Sexual Assault Awareness month is a campaign designed to raise awareness in the community regarding the harms of sexual assault.

“17% of women and 4% of men experience sexual assault since the age of 15 in Australia”

Fight against sexual assault this April:

• Change your profile picture on Facebook in support of the cause
• Buy the merchandise
• Donate to the foundation
• Organise your event
• Hand out flyers and posters in support of the cause
• Spread the message on Instagram or twitter
• Inform family members and friends

World Haemophilia Day is a campaign designed to bring attention to the women and girls in our community who live with a bleeding disorder. Haemophilia is a genetic bleeding disorder that prevents the blood from clotting normally.  

“Currently in Australia there are more than 2,700 people with varied degrees of severity of haemophilia.”

Get involved this April:

• Share personal stories online
• Post videos, photos or share an experience
• Raise awareness on social media using #WHD2017
• Go to the WFH eLearning Platform to learn about the disorder
• Make a donation
• Volunteer with the organisation

For more information, visit: https://www.haemophilia.org.au/

Youth Homelessness Matters Day sheds light on the issue of youth homelessness as it continues to affect thousands of teenagers around the nation. Youth homelessness is a national disgrace.

“More than 26, 000 young Australians do not have a home. In most instances, they do not have a home because they are escaping conflict and violence. They find it almost impossible to find a home because of the housing affordability crisis in Australia.”

Get involved this April by:

• Volunteering with the organisation
• Donating to the foundation
• Raising awareness on social media
• Downloading the 2017 campaign kit and organising your own event
• Informing family and friends

For more information, visit: http://www.youthhomelessnessmatters.info/yhmd/youth-homelessness-matters-day-2017

Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological disorder that affects a person’s control of their body movements.  The disease is degenerating and often life threatening, requiring an immediate stop. This April, the Shake It Up Australia foundation is promoting and raising funds for the Parkinson’s disease.

“32 Aussies are diagnosed with the disease every day”

Get involved this April by:

• Hold an event doing something you love – morning tea, golf day, sausage sizzle or morning tea
• Raise awareness on social media using #pause4parkinsons
• Make a donation
• Spread information on signs and symptoms amongst family members
• Fundraise

For further information visit https://shakeitup.org.au/pause4parkinsons/

World Allergy Week is an initiative addressing the need for greater awareness and understanding of allergy topics as well as the treatment and quality of life issues related to patients.

“Allergies affect as many as 30 percent of adults and 40 percent of children.”

There are plenty of ways for you to get involved this April including:

• Raising awareness on social media
• Volunteering with the association
• Organising fundraisers
• Informing family and friends
• Participating in the education workshops
• Distributing flyers and merchandise

For more information, visit: http://www.worldallergy.org/resources/world-allergy/world-allergy-week-2017

World Autism Awareness Day is a worldwide initiative aiming to increase understanding of the disability. Autism is a development disorder that impairs social interaction, communication and behaviour.

“Studies have identified that 1 in 68 children have autism spectrum disorder.” (1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls) 

Show you support this April by:

• Wearing blue
• Volunteering with the foundation
• Raising awareness on social media
• Fundraising
• Informing family and friends of the disability
• Starting a tribute page
• Participating in the Run, Ride, Tri event

For more details: https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/world-autism-awareness-day

National Smile Day is the Humour Foundation’s annual fundraising campaign that allows the public to be involved in raising funds and helping sick children SMILE in hospitals around Australia. Together we can reveal the power of a SMILE.

Research conducted around the world has provided evidence of the physiological and psychological benefits of laughter to health and well-being.

“A clown is like an aspirin except that it works twice as fast.” – Groucho Marx

Join the fun this April by:

• Volunteering with the Humour Foundation
• Donating
• Raising awareness on social media
• Encouraging family and friends to smile
• Sponsoring a clown doctor
• Participating in ‘fun – raising’

For more information, visit: www.humourfoundation.com.au/