Down syndrome is caused due to the triplication of the 21st chromosome. To celebrate this uniqueness and to increase awareness about it and other intellectual disabilities, World Down Syndrome Day is celebrated on the 21st of March, the third month, every year. This day is celebrated all over the world with the motto ‘More Alike Than Different’. This year, the theme of World Down Syndrome Day was ‘We Decide’.

Down Syndrome Society Nepal (DSSN) celebrated the 17th World Down Syndrome day today with a walkathon and the inauguration of an easy-to-read manual about the menstrual cycle and a yearly calendar. Children with Down Syndrome, their families, caretakers, and volunteers were part of the celebration. Khem Raj Tiwari, head of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Ward No. 26 was the chief guest of the event. Mitra Lal Sharma, President of the National Federation of Disabled Nepal (NFDN), Raju Basnet, President of the Parent Federation of Person with Intellectual Disabilities (PFPID), Dekraj Bhattarai, Chairman of the National Disability Fund were some people who attended the celebration.