A year of commemorative days

If you’re looking for a special day to organize a project this coming year, consult this list of commemorative days and holidays! Don’t forget, if you get something going in site, the GAD committee would love to hear about it. Leave us a comment or send an email to gad.nicaragua@gmail.com.

January:

11^th – National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

February:

4^th – World Cancer Day

6^th – International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

20^th – World Day of Social Justice

March:

 8^th – International Women’s Day

10^th – National Women and Girl’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

21^st – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

22^nd – World Water Day

April:

2^nd – Sexual Assault Awareness Month Day of Action

7^th – World Health Day

22^nd – Earth Day

23^rd – World Book Day

23^rd – English Language Day

May:

1^st – International Worker’s Day

5^th – International Midwives’ Day

12^th – International Nurses Day

15^th – International Day of Families

17^th – International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

30^th – Nicaraguan Mother’s Day

June:

1^st – Global Day of Parents

12^th – World Day Against Child Labor

23rd – Nicaraguan Father's Day

26^th – International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

July:

11^th – World Population Day

August:

4^th – Friendship Day

9^th – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

12^th – International Youth Day

20^th – World Mosquito Day

September:

8^th – International Literacy Day

21^st – International Day of Peace

26^th – World Contraception Day

October:

2^nd – International Day of  Non-Violence

5^th – International Day of No Prostitution

11^th – International Day of the Girl Child

15^th – International Day of Rural Women

16^th – World Food Day

November:

16^th – International Day for Tolerance

19^th – International Men’s Day

20^th – Universal Children’s Day

25^th – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

December:

1^st – World AIDS Day

5^th – International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

10^th – Human Rights Day

Sources:

UN http://www.un.org/en/events/observances/days.shtml

Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commemorative_days