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 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
The third week in March is National Camp Fire Boys and Girls Week
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 19 is: Absolutely Incredible Kid Day
March 20 is Youth Day (Oklahoma, US)
March 21 is Youth Day (Tunisia)
March 22 is Children's Day (Lebanon)
March 29 is Youth Day (Taiwan)
APRIL
April is: Child Abuse Prevention Month
The third week in April is Boys and Girls Clubs 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 18 is National Youth Service Day
April 23 is Children's Day (Turkey)
April 24 is Children's Day (Iceland)
April 27 is World Children's Day
April 30 is Children's Day (Mexico)
MAY
May 4 is Youth Day (China)
May 5 is Children's Day (Japan)
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 8 is Children's Day (US)
June 16 is Day of the African Child
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 16 is Day of the Child (Paraguay)
August 20 is Children's Day (Nepal)
August 31 is Children's Day (Ghana)
SEPTEMBER
September is Youth Month
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
The third week in October is National YMCA Teen Week
October 4 is: Day of Conscience to End Child Labor and Sweatshop Abuses
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)
October 31 is National Youth Honor Day (Iowa and Massachusetts, US)
NOVEMBER
The first week in November is Youth Work Week (UK)
November 14 is Children's Day (India)
November 23 is: Children's Day (Dallas, Texas, US)
November 25 is Children's Day (Ethiopia)
DECEMBER
December 5 is Children's Day (Suriname)
December 11 is Children's Day (Greece, Sierra Leone)
December 13 is International Day of Broadcasting for Children
December 25 is Children's Day (Republic of Congo)
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