Empathy Day 2023
Thank you everyone for a fantastic Empathy Day!
Empathy Day 2023 results!
We’re thrilled to reveal a deeper look at the results of this year’s campaign, which we shared with partners earlier this September. Empathy Day 2023 reached record-breaking heights, including:
- Benefitting over 600,000 children
- Reaching over 3 million social media
- Trending at #2 on Twitter for hours
- Running our first ever live event, for
500+ children
and more!
Click here to download our impact report
Download our presentation to learn more.
Empathy Day Live!
Empathy Day Live! saw a host of top authors and illustrators model the five activities in the 2023 Mission Empathy Challenge. Watch these short films (approx. 5-10 minutes long) on demand now.
Empathy Day with Joseph Coelho
Joseph Coelho, Waterstones Children's Laureate, launched Empathy Day with a special assembly and an exclusive poem. Watch a recording of Joseph's poem, Empathy, now. Download PDF and audio versions of the poem here.
Empathy Resolutions with Louie Stowell, A.M. Dassu & Michael Mann
Empathy Emotions Map with Selom Sunu, Aoife Dooley & Sharon King-Chai
Empathy Exchange with SF Said &
Joanna Nadin
Empathy Exchange with Sue Hendra &
Maisie Chan
Empathy 360° with Jen Carney, and
James Sellick
Empathy Power Reads with Frank Cottrell-Boyce,
Sharna Jackson & Hannah Gold
Empathy Day assembly (featuring Joseph Coelho)
The day's activities
It was inspiring to see so many people taking part in the five Mission Empathy activities! Each designed to develop key empathy skills like listening and perspective-taking. We love celebrating your important empathy work, and championing everyone in turning their empathy into action. Have YOU tried these five Mission Empathy activities yet?
Empathy Superpower Glasses
Making Empathy Resolutions
Creating Empathy Emotions Maps
Empathy Power Reads - Striking a Powerpose!
Our mission is to reach over 1 million children a year by 2026
More ways to get involved
Empathy Action Month
We launched Empathy Action Month in 2022. Every November, it will provide a month-long opportunity for schools, libraries and families to focus on putting empathy into action, using the Empathy Resolutions they set during Empathy Day, as a powerful way of prompting change and social action. For more information on last year, click here.
Use our expertly created resources with children and young people:
We've Got This! Our NEW Empathy Handbook
Buy our non-fiction book for ages 7+ written by Rashmi Sirdeshpande and published by Quarto Kids. Contains SIX simple steps to building your empathy SUPERPOWER. Buy here and watch the book's launch panel here.
The Read for Empathy Collection
Empathy-building books for 3-16-year-olds, selected by an expert judging panel.
Exclusive and FREE empathy-boosting short stories by top authors.
NEW for 2023 - Empathy Emotions Maps: Empathy Emotions Maps are part of the Mission Empathy challenge. They are designed to help young people build empathic communication skills, naming and sharing emotions. Visit our Gallery to see the full collection of maps by amazing illustrators.
The 2023 Family Activities Pack
Wonderful activities you can do at home - you don't need more than a pen and paper to take part! Pack and related resources are available to download in both English and Welsh language versions.
