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2026 Campaign

VOICES OF CARE

Since 2025, the Global Alliance for Care has used the International Day of Care and Support to bring the many voices of care into the global conversation.

In 2026, #VoicesOfCare continues this effort by amplifying the voices of paid and unpaid care workers, as well as people who receive care and support. Through events, public actions, advocacy, stories, multimedia content, and collective initiatives, the campaign helps ensure that their experiences, knowledge, and perspectives inform conversations and decisions about care.

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Activation Kit

Ideas, resources, and practical tools to help you take action and participate in the 2026 campaign.

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Press Kit

A practical resource for journalists and communicators featuring key facts, data, messages, and recommendations to support accurate and inclusive reporting on care and the International Day of Care and Support.

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Communication Materials

Use the visual identity we have created for the International Day of Care and Support and adapt the campaign materials to your activities.

  • Editable Canva templates for campaign messages and events.
  • Posters and printable materials.
  • Banners for websites and newsletters.
  • Backgrounds for video calls.
  • Editable Adobe Illustrator files.
  • Design adaptations for stages, photo backdrops, screens, banners, and in-person activities.

Collective Agenda

COMING IN SEPTEMBER 2026

Explore the events, campaigns, and activities organized by members of the Global Alliance for Care for the 2026 edition. Get inspired, take part, and join the global mobilization around 29 October.

Collective Campaign Kit

COMING IN SEPTEMBER 2026

Discover the campaign resources collectively developed by members of the Global Alliance for Care for the International Day of Care and Support 2026. Use, adapt, and share them to support your own activities and amplify the campaign.

Observance date
October 29, 2026
Campaign period
September 1, 2026 to November 15, 2026

Activities from this campaign

Activity

Bizihabi

Bizihabi is a programme of the Basque Government that promotes shared living and housing arrangements between older people and young people, creating spaces for intergenerational connection and support. The initiative seeks to prevent unwanted loneliness among older people while also providing young people with an affordable, high-quality temporary housing option. Through these shared living experiences, […]

Activity

Weaving Networks, Caring for Rights: Collective Action 2026

Circle of Voices and Knowledge: Intersectoral Dialogues Overall purpose: To create a regional space for dialogue and collective action that highlights care as a shared social responsibility and a human rights issue, recognising the voices of caregivers, people who require support, grassroots organisations and activists, with particular attention to the right to autonomy and independent […]

Activity

Caring Cities for All

Care cities offer an opportunity to promote women’s empowerment and collective organising and, through citizen participation, move towards a new model of social care organisation that meets the needs of all people, especially children, older adults and people with disabilities. This model recognises both the rights of those who provide care, the majority of whom […]

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Press Kit

A practical resource for journalists and communicators featuring key facts, data, messages, and recommendations to support accurate and inclusive reporting on care and the International Day of Care and Support.

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