November 14 is World Diabetes Day—our day to show the world the strength of all those living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and the fight they face every day.

On World Diabetes Day, JDRF is challenging the diabetes community to advocate, activate, and drive fundraising for diabetes research. To signify the unity of the diabetes community, we want to see how many times we can circle the world with our collective miles and how much we can collectively raise to drive us towards our ultimate finish line: a world without type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Join our 24-Hour Global Challenge

On this day, we are encouraging the community to join us for one day in walking, running or riding to be part of this powerful community that will raise $1 million in 1 day to help fund critical research to improve lives of people with T1D! Let’s come together as a global community and showcase #ThePowerOfUs.

Take action with us

Signing up is easy!

1. Visit jdrf.org
2. Register as an individual walker
3. Log your miles (through Strava or manual additions)
4. Connect your fundraiser to Facebook. It’s a quick and easy way to reach more people and boost your fundraising!

If you’re already registered for JDRF One Walk or JDRF Ride, no further action is needed for you to register for this challenge. All you need to do is decide what you want your challenge to be towards our collective goal and get your sneakers ready!

Here are a few creative ways you can participate:

• Ask 24 people to give $24 to your JDRF One Walk.
• Walk as many miles as you can in 24 minutes.
• Share a video message on social media (along with your fundraising link) so we can see where you’re walking all over the globe! Tag #JDRFGlobalChallenge #WDD
• Use the footprint calculator to craft a story that is meaningful to you:jdrf.org/t1dlookslikeme.

We can’t wait to see the global impact of our community!

Share your Journey

Connect to Strava to log your miles and share your journey on social media (along with your fundraising link) so we can see where you’re walking, running and riding all over the globe. Tag #JDRFGlobalChallenge #WDD #NDAM #PowerofUs 

Want to help us reach our $1MM World Diabetes Day goal?

You can make a donation to directly impact JDRF’s mission on World Diabetes Day and help us reach our $1MM goal, here.

Whether you walk, run, ride, advocate, fundraise with Facebook, or volunteer your time and talent, we want to extend our heartfelt appreciation.