Day of Down’s syndrome: What is the challenge of mismatched socks?

In the blink of an eye, Down’s syndrome is “celebrated” every year on March 21. This year, she therefore falls this Friday March 21, 2025. There Trisomy 21also called “Down syndrome ” affected 27,000 newborns per year, according to the Institute for the health monitoring (InVS). It is not a disease. Down syndrome (or Down’s syndrome) corresponds to UDo not anomaly chromosomal (concretely, on the pair of Chromosomes number 21people with this syndrome have An additional chromosome), which generally causes various degrees of intellectual and physical disabilities and associated medical problems.

What is the challenge of mismatched socks?

Imagined by the Down International and Popularized Syndrome Association in France by the Trisomy 21 Association France, the challenge consisting in bringing on March 21 of mismatched socks allows you to enhance diversity and difference. Because “All different, but all included, it’s normal, right?“, proclaims loudly and strong trisomy 21 France. This symbolic challenge allows each of us, on our scale, to be an actor of this mobilization and to participate in A more inclusive company. Concretely, March 21, it is necessary:

• Put in mismatched socks (two colors or two different patterns)
• Take a picture of your feet
• Share it on social networks like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter using hashtag #Socksbattle4DS #socks
• Invite friends and loved ones to do the same!

What is the origin of World Down’s Day?

In December 2011the United Nations General Assembly decides to proclaim March 21 Like World Downy Day. In A resolution adopted on December 19, 2011she invites “All the Member States, the competent bodies of the United Nations system and other international organizations, as well as civil society (including non -governmental organizations and the private sector) to celebrate as it should be, in order to raise public awareness of this question“. From 2012this syndrome is so honored each year on the occasion of a awareness day orchestrated by theDown Syndrom International association and widely followed by all the associations concerned, of which Trisomy 21 France. “”This campaign is linked to the Down International Syndrome campaign, because It’s a world subject : Give yourself the means of a society that includes all the people who compose it, that is to say who excludes none. For this, it is essential to allow Universal accessibility for all people with disabilities (school, leisure, work, public services, places of life and culture …) to allow the people concerned to be able to take part in it like the others“, announces Nathanaël Raballand, the president of Trisomie 21 France.

What are the actions for the day of Down’s syndrome?

Trisomie 21 France organizes throughout the month of March various actions, in partnership with the Down International Syndrome Association (DSI) and the European Association for supporting people with Trisomy 21 (EDSA). To raise awareness of inclusive society in order to encourage everyone to act. Among the flagship events that took place on this awareness day:

• A call Launched on social networks to encourage everyone to express in video what it means for him an inclusive company and to financially support our actions.
• Atelier-debates and testimonials To imagine all together a more inclusive company
• Many events organized by territorial associations and services of Trisomy 21 France locally

Sources: site of the Down International Syndrome Association / Association Trisomie 21 France / MONPARCOURSHANTHANDAP.GOUV.fr / United Nations.