Today is International Stuttering Awareness Day. While many people may develop a #Stutter in childhood, it is quite common for them to "grow out" it as they age. However, this doesn't make a stutter any less of a challenge for the individuals who live with a stutter. Fortunately, there are resources for people who develop […]
This Brain Tumour Awareness Week, take the time to learn the symptoms of #BrainTumours. According to the NHS, the symptoms of brain tumours may vary depending on the exact part of the brain affected, but common symptoms include: headaches seizures (fits) persistently feeling sick (nausea), being sick (vomiting) and drowsiness mental or behavioural changes, such […]
One in four of us will have a stroke in our lifetime. And 90% of those strokes could be prevented by addressing a small number of risk factors including high blood pressure (hypertension), irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation), smoking, diet and exercise. Join us on October 29th to drive public awareness of stroke symptoms and the […]
World Kindness Day is an international holiday that was formed in 1998, to promote #Kindness throughout the world and is observed annually on November 13 as part of the World Kindness Movement. It is observed in many countries including the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia and the U.A.E. #WorldKindnessDay presents us with the opportunity to […]
Transgender Awareness Week is when transgender people, particularly activists and allies, raise awareness of the issues that trans people face. The aim of Transgender Awareness Week is to promote trans visibility and make people who aren't transgender understand the discrimination that trans people face. #TransgenderAwarenessWeek is also a time for celebration. As a marginalised community, […]
On November 19, International Men’s Day celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. We highlight positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being. The theme for 2025 is “Celebrating Men and Boys”. International Men’s Day encourages men to teach the boys in their lives the values, character […]
World Children’s Day takes place on the 20 November each year. The day marks the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959 as well as the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1989. This World Children's Day, we are giving the floor to children from […]
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honour the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester’s death, and began an important tradition that has become […]
