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Here are some annual days, weeks and months which are designated to honor and celebrate youth and youthworkers throughout the world. If you know of others either local, national or international, please send them to me. I would also like to know about any web sites specifically dedicated to these dates.

I have gathered these dates from a variety of sources and I can not vouch for their accuracy. Again if you have more information on any of them please let me know


JANUARY

January is National Mentoring Month

January 11 is Children's Day (Thailand)

January 16 is National Good Teen Day

January 31 is Child Labor Day


FEBRUARY

The second week in February is Big Brothers-Big Sisters Week

February 8 is Youth Day (Congo)

February 11 is Youth Day (Cameroon)

February 12 is Youth Day (Venezuela)


MARCH

March is Youth Art Month

Talk With Your Teen About Sex Month

The second week in March is Girl Scout Week

March 27 - April 4 is National Youth Week (Australia)

March 4 is Children's Day (Belize)

March 12 is Girl Scout Day (US)

March 15 is Youth Day (Zambia)

March 18 is Youth Day (Portugal)

March 20 is Youth Day (Oklahoma, US)

March 21 is Youth Day (Tunisia)

March 21 is: Absolutely Incredible Kid Day

March 22 is Children's Day (Lebanon)

March 29 is Youth Day (Taiwan)


APRIL

April is: Child Abuse Prevention Month

April 3 - 9 is Boys and Girls Clubs Week

April 15 - 17 is Global Youth Service Days

April 15 - 17 is National Youth Service Day (US)

April 27 - 5/3 is National Volunteer Week

The fourth week in April is Big Brothers and Big Sisters Appreciation Week

April 12 is Children's Day (Bolivia)

April 14 is Youth Day (British Virgin Islands)

April 17 is Children's Protection Day (Japan)

April 23 is Children's Day (Turkey)

April 24 is Children's Day (Iceland)

April 30 is Children's Day (Mexico)


MAY

The first week in May is International Youth Week

May 4 is Youth Day (China)

May 5 is Children's Day (Japan)

May 21-27 is Youth Week (New Zealand)

May 19 is Youth and Sports Day (Turkey)

May 27 is Children's Day (Nigeria)


JUNE

June 1 is International Children's Day

June 2 is Youth Day (Tunisia)

June 3 is Children's Day (Yemen)

June 4 is International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

June 8 is Children's Day (US)

June 16 is National Youth Day (South Africa)

June 17 is National Children's Day (Indonesia)


JULY

July 6 is Start of Youth Festival (Singapore)

July 20 is Children's Day (Indonesia)

July 30 is Children's Day (Vanuatu)




AUGUST

August 12 is International Youth Day

August 16 is Day of the Child (Paraguay)

August 20 is Children's Day (Nepal)

August 31 is Children's Day (Ghana)


SEPTEMBER

September 9 is Children's Day (Costa Rica, Guyana)

September 21 is Youth Day (Bolivia)

September 26 is Youth Day (Turks and Caicos Islands)


OCTOBER

October is Children and Youth Month (Hawaii)

October 5 is Universal Children's Day

October 11 is Children's Day (Antigua and Barbuda)

October 12 is Children's Day (Brazil, Iraq)

October 14 is Youth Day (Zaire)


NOVEMBER

The first week in November is Youth Work Week (UK)

November 14 is Children's Day (India)

November 25 is Children's Day (Ethiopia)


DECEMBER

December 1 is Day of the Child

December 5 is Children's Day (Suriname)

December 8 is International Day of Broadcasting for Children

December 11 is Children's Day (Greece, Sierra Leone)

December 20 is National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day (US)

December 25 is Children's Day (Republic of Congo)


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