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Research, partnerships, community stories, and updates from Days for Girls teams around the world.
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International Day of the Girl 2022: Get Involved!
International Day of the Girl is October 11, 2022, and we hope you’ll join us for the First Annual Power of the Pad: a virtual event you won’t forget with inspirational speaker, Marli Williams. This is a great opportunity to gather with other passionate people from around the world and celebrate International Day of the…
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Malawi Policy Win: When Communities Own Menstrual Health Solutions, Girls Benefit
In global health and development, NGOs often make the mistake of operating in a vacuum. We strive to have clear theories of change, well-researched interventions, and “SMART” objectives – but with too heavy a focus on organizational agendas, we run the risk of failing to honor the wisdom of those we serve. When this happens,…
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Dismantling Menstrual Taboo by Empowering Female Entrepreneurs
Highlights from Days for Girls & Village Enterprise collaboration in Mt. Elgon, Kenya In 2019, Village Enterprise and Days for Girls (DfG) began working together in Mt. Elgon, Kenya at the intersection of menstrual health and women’s economic empowerment. Supported by a grant from The Starbucks Foundation, our work with communities in this mountainous, coffee-growing…
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International Day Of The Girl 2021
Thank you to everyone who followed and supported Days for Girls’ International Day Of The Girl campaign! At DfG, we’re lucky to draw from a rich toolbox in the fight for menstrual justice – including tech-forward innovations that help us support and uplift women and girls. That’s why we were so excited to participate in IDG 2021!…
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Advancing Menstrual Equity in Malawi
At Days for Girls, we envision a world in which communities, nations and global leaders all come together to fight for menstrual equity and rally in support of every girl. This year, we’re closer than ever to making this dream a reality. For the first time in DfG history, we’re poised to scale our impact…
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The Days for Girls Podcast: My Top 5 Favorite Episodes!
Last week, we published the 25th episode of the Days for Girls Podcast! It has been an absolute privilege to host so many brilliant leaders, innovators and change-makers each week for the past five months. To celebrate this tremendous milestone, I want to share a few of my favorite episodes with you. These are the…
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Partnership Spotlight: This is L.
September 2020 marked another year of a beautiful partnership between Days for Girls and This Is L.: a mission-driven period care company dedicated to advancing menstrual equity and accessibility for all.. With their support, we expanded our global footprint and distributed more than 7,000 DfG Kits (plus 100 education workshops) in six countries! That means…
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Menstrual Stigma In Nepal: Key Insights (Part 1)
In the remote foothills of Western Nepal, menstruators face unique and devastating barriers to health, dignity and opportunity. Here, the cultural practice of Chhaupadi banishes menstruating women and girls to cow sheds, mud huts or open fields during their period – exposing them to life-threatening elements and causing unbearable shame. This extreme form of discrimination…
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Pittsburgh PA Chapter delivers DfG Kits to hurricane-damaged Nicaragua
In November 2020, Category 4 Hurricanes Eta and Iota devastated the Nicaraguan coast – leaving women, girls and communities reeling for months. That’s when our Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Chapter stepped in. Last week, 320 DfG Kits were safely delivered to menstruators in Biliwi (a remote area affected by the hurricanes), including to a shelter for at-risk…
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Happy Birthday, Days for Girls!
Twelve years ago, a photo of Kenyan girls in red sweater school uniforms captured the birth of Days for Girls. They each clutched the first version of a Days for Girls Kit. Before we came, the girls sat on pieces of cardboard waiting for their periods to end…for days. My joy in that moment broke…
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The Days for Girls Advocacy Strategy: Creating Impact That Lasts
At Days for Girls, we’re helping transform the global menstrual health space in a way that stands the test of time. To create meaningful impact that lasts, we pursue advocacy work that shifts social norms and creates more supportive policy environments for menstruators worldwide. From campaigning to capacity-building to cultivating strategic partnerships, our advocacy efforts…
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Integrating Menstrual Health into Humanitarian and Emergency Responses in Lebanon
Each year, conflicts, disasters and public health emergencies leave millions of women and girls without access to clean and safe products to manage their menstruation. When local and foreign governments, and organizations shift their allocation of resources towards meeting “basic human needs,” menstrual health solutions are often under-funded, or excluded altogether. Days for Girls is…
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International Day Of The Girl Recap
Thank you to everyone who helped Days for Girls celebrate International Day Of The Girl this month! This was a truly special opportunity to showcase how DfG mobilizers are using their voices to build a more equal future for girls – from U.S. advocacy volunteers rallying against the tampon tax, to Enterprise leaders taking a…
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Stronger Together: Chapters & Teams Stepping Up
At Days For Girls, our impact is rooted in the collaboration of an incredible global network. Around the world, our Chapters, Teams and Enterprises are working in tandem to build a better, more equitable future for women and girls – and solidarity is key to their success! By putting their hearts and minds together, DfG…
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Powered By Purpose: DfG Uganda
Want to learn more about Days For Girls Uganda and our partnership with This is L? Check out the latest episode of Procter & Gamble’s “Powered By Purpose” podcast, featuring DfG Country Director Diana Nampeera! “Powered By Purpose” shares stories of resilience and resourcefulness from folks impacted by P&G and its subsidiaries – which includes…
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Part 5: Five Women on the Front Lines of the Pandemic
This post is the fourth part in a series of five articles on how women are responding to the pandemic around the world. Read “Part 1: Going House-to-House in Kenya,” “Part 2: Seeing the Downside of Depending on Imports in Zimbabwe,” “Part 3: Turning a Difficult Situation Into an Opportunity in Guatemala,” and “Part 4:…
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Part 4: Five Women on the Front Lines of the Pandemic
his post is the fourth part in a series of five articles on how women are responding to the pandemic around the world. Read “Part 1: Going House-to-House in Kenya,” “Part 2: Seeing the Downside of Depending on Imports in Zimbabwe,” and “Part 3: Turning a Difficult Situation Into an Opportunity in Guatemala.” Helping Syrian…
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Part 3: Five Women on the Front Lines of the Pandemic
This post is the third part in a series of five articles on how women are responding to the pandemic around the world. Read “Part 1: Going House-to-House in Kenya” and “Part 2: Seeing the Downside of Depending on Imports in Zimbabwe.“ Turning a Difficult Situation Into an Opportunity in Guatemala Days for Girls Guatemala…
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Five Women on the Front Lines