CWVYS

World AIDS Day
2020-12-01 00:00 - 23:59 UTC
World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness.

Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day

More info here: https://www.worldaidsday.org/

Carers’ Rights Day
2020-11-26 00:00 - 23:59
Whether you are a new carer or have been caring for someone for a while, it’s important that you understand your rights and are able to access the support that is available to you as soon as you need it. Each year, Carers Rights Day helps:

ensure carers are aware of their rightslet carers know where to get help and supportraise awareness of the needs of carers.

More info here: https://www.carersuk.org/news-and-campaigns/carers-rights-day

White Ribbon Day
2020-11-25 00:00 - 23:59
White Ribbon UK was founded in 2005. We are part of the global White Ribbon movement to end male violence against women*

More info here: https://www.whiteribbon.org.uk/

Transgender Day of Remembrance
2020-11-20 00:00 - 23:59
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.

You can read more about the Transgender Day of Remembrance below, and find out how you can show support for the community on this day.

More info here: https://www.glaad.org/tdor

Universal Children’s Day
2020-11-20 00:00 - 23:59
World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare.

November 20th is an important date as it is the date in 1959 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. It is also the date in 1989 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Since 1990, World Children’s Day also marks the anniversary of the date that the UN General Assembly adopted both the Declaration and the Convention on children’s rights.

More info here: https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-childrens-day

Road Safety Week
2020-11-16 00:00 - 2020-11-22 23:59
Road Safety Week is the UK’s biggest road safety event, coordinated annually by Brake, the road safety charity.

Road Safety Week aims to inspire thousands of schools, organisations and communities to take action on road safety and promote life-saving messages during the Week and beyond.

It also provides a focal point for professionals working in road safety to boost awareness and engagement in their work.

More info here: http://www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk/about

Anti-Bullying Week
2020-11-16 00:00 - 2020-11-20 23:59
For more info visit: https://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week

Talk Money Week (Financial Capability Week)
2020-11-12 00:00 - 2020-11-18 23:59

Trustees Week
2020-11-02 00:00 - 2020-11-06 23:59
Trustees’ Week is an annual event to showcase the great work that trustees do and highlight opportunities for people from all walks of life to get involved and make a difference.

More info: https://trusteesweek.org/

CWVYS Central South & South East Regional Meeting
2020-10-22 10:00 - 14:00
If you would like to attend please RSVP to CWVYS Regional Coordinator Catrin James via Catrin@cwvys.org.uk

CWVYS South West & Mid Regional Meeting
2020-10-20 10:00 - 14:00

CWVYS North Wales Regional Meeting
2020-10-19 10:00 - 14:00

Interim Youth Work Board Meeting
2020-10-14 11:00 - 13:00
This meeting will take place in Bridgend or Cardiff, for more details please contact Joel Hodson who is the Welsh Government contact on these groups, you can get in touch via joel.hodson@gov.wales

Principal Youth Officers Group Meeting
2020-10-12 09:00 - 2020-10-13 16:00
For more information on these groups please contact Tim Opie via tim.opie@WLGA.GOV.UK

International Day of the Girl Child
2020-10-11 00:00 - 23:59
On the International Day of the Girl (11 October), join UN Women to celebrate girls everywhere as they inspire, break boundaries and take charge of their own future.

In 1995, before the girls of today were even born,the fourth World Conference on Women made history for the women’s rights agenda with the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was adopted, the most visionary blueprint for the empowerment of women and girls.

More info: https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/girl-child

World Mental Health Day
2020-10-10 00:00 - 23:59
World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health.

The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.

More info: https://www.who.int/mental_health/world-mental-health-day/en/

Interim Youth Work Board – Marketing and Communications Group
2020-10-07 10:00 - 12:00, 2020-09-07 10:00 - 12:00
For more information, Joel Hodson is the Welsh Government contact on these groups, you can get in touch via joel.hodson@gov.wales

Education Workforce Council Termly Youth Work Sector meetings
2020-10-06 14:00 - 15:30

Black History Month Wales
2020-10-01 00:00 - 2020-10-31 23:59
Black History Month Wales hosts celebrations around the country in October 2019. The ultimate goal is to see meaningful activities happening all year round, 365 days of the year and not just in October.

More info: https://bhmwales.org.uk/

Recycle Week
2020-09-23 00:00 - 2020-09-29 23:59

International Day of Peace
2020-09-21 00:00 - 23:59
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.

More info: https://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/

World Suicide Prevention Day
2020-09-10 00:00 - 23:59
Suicide prevention remains a universal challenge

The World Health Organization estimates that over 800,000 people take their own life each year – that’s one person every 40 seconds.

More info: https://www.samaritans.org/wales/support-us/campaign/world-suicide-prevention-day/

International Literacy Day
2020-09-08 00:00 - 23:59

National Read a Book Day
2020-09-06 00:00 - 23:59

Interim Youth Work Board Meeting
2020-09-02 10:00 - 13:00
This meeting will take place in Flint, for more details please contact Joel Hodson who is the Welsh Government contact on these groups, you can get in touch via joel.hodson@gov.wales

International Youth Day
2020-08-12 00:00 - 23:59
International Youth Day is commemorated every year on 12 August. The Focal Point on Youth selects a theme for the day often with input from youth organizations and members of the UN Inter-Agency Network in Youth development. It also organizes a commemoration of the Day at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The Programme encourages youth around the world to organize activities to raise awareness about the situation of youth in their country. Youth are encouraged to send in a description of their planned activities to youth@un.org.

More info: https://www.un.org/development/desa/youth/what-we-do/international-youth-day.html

International Day of Friendship
2020-07-30 00:00 - 23:59
Our world faces many challenges, crises and forces of division — such as poverty, violence, and human rights abuses — among many others — that undermine peace, security, development and social harmony among the world’s peoples.

To confront those crises and challenges, their root causes must be addressed by promoting and defending a shared spirit of human solidarity that takes many forms — the simplest of which is friendship.

More info: https://www.un.org/en/events/friendshipday/

World Youth Skills Day
2020-07-15 00:00 - 23:59
Today, there are 1.2 billion young people aged 15 to 24 years, accounting for 16 per cent of the global population. The active engagement of youth in sustainable development efforts is central to achieving sustainable, inclusive and stable societies by the target date, and to averting the worst threats and challenges to sustainable development, including the impacts of climate change, unemployment, poverty, gender inequality, conflict, and migration. However, young people are almost three times more likely to be unemployed than adults and continuously exposed to lower quality of jobs, greater labor market inequalities, and longer and more insecure school-to-work transitions. In addition, women are more likely to be underemployed and under-paid, and to undertake part-time jobs or work under temporary contracts.

Traditionally organized by the Permanent Missions of Portugal and Sri Lanka, together with UNESCO, ILO and the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, this year the UN’s observance of the WYSD will shed light on the mechanisms needed to operationalize lifelong learning

https://www.un.org/en/events/youthskillsday/

CWVYS Annual General Meeting
2020-07-09 12:30 - 13:30
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic this year’s AGM will be a little bit different.

We will be hosting the AGM via zoom.

Anyone who wishes to attend, please RSVP to Sarah Fox (Sarah@cwvys.org.uk) or Paul Glaze (Paul@cwvys.org.uk).
