Wear Green on May 15th, and Show Your Support for Kangaroo Care —

green symbolizes growth, healing, and the power of touch.

Share your International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day (May 15)'s celebrations. Post your favorite kangaroo care photo in your social media and tag #kangaroocareday

Share your International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day (May 15)'s celebrations. Post your favorite kangaroo care photo in your social media and tag #kangaroocareday

Share your International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day (May 15)'s celebrations. Post your favorite kangaroo care photo in your social media and tag #kangaroocareday

Share your International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day (May 15)'s celebrations. Post your favorite kangaroo care photo in your social media and tag #kangaroocareday

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  • Theme for 2026 Kangaroo Care Day (May 15)

    “Stillness is Strength” is more than a theme—it’s a reminder that in moments of calm, babies find healing, stability, and resilience. When parents hold their infants skin-to-skin, the quiet rhythm of breath, heartbeat, and warmth becomes powerful medicine. This theme highlights how the gentle presence of families provides strength for babies to grow and thrive, while honoring the clinicians, caregivers, and communities who make Kangaroo Care possible around the world.

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Participation Becomes Care

This is what participation looks like in real settings.

Participation in Kangaroo Care Day® directly translates into care for families who need it most.

In Uganda, proceeds generated through this website are advancing the work of Mama Tulia Ministries—providing Kangaroo Mother Care wraps for families who would otherwise be unable to afford them, removing a critical barrier that limited how long mothers could safely hold their babies skin-to-skin.

With this support, over 600 families now have access to wraps for the next six months—removing that barrier and enabling longer, continuous Skin-to-Skin (Kangaroo) Care, which allows mothers to safely hold their babies for extended periods, supporting warmth, bonding, and early survival.

This is one way Kangaroo Care Day® moves beyond awareness—by changing what is possible for mothers and babies in real settings.

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2026 Kangaroo Care Awareness Day Logo - 15th Anniversary (25+ Languages, Free download)

Download the free official 15th anniversary logo for Kangaroo Care Awareness Day 2026 (May 15).

This emblem celebrates the warmth, security, and healing power of skin-to-skin care, making it perfect for use in projects, social media, events, and campaigns. Join the global movement and show your support for babies and families everywhere.

Download now and help raise awareness worldwide.

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Experiences That Speak Volumes

Embracing Kangaroo Care Day (May 15) Worldwide!

It was a great experience to get staff and families fired up about doing skin to skin.

Covenant Healthcare Kangaroo Club

We were able to almost double our previous record for kangaroo care. We changed how we tracked holding and that made a huge difference.

Bronson Children's Hospital

The parents that participated felt excited to do so, and were happy to spent so much time with their babies. 

NICU AZ Middelheim

Belle dynamique professionnelle

Néonatalogie Centre Hospitalier de Calais

The whole team got involved and was very committed to increasingly implement Kangaroo Care.

Maternidade Escolada UFRJ

We set up a table with information about the Kangaroo-a-thon at the check-in desks. Parents were able to take information as well as read posters. It was decorated with the cute baby animals and in a purple them. I would like to improve our involvement for next year.

St. Louis Children's Hospital

For a first participation, the motivation of the team and the parents was excellent.

Hôpital de Saint-Quentin

We tried our best to make all team members (doctors, nurses, allied health professionals) aware of the upcoming Kangaroo-a-thon.

Neonatal Unit, Singleton Hospital

It was our first and we had a great time! It was great to promote our Skin-to-skin care project and made it a fun thing to do around our unit. If we had more funding, we could have made it bigger on our end.

Kaiser Permanente San Francisco, NICU

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