Wellbeing & Culture

International Day of Friendship

Did you know that Wednesday the 30th July was International Day of Friendship? 

This day marks the importance of friendships in our lives and around the world. 

Friendship, especially among young people, holds a special kind of power. It can cross languages, faiths, and histories that might otherwise divide us. It invites us to listen before we judge, to stay when it's easier to walk away. And when nurtured across cultures and communities, friendship becomes more than a bond—it becomes a blueprint for reconciliation. It teaches us that understanding isn’t a grand achievement; it’s a habit, a practice, a way of moving through the world that says 'your well-being matters to me too'.

This could be a good time for each of us to take stock in the wonderful friends we have around us and celebrate them, maybe even find a way to thank them or spend some time with them. 

What will you do to celebrate your friends? 

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

Hayley Nixon and Kelly Goodgame – On behalf of the Wellbeing and Culture Team