Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that’s diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge gender equality.

International Women’s Day (IWD) has been around for over a hundred years, as have many of the issues still impacting women’s advancement. Since 1911, IWD belongs to all who care about women’s equality. Celebrate women’s achievement. Raise awareness about discrimination. Take action to forge gender parity. All IWD activity is valid, that’s what makes IWD so inclusive.

One of the best ways to forge gender equality is to understand what works and to do more of this, faster.

Accelerate Action is a worldwide call to acknowledge strategies, resources, and activity that positively impact women’s advancement, and to support and elevate their implementation. Significant barriers to gender equality remain, yet with the right action and support, positive progress can be made for women everywhere.And one of the biggest ways to help Accelerate Action for gender equality is to Support the Supporters.

With so many impactful groups across the world delivering critical work that assists women and girls, we can all lend our support in solidarity. That’s why for 2025, IWD sees a big call-to-action for all IWD events to incorporate an element of women-focused fundraising.

From grassroots groups to large-scale bodies, philanthropic entities are working tirelessly to support and advance women and girls. So let’s step forward in solidarity and commit to helping these groups for IWD 2025 and beyond. Through IWD GIVING, together let’s make March 8 one of the biggest GIVING DAYS of the year. And remember, it’s not solely large global charities calling for financial donations on IWD. There are thousands of grassroots charities working tenaciously for women’s advancement where funds can be directed as well.

Throughout the event, delegates participated in various activities to educate their communities about sleep health, including organizing local awareness campaigns, sharing informative content on social media, interviewing sleep experts, and hosting events that promoted good sleep practices. The hashtag #WorldSleepDay was used widely to create a global conversation on the topic, emphasizing that our combined efforts can lead to a greater collective impact.

World Sleep Day, founded by the World Sleep Day Committee in 2008, is always observed on the Friday before the vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere. This timing highlights the connection between sleep and seasonal changes, reminding us to reflect on our sleep habits and adjust our routines as needed. The committee’s mission is to educate the public on the importance of sleep and help reduce the burden of sleep problems through prevention and management strategies.

The Benefits of Good Sleep:

• Cognitive and Mental Health Improvement: Sleep enhances memory, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities. It also supports emotional regulation, reducing stress, anxiety, and depression.
• Physical Health: Quality sleep helps to repair and restore the body, improve immune function, and maintain a healthy metabolism.
• Prevention of Sleep Deprivation: Even one night of inadequate sleep can leave you feeling irritable, tired, and less productive. Chronic sleep deprivation can lead to long-term health issues.

Consequences of Sleep Deprivation:

• Sleep deprivation can cause a «sleep debt,» which is difficult to repay with daytime naps. Missing sleep can increase stress and leave you feeling exhausted, affecting your performance and mood throughout the day.
• Lack of sleep often leads to unhealthy eating habits, as your body seeks quick sources of energy to compensate for the lack of rest, contributing to weight gain.
• Chronic sleep deprivation is linked to more serious health issues like hypertension, heart problems, weakened immune function, and hormonal imbalances.

Essential Tips for Better Sleep Quality:

• Optimize Your Sleep Environment: Make your bedroom a sanctuary for sleep. Keep it cool, dark, and quiet, and reserve your bed only for sleeping to create strong associations with rest.
• Limit Screen Time: Avoid using electronic devices before bed, as the blue light from screens can interfere with the production of melatonin, a hormone that helps you sleep.
• Watch Your Caffeine Intake: Caffeine can stay in your system for hours, so avoid consuming it at least six hours before bedtime to prevent it from affecting your ability to fall asleep.
• Create a Sleep Routine: Going to bed and waking up at the same time each day helps regulate your circadian rhythms, which can improve the quality and consistency of your sleep.
• Relaxation Techniques: Techniques such as the 4-7-8 breathing method or the Army technique can help you fall asleep faster by calming the mind and relaxing the body.

World Sleep Day 2025 encourages everyone to take steps towards improving their sleep habits, whether it’s through simple changes in your daily routine or seeking professional help if sleep problems persist. With proper rest, you can improve your overall health and enhance your quality of life.

If these tips do not help, consulting a healthcare professional or taking a home sleep test can help diagnose any underlying sleep disorders and guide you in improving your sleep patterns.

References

1. https://worldsleepday.org/

2. https://www.resmed.co.in/blogs/world-sleep-day-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-significance-of-sleeping

3. https://www.lighthousegrouppractice.nhs.uk/world-sleep-day/

4. https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/international/world-sleep-day-friday-before-spring-vernal-equinox

» Does Earth Hour Make A Difference?»
Earth Hour has led to the ban of plastics and other disposable packaging in the Galápagos Islands. It has also inspired the creation of a Marine Protected Area in French Polynesia, along with many other environmental changes to protect our nature and climate for present and future generations.

Some Facts About The Earth Hour
50 million people in 35 countries took part in the second Earth Hour. The Golden Gate Bridge and the Colosseum were some of the major landmarks that went dark for Earth Hour. Earth Hour broke all records of mass participation, becoming the world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment.

