Recycling Week is on the week commencing on the 21st of September. During this week recycling campaigns are promoted, as well as charities supporting environmental causes. Recycling has become a part of our daily lives. Whether at home or at

Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution. Today, single-use plastics account for 40% of the plastic produced every year, with some taking over 400 years to biodegrade. To

Non-profit organisation Amala celebrates World Refugee Day with the launch of the first high school diploma for refugees. Displaced youth from Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Eritrea, Jordan and Iraq, have been selected to form the pioneering cohort in Amman, Jordan.

The 20th of June is World Refugee Day. We mark this day because every minute 20 people are forced to leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror. By the end of 2019, according to the UNHCR which is

The year 2020 has been very different from what all of us are used to. We are still within the first 6 months of the year and a number of events unfolded that damaged the environment and society. However, in

Every year, the Mental Health Foundation organises Mental Health Awareness Week, encouraging people to open up about mental health and find ways to improve the mental wellbeing of everyone. Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 is all about kindness, an important

Every year on April 30 communities, musicians, jazz lovers, schools, historians and academics gather together to celebrate  International Jazz Day. This year, people can join in and enjoy some fantastic tunes during #JazzAtHomeDay 2020. At 8 pm BST, the Global

The last week of April is World Immunisation Week, 5 days dedicated to promoting the use of vaccines to protect people from everywhere. The theme of this year is #VaccinesWork forAll, which focuses on highlighting the work of people from

Earth Day 2021 marks the 51st anniversary of the campaign whose mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement across the globe. This year, Earth Day goes digital because of the pandemic. Environmental sustainability is a key part of

‘Say Goodnight to pancreatic cancer!’ is the main message of Pyjamas for PanCan Day. The fundraising campaign was launched by Pancreatic Cancer Action, a charity that saves lives by facilitating early diagnosis. Every April, people get a chance to wear