims to put a spotlight on the hurdles that people with autism and others living with autism face every day. As a growing global health issue owing to its increasing exposure in the press […]
What is the International day of Families The United Nations General Assembly, in its resolution 47/237 of 20 September 1993, proclaimed that 15 May of every year shall be observed as the International Day of Families. The United Nations states that “this annual observance reflects the importance which the international community attaches to families as […]
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) was launched in May 2012 and is observed every third Thursday in May. It targets developers, designers and other creators to put a great focus on digital accessibility. GAAD was originally inspired by a single blog post written by a Web Developer, Joe Devon, over 10 years ago, in 2011. […]
The Botswana Council for the Disabled has been approached by Bidii Yetu, an American Non-Governmental Organization whose mission is to raise awareness on disability rights, disability awareness and advocate for sports, and workforce capacity building for individuals with disabilities to participate in their campaign as they pass through Botswana. The […]
What Is International Week of The Deaf? International Week of the Deaf is an initiative of the WFD and was first launched in 1958 in Rome, Italy. It is celebrated annually by the global Deaf Community on the last week of September each year to commemorate the same month the first World Congress of the […]
