Halloween is here and you know what that means – time to get into the spooky spirit. Besides just handing out candies for kids, Halloween offers a great opportunity to raise funds. There are plenty of fundraising ideas that you can use to raise money while spreading awareness about your organization at the same time. Check out these six unique fundraising ideas for Halloween! Fundraising Through a Costume Drive Numerous charities are hosting costume drives…
World Braille Day is celebrated on Louis Braille’s birthday, i.e., January 4th every year. Louis Braille invented Braille. Louise became blind due to a childhood accident. He rapidly adjusted to his new lifestyle. Louis developed a reading and writing technique based on Charles Barbier’s night writing system while he was just 15 years old. Today, we refer to this system as Braille. Braille has improved over time and is currently used all around the world.…
All people need to have access to high-quality, affordable health care. Universal Health Coverage Day, observed on December 12th, serves as a reminder to reinforce global efforts to validate that people have access to health care whenever they need it. International Universal Health Coverage Day aims to create awareness amongst the people about the importance of stable and sustainable health systems and UHC. On this day, UHC supporters raise their voices to talk about the…
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared 18th December as International Migrants Day on 4th December 2000, recognizing the enormous and growing number of migrants around the world. Migration is a brave expression of an individual’s will to overcome adversity and live a better life. Globalization, combined with advancements in communications and transportation, has significantly increased the number of individuals’ desire and ability to relocate. In today’s society, migration is gaining growing attention. Hundreds of…
The annual celebration of The International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992, by the United Nations. WHO joins the UN in respecting this day every year. Together they emphasized the importance of securing the rights of people with disabilities so they can contribute equally and effectively to this society along with their fellow citizens. When is International Day of Disabled Persons celebrated? Each year on December 3rd, the World celebrates all people with…
The thyroid plays a very important role in our body as it controls and releases the thyroid hormones. Now, these hormones control the metabolism in our bodies. Talking about metabolism, it transforms food into energy and then, the system of our body uses this energy to function properly. When this gland does not produce an adequate amount of hormones, we suffer from different thyroid diseases. However, proper diagnosis and treatment can lead you to a…
Living in this ultra-modern era, we must not forget our culture and traditions. We should not forget that our previous generations had done a lot of things and this is why we have got this beautiful world. People in Canada observe Senior’s Month in the month of June. This is an amazing time when people across the nation recognize the contributions of senior people. Here, we are referring to older people. Yes, they have made…
Well, living in this era where people are having a very busy schedule, you need to indulge yourself in some outdoor physical activities. It will keep you fresh and healthy. However, you must be thinking about why we are talking about outdoor physical activities. Well, here, we will be covering Recreation and Parks Month. People in Canada observe this event in the month of June. People in America have been celebrating this event since 1985.…
Statistics say that almost one in 8 LGBTQ people get unequal treatment from the staff of healthcare. You will be shocked to know that almost 5% of people in this LGBTQ community are suffering from depression. Anyway, we are talking about these figures because here, we will be covering the true significance of Pride Month. This month is all about the promotion of increased visibility, equality, dignity, self-affirmation of lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and gay people.…
There are a few events that are entirely dedicated to men and Men’s Health Month is one of them. Every year several countries such as Canada observe the International Men’s Health Month in the month of June. It is an international event when people all over the country focus on the health issues of men. It was in 1992 when the Men’s Health Network hosted this event for the first time. The core objective of…
