National and International Child Welfare Days

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January

January 29 : CRC in numbers

February

February 1: National Heroes’ Day in Rwanda

March

March 8: International Women’s Day

March 22: World Water Day

March 24 World Tuberculosis Day

April

April 7: Tutsi Genocide Commemoration Day

April 25: World Malaria Day

April 29: Reading Day

May

May 1: Labour Day

May 15: International Day of Families

June

June 5: World Environment Day

June 12: International Day for the Elimination of Child Labour

June 15: International Day of the Family

June 16: Day of the African Child

June 20: World Refugee Day

June 26: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

June 30-7: Mother and Child Health Week

July

July 1: Rwanda Independence Day

July 4: Rwanda Liberation Day

July 11: World Population Day

August

August  2: Umuganura Day

August 1-7: World Breastfeeding Week

August 9: National Women’s Day

August 12: International Youth Day

September

September 8: International Literacy Day

September 15: International of Democracy

September 21: International Day of Peace

October

October 5: World Teacher Day

October 8: Mother and Child Health Week

October 11: International Day of the Girl Child

October 15: Global Hand Washing Day

October 16: World Food Day

October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

October 24: UN Day

November

November 16: International Day for Tolerance

November 17: World Prematurity Day

November 20: CRC@25/10th National Children Summit

November 25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (Beginning of 16 days of activism)

December

December 1: World AIDS Day

December 3: International Day of Disabled Persons

December 10: Human Rights Day

December 11: UNICEF Anniversary

December 25: Christmas

End December: Mother and Child Health Week