Jo’s Advent Calendar

Ho Ho Jo’s! We’re celebrating the festive season by making a virtual advent calendar. We’re making a list (and checking it twice) of little actions you can do to help Jo’s and others around you, one for each day of December until Christmas Day.

Each one takes about 5 minutes to do, and almost all of them are completely free. How many can you tick off?

Check back every day for the next action.

Almost everyone who gets invited to cervical screening will have a question at some point about it. Our online Forum is a great place to ask these questions, share your experience and hear from others who get it.

Give them the gift of supporting someone through a cervical cancer diagnosis. Just £16 funds a Helpline call and you could donate in someone else’s name for a memorable Christmas present!

It’s the 20th year of Jo’s, so read what we’ve been up to over the last two decades!

Our Time to Test pledge commits to allowing employees to access smear tests through the working day, if they need to. Find out more >

Yes, we’re still in December but why not start to think about what you could give up for the month of January to raise funds for Jo’s? Bound to make that new year health kick a little more enjoyable!

How does your area compare to the national average? You can find out quickly on the NHS website for your country. England > Scotland > Wales > NI >

Make some yummy festive treats for your workplace/book club/running group/kids school (or just buy them – we won’t tell), sell them and donate the money to Jo’s! Get started here >

Do you know about how the cervical screening programme is changing? While the test remains the same (for now), your sample will be checked for HPV in the future, and in some places this has already kicked off. Read all about it >

Do you know how to make a smear test more comfortable? There are lots of things that can help! Read the tips and pass them on >

Why do we do what we do? Read stories from our media volunteers to understand more about the cancer we are working to eliminate.

Still buying your Christmas presents? Daisy Jewellery are donating £10 to Jo’s for every Aphrodite necklace sold >

Could you run, jog or walk 5k or 10k? Wherever, whenever and however you do it – dedicate your next workout to Jo’s and help us raise vital funds >

We’ve achieved a lot together over the past year, and we have big ambitions for next year too! Read all about it >

Our incredible Facebook fundraisers raised over £59,000 last year – how amazing is that?! Could you set one up for Jo’s on your next birthday? Here’s how >

Do you know someone who is nervous about their smear test? We have leaflets explaining exactly what the test is for which might help them feel better.

You could put them up in the loos at work, or somewhere else in your community, to let people know that our Helpline is there for people who have questions about anything cervical! Order or download materials here >

Did you know we have loads of different ways you can volunteer for Jo’s? Check them out and see if there’s something that would suit you >

Ditch the lipstick. This year, we’re smearing something different: myths and stigma about HPV. Find out all about how you can get involved this year >

We’d love to stay in touch, so sign up to hear all about what’s going on at Jo’s. We email you once a month and additionally about our big campaigns (about twice a year).

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By donating just the price of a round in the pub (£16) you could fund a call to our Helpline, giving someone support when they need it most.

Do you know what they are? Take 5 minutes to memorise them – it could save your life >

When was your last smear test? If you don’t know, how about ringing your GP to ask.