Lead People & Planet Week in your country

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9 to 15 November 2026

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Governments and public institutions

People & Planet Week is country-led. Governments and public institutions can lead the Week as a national platform, convene the many people already working on social innovation, and show the public what is happening. Where the government is not leading, its active support makes a real difference to the Week's reach.

Nominate a focal point

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Download the Toolkit

Speaker at a podium in front of a screen showing a United Nations speaker.

How to start

Choose a national coordinator and set up a small planning team. Start with what is already happening and invite the people behind it.

Decide your objectives and how you will measure success, then select the activities that suit them. There is no required number or mix.

Invite partners to lead, host or promote activities, promote the Week through channels you already use, and share results afterwards.

Ideas to get you started

Communicate

Launch event

A minister, mayor or other public figure formally invites everyone to take part. Keep speeches short and give people something to see or try.

Communicate

Ministers on Camera

Leaders record short videos on what the government is doing to support social activity and how people can take part.

Convene

National Social Innovation Policy Roundtable

A government-led discussion with practitioners, communities and funders.

Convene

Local Government-Social Innovator Dialogue

Local officials meet innovators and communities to discuss what works and what gets in the way.

Co-Create

Policy Briefing

A short meeting where policymakers hear evidence and real examples directly from practitioners.

Connect

Government Networking Mixer

An informal event hosted by a government institution to connect innovators, funders and businesses.

What the People & Planet Week Secretariat provides

Support

Resources to plan your Week, including the Toolkit, a brochure and logos.

Ideas and advice to help you run a successful Week.

Collection of data from participants around the world, to produce a global report with country highlights.

Lead People & Planet Week in your country

Ideas to get you started

What the People & Planet Week Secretariat provides

The people are ready. Are you?

The people are ready.
Are you?