What does the orange ribbon mean?

We all known that the wearing of the black ribbon stands for POW/MIA remembrance, mourning tragedies or as a political statement. But do you know what does the orange ribbon stand for or what kind of cancer is the orange ribbon? If you want to know the meaning behind an orange awareness ribbon,this article is what you need.

Orange ribbon used in the United States, Canada, Australia, UK, China and other parts of the world as a way for wearers of the ribbon(s) to make a statement of support for a cause or issue. The orange ribbon is worn as a symbol representing Harmony Day, coinciding with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The ribbon shows awareness of Racial Tolerance, or Cultural Diversity.

It is also the color for multiple Sclerosis awareness. The full list of orange ribbon meanings includes:

(1)Spinal Cancer

(2)Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

(3)Agent Orange

(4)Autoinflammatory Disorders

(5)COPD

(6)Cultural Diversity

(7)Kidney Cancer – Renal Cell Carcinoma

(8)Leukemia

(9)Lupus

(10)Malnutrition

(11)Multiple Sclerosis

(12)Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) – Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).

(13)Self Injury Awareness

(14)Sensory Processing Disorder

(15)Prader-Willi Syndrome