Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. This day is celebrated in various ways and is characterized by the presentation of gifts to mothers and mother figure. EEO saw a niche in the calendar days celebrated globally that can be used to raise awareness by creating its own mother’s day event “The Yellow Mother’s Day.”
The epilepsy yellow mother’s day is an event that was launched in 2013 as an epilepsy awareness and advocacy tool. The event’s major objective is to raise awareness about the challenges faced by parents who have children who are living with epilepsy and also those whom themselves are living with the condition. It is trite in our society that women are the more vulnerable of the two sexes and most social ills tend to be experienced by them on a first-hand basis. For example, in most situations it is the mother who has to resign all her assignments in order to care for a child living with epilepsy, hence the organization saw the need to host this event to honor of all mothers in the country and raise awareness about epilepsy and the family.
