International Girls in ICT Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in April to stress the importance of girls in I.C.T. and encourage more girls and young women to pursue STEM education. This year, it takes place on April 23. Did you know that the first commercial computer was developed in 1951? I.C.T., the abbreviation for Information and Communications Technology, is an encompassing term for the technologies required to transmit, store, create, share, or exchange information. These technologies include the internet (social media, websites, blogs, and emails), computers, live broadcasting technologies (audio and video players, storage devices, and podcasting), and telephony (fixed or mobile, satellite, Visio/video-conferencing, and more).
Secretary Day
Secretary Day takes place every Wednesday in the last week of April to honor the hard work of secretaries who have long been under-appreciated. This year, it takes place on April 22. This day has developed and had many names over the years, such as Admin Day, and it occurs on Administrative Professionals Week. It recognizes secretaries and all the hard work they perform. There are many ways to celebrate and honor your secretary, but the most important one is simply saying thank you. Secretary jobs are seen as less important though they are vital and help other people be able to accomplish their jobs.
Sierra Leone Independence Day
Sierra Leone Independence Day takes place on April 27 annually. Formally known as the Republic of Sierra Leone, and colloquially Salone, it is a country on West Africa’s southwest coast. Sierra Leone is a constitutional republic observing a unicameral parliament. Although the country and its borders have been inhabited for millennia, Sierra Leone was formed by the British Crown in two phases: the coastal Sierra Leone Colony and the inland Protectorate. As a result, the country was renamed British Sierra Leone and became a commonwealth realm when it declared independence from the United Kingdom in 1961.