Jeans for Genes Day | 6 Aug 2026
Each August the Jeans for Genes campaign raises awareness in support of the Children’s Medical Research Institute.
Kids just want to be kids, but instead of playing sports with their friends or catching butterflies on a sunny day, kids with genetic diseases are getting liver transplants, taking dozens of medications, or getting their next dose of chemotherapy. It shouldn’t be this way. By donating through Jeans for Genes, you can help the scientists at Children’s Medical Research Institute find cures, so these kids can go back to being kids.
Children’s Medical Research Institute was the first organisation in Australia dedicated to improving children’s health through research, and they’ve led the world for 65 years.
1 in 20 kids faces a birth defect or genetic disease, like cancer, cystic fibrosis, and life-threatening metabolic disorders. That’s 12 kids born every minute worldwide.
You can help find treatments and cures by fundraising, making a donation, or buying gear. Every dollar you donate goes directly to Children’s Medical Research Institute and helps find treatments and cures for children’s genetic diseases.
Children’s Medical Research Institute
Children’s Medical Research Institute was established in 1958 as Australia’s first dedicated paediatric research organisation and launched the Jeans for Genes Campaign in 1994 to directly fund new, groundbreaking genetic research. In that time, millions of Australian’s have taken part and donated a combined total of $71 million for medical research.
For more information, to donate and for all enquiries please visit the Jeans for Genes website.
What: Jeans for Genes Day 2026
When: Thursday 6 August 2026
Where: Australia wide
Who: Everyone
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Image Source: Jeans for Genes
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