Why We Celebrate Gold September?

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – our annual opportunity to create awareness of the impact of cancer in so many children and their families around the world.

We use the gold colour to honour children with cancer’s courage. Participating in this campaign is expressing solidarity, standing up and speaking out for and with children/adolescents with cancer, childhood cancer survivors and their families.

There are many ways that you can get involved throughout September to show your commitment with our cause and to inspire hope among children and adolescents with cancer and their families:

  • Social Media Posting: Showcasing Challenges & Inspiring Action

  • Profile Picture Frame: Gold Ribbon

  • Illuminating Monuments: Light It Up Gold

  • Joining Events

How You Can Get Involved:

There are many ways that you can get involved throughout September to show your commitment with our cause and to inspire hope among children and adolescents with cancer and their families!

Showcasing Challenges & Inspiring Action

This year, we are building on the insights gathered in 2024 and turning them into solutions. We will highlight regional initiatives and collaborations that are breaking down barriers and reducing inequalities in childhood cancer care and research.

Through our global call to action, communities have shared their experiences and perspectives via digital postcards describing the obstacles they face. This Gold September, we are proud to showcase the results of our 2025 campaign.

You can download our Social Media Toolkit and customizable graphic templates [here]. Feel free to add your organization’s logo and translate the materials to reach your community – just remember to follow the campaign calendar so that together, we can speak with one powerful, united voice.

Gold Ribbon Frame Campaign

As in past years, we are bringing back our much-loved Gold September Frame Campaign – a simple but powerful way to show your support. Add our Gold Ribbon frame to your social media profile picture and join hundreds of others in a collage that proves: together, we are stronger and can create real change.

How to Add Your Frame:

STEP 1: Visit: https://www.twibbonize.com/goldseptember2025
STEP 2: Upload a photo from your phone or computer.
STEP 3: Download the photo with the frame.
STEP 4: Share the photo on any social media using the hashtag #GoldSeptember2025

Share it on your social media using the hashtags: #GoldSeptember2025 #ChildhoodCancerAwareness

Light It Up – Gold Monuments

For many years, organizations around the globe have helped raise awareness of childhood cancer through the “Light It Up Gold!” campaign – illuminating iconic buildings and monuments in gold during September.

This year, we’re keeping the tradition alive and calling on building managers, institutions, monument owners, and local authorities to light their façades in gold throughout the month. If a lighting system isn’t available, we encourage displaying a gold ribbon prominently on the front of buildings or offices as a powerful symbol of solidarity.

Christ the Redeemer
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
September 19, 2024

Istanbul University Historic Gate
Istanbul, Türkiye
September 19, 2024

Eiffel Tower
Paris, France
September 21, 2024

Gold September Events

Do not miss out on upcoming activities during Gold September! Mark them in your agenda and check back for updates:

Want to share your activities with us?

Please send us your content by email at info@siop-online.org

GOLD is the color of strength, courage and resiliency!
GOLD is the symbolic color of childhood cancer!

Let’s turn the world GOLD for childhood cancer awareness