All in all, Earth hour is aimed in protecting the environment by doing acts like turning off the lights the are not really needed, thus reducing the light pollution. Not only that but it is also a way to provoke people to be mindful about their actions and how it is going to affect the earth. During Earth hour many people get together and host a small event where they can trade books, clothes, games and more, in order for the meterials to be recycled by being given to someone that wants or needs them.

The theme of World Water Day 2025 is ‘Glacier Preservation’. Glaciers-a river of ice, often covered in snow, slowly moving down a valley from mountainous areas- are critical to life , their meltwater is essential for drinking water, agriculture, industry, clean energy production and healthy ecosystems. Rapidly melting glaciers with its meltwaters flowing downstream are causing uncertainty to water flows, with deep impacts on people and the planet. Some key messages for world water day 2025 are :

Glaciers are melting faster than ever. As the planet gets hotter due to climate change, our frozen world is shrinking, making the water cycle more unpredictable and extreme.

Glacial retreat threatens devastation. For billions of people, meltwater flows are changing, causing floods, droughts, landslides and sea level rise, and damaging ecosystems.

Glacier preservation is a survival strategy. We must work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and manage meltwater more sustainably for people and the planet.

But, how can we help? Here are some suggestions to reduce our water use easily.

• Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth.
• Use the half flush on the toilet instead of the full when possible.
• Take 2 minute showers.
• Make sure your dishwasher is full before turning it on.
• Fix leaking taps and toilets.

References:

https://www.un.org/en/observances/water-day

https://www.childfund.org.au/stories/5-ways-to-celebrate-world-water-day/

https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/world-water-day-2025/

Poetry has a significant role into international culture of all countries. The civilization of a country begins to »fly» when poetry and literature are a part of it. Poetry shows another level of knowing your native language, a level of cultivation, of development, of increasing and of searching different meanings and uses by combining words that wouldn’t be combined in a serious text or words that can create a picture, a feeling and even another world where everyone has its own fantasy starring at it. By promoting poetry everyone becomes more aware of their own self. We get to know ourselves when we are called to write something that can inspire others to start writing to, something that would bring to others the feeling you have when you write it. Critical thinking is also a big chapter of a human’s development but poetry is one of the main ways for a teenager to start exploring this world. They need to become more independent not only in their obligations but in their thoughts and their own way of thinking. By poetry the feelings are expressed in some words which for many people aren’t ease to understand.

Some of the biggest poets of all time are the Chilian Pablo Neruda, the English William Shakespeare and of course the great American poet Emily Dickinson.

Pi is a special number — so special, in fact, that most laypeople are probably aware of it. It’s actually a ratio denoting the relationship between the circumference and the diameter of a circle. The symbol which is used to represent the mathematic consent is the Greek letter π that is approximately 3.14159. Moreover, when it comes to the diameter of the circle and the circumference; it is the distance from edge to edge (measuring through the center), and correspondingly the circumference is the distance around the circle.  Finally, we shouldn’t forget to mention that Pi has been calculated to over 50 trillion digits beyond its decimal point and in reality it is an infinitive number! Its nature makes it a fun challenge to memorize, and to computationally calculate more and more digits.

What makes Pi Day so special?

Probably most of us did not know the existence of Pi Day until now.  But, generally, it is an annually celebration which was firstly founded in 1988 by Larry Shaw, an employee of a science museum in San Francisco, the »Exploratorium». Well, Pi Day is celebrated annually on March 14, since the date written numerically corresponds with the first three digits of π. For whom do not know it, that’s because the date in America-where it is mostly celebrated- is written differently  (3/13).

Why is pi important?

The ratio is beloved by math and science enthusiasts for a reason: Pi serves critical functions in many of the most basic and the most complex equations.  It’s necessary to calculate the area and the volume of everything circular and spherical, and it allows humans to measure the sizes of tiny things, like molecules, in a similar way it allows them to estimate the sizes of massive things, like Earth, the moon, other planets and the sun. Finally, Pi helps NASA engineers build spacecrafts just as it helps scientists study newly discovered worlds.

How is Pi Day celebrated?

Pi Day has been observed in many ways, including eating pies, throwing pies and discussing the significance of the number π. In the most celebrations of Pi Day people usually wear T-shirts with the letter π. They claim that they celebrate Pie Day with style! In reality there is a site from which you can purchase The Official Pie Day Shirts. Nevertheless, there are no right or wrong ways to celebrate Pi Day.

“Probably no symbol in mathematics has evoked as much mystery, romanticism, misconception and human interest as the number pi”

~William L. Schaaf, Nature and History of Pi

Last but not least piece of information:

Pi Day was particularly momentous in 2015, when the numerical date corresponded with π up to five digits: 3.1415.

Finally,  if you want to pass your time differently, you can all watch this video that is about the memorization of 100 digits of π.