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Global observances and awareness days in 2024


Social impact observances in 2024


Planning social impact programming around calendar observances can be an effective way to make employees feel connected to their community. However, selecting which awareness days to honor can be a challenge.


It seems there’s something to celebrate nearly every day. For example, a quick internet search reveals that January 24 is National Peanut Butter Day — not exactly a day that CSR and DEIB professionals would plan employee engagement activations around.


Here, you’ll find a list of observances and awareness days, weeks, and months that social impact professionals can build programming around. 


Organized chronologically, we hope this list helps you plan meaningful engagement experiences that resonate with your employees — no matter where in the world they choose to live and work.


January social impact observances


Global social impact observances in January

Veganuary

  • January 1-31

  • Germany 


National Mentoring Month 

  • January 1-31

  • United States 


National Blood Donor Month 

  • January 1-31

  • United States 


Alzheimer’s Awareness Month 

  • January 1-31

  • Canada 


Mentoring Month

  • January 1-31

  • Global 


 World Braille Day

  • January 4 

  • Global 


Martin Luther King Jr. Day 

  • January 15 

  • United States


International Day of Education 

  • January 24 

  • Global 


International Holocaust Remembrance Day 

  • January 27 

  • Global

World Leprosy Day 

  • January 28

  • Global 


February social impact observances


Social impact observances in February

American Heart Month 

  • February 1-29

  • United States


Black History Month 

  • February 1-29

  • United States, Canada


World Cancer Day 

  • February 4 

  • Global


Safer Internet Day 

  • February 6

  • Global


Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week

  • February 7-14

  • United States

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

  • February 11

  • Global 


World Day of Social Justice 

  • February 20

  • Global 


National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

  • February 22

  • Canada 


International Polar Bear Day 

  • February 27

  • Global 


March social impact observances


Social impact observances in March

Women’s History Month 

  • March 1-31 

  • United States 

National Kidney Month 

  • March 1-31 

  • United States


National Nutrition Month 

  • March 1-31

  • United States, Canada

Red Cross Month 

  • March 1-31

  • United States, Canada 


World Wildlife Day 

  • March 3

  • Global


International Women’s Day 

  • March 8 

  • Global


Red Nose Day 

  • March 15

  • U.K.


World Water Day

  • March 22

  • Global


International Transgender Day of Visibility

  • March 31

  • Global 

April social impact observances


Social impact observances in April

Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month 

  • April 1-30

  • Global


Autism Acceptance Month 

  • April 1-30

  • Global


World Health Day 

  • April 7

  • Global 


National Volunteer Week 

  • April 14-20

  • United States, Canada 


  • April 22

  • Global 


Anzac Day 

  • April 25

  • Australia, New Zealand 


World Malaria Day 

  • April 25

  • Global


World Day for Safety and Health at Work

  • April 28

  • Global


May social impact observances



ALS Awareness Month 

  • May 1-31

  • United States 


Brain Tumor Awareness Month

  • May 1-31

  • Canada


Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI)

  • May 1-31

  • United States 


International Day of the Midwife

  • May 5 

  • Global 


World Fair Trade Day 

  • May 11

  • Global


International Nurses Day

  • May 12

  • Global


International Day for Biological Diversity

  • May 22 

  • Global 


National Reconciliation Week 

  • May 27-Jun 3

  • Australia 


World Hunger Day

  • May 28

  • Global 


June social impact observances


Social impact observances around the globe


  • June 1-30

  • Global


Stroke Awareness Month 

  • June 1-30

  • Canada

Indigenous History Month 

  • June 1-30

  • Canada 


Men’s Health Month 

  • June 1-30

  • United States


Global Day of Parents

  • June 1

  • Global


World Environment Day

  • June 5

  • Global

World Oceans Day 

  • June 8

  • Global  


  • June 19

  • United States


World Refugee Day 

  • June 20 

  • Global 


July social impact observances


July social impact observances


  • July 1-31

  • Global 


Clean Beaches Week 

  • July 1-7 

  • United States 

World Populations Day 

  • July 11 

  • Global 


International Tiger Day 

  • July 29 

  • Global 


World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 

  • July 30 

  • Global 

August social impact observances




National Immunization Awareness Month 

  • August 1-31

  • United States 


International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

  • August 9 

  • Global 


World Elephant Day 

  • August 12 

  • Global 


International Youth Day 

  • August 12 

  • Global 


World Humanitarian Day 

  • August 19

  • Global 


National Women’s Equality Day 

  • August 26 

  • United States 


International Overdose Awareness Day 

  • August 31 

  • Global 


September social impact observances




Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month 

  • September 1-30

  • Global 


Hunger Action Month

  • September 1-30

  • United States 


International Day of Charity 

  • September 5

  • Global


International Literacy Day 

  • September 8 

  • Global 


  • September 15-October 15

  • United States 


World Clean-Up Day

  • September 20

  • Global 


National Fitness Day 

  • September 20

  • United Kingdom 


European Mobility Week 

  • September 16-22

  • Europe 


International Day of Peace 

  • September 21 

  • Global 


European Day of Languages

  • September 26

  • Europe

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss & Waste 

  • September 29

  • Global 

October social impact observances



Black History Month 

  • October 1-31 

  • United Kingdom 


National Disability Employment Awareness Month 

  • October 1-31

  • United States and Canada


Breast Cancer Awareness Month 

  • October 1-31

  • United States, Canada, and Europe 


International Day of Older Persons 

  • October 1 

  • Global 


World Animal Day 

  • October 4

  • Global 


World Teachers Day 

  • October 5

  • Global 

Mental Illness Awareness Week 

  • October 6-12

  • Canada 


World Mental Health Day 

  • October 10 

  • Global 


  • October 14

  • United States


World Food Day 

  • October 16

  • Global 


International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 

  • October 17

  • Global 


November social impact observances




Native American Heritage Month 

  • November 1-30 

  • United States


Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Month 

  • November 1-30 

  • Canada 


Lung Cancer Awareness Month 

  • November 1-30 

  • Global


Movember 

  • November 1-30 

  • United States, Canada, and UK/Europe


World Diabetes Day

  • November 14

  • Global 


National Philanthropy Day

  • November 15

  • Global 


International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 

  • November 25 

  • Global 


December social impact observances




  • December 1-31

  • Global


World AIDS Day 

  • December 1 

  • Global 


  • December 3 

  • Global 


International Day of Persons with Disabilities 

  • December 3

  • Global


International Volunteer Day 

  • December 5

  • Global 


World Soil Day 

  • December 5

  • Global 


International Human Rights Day 

  • December 10

  • Global


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