The International Day of Care and Support is almost here - are you ready?
It’s almost October 29, and the world is gearing up to talk about care. Are you?
Get ready, get loud, and get creative —because care deserves the spotlight.
This is your moment to join a global movement that values and centres care as the foundation of our societies and economies. This year, we’ll unite our voices to make care visible everywhere — online, at work, in schools, and in our communities.
Don’t let this opportunity pass you by.
BE PART OF THE ALLIANCE'S INITIATIVES!
- Join the collective video “We are the #VoicesofCare”
Contribute a short video featuring community leaders, caregivers, care and support receivers, or activists sharing what care means to them. All contributions will be edited into one powerful collective video — a shared message from the Global Alliance for Care. Find the submission guidelines here.
Please send your videos to
- Be part of a collective picture
Send us a photo of care workers, care and support receivers caregivers or acts of caregiving — all images will be combined into a growing global collage to be revealed on October 29.
- Global Alliance of Care: Care Channel
Be featured in the 24-hour live broadcast dedicated to care and support. Share your live or recorded events, audiovisual materials, or messages that highlight care in action.
- Global Alliance of Care: Care Agenda
Add your organization’s activities, publications or events to the global calendar — and inspire others to take part.
- “Voices of Care” Audio Story
Send a 25-second audio on your organization’s key interests and actions in the Care Agenda for a chance to be featured in the Voices of Care podcast. Please send to
- Post, post, and post — #VoicesofCare
Use #VoicesofCare #Oct29 #InternationalDayofCareAndSupport to join the conversation. We’ll soon share our Trello board with messages, videos, filters, and stickers you can use on social media to spread the word.
GET INSPIRED AND MAKE IT YOURS!
- Organize a ‘Care at Work Day’ in your organization or institution to raise awareness about care and work-life balance policies, and encourage staff to take full advantage of them.
- Organize a workshop or talk that connects the care agenda with your key areas of interest and action.
- Create or share your own campaign highlighting the lived experiences of caregivers and receivers in your community.
- Share care resources (publications, campaigns, fact sheets, reports, etc.). Materials developed by the Alliance members are available in the Global Digital Community on Care
- Print the official hashtag #VoicesofCare #Oct29, take a photo with your team, and post it on social media to raise awareness.
- Don't hesitate to speak with the press and traditional media to reach as many platforms as possible.
- Encourage community leaders, influencers, artists, and athletes in your community to advocate and get involved in the conversation.
JOIN OUR COORDINATION MEETINGS
Join our coordination meetings and make this Care Day truly count!
Save the date: October 21 or 22, 2025, across different time zones.
Learn more about the campaign and how to get involved — registration opens soon!
And remember: take care of yourself while you care for others.
Best regards,
Technical Secretariat Global Alliance for Care📧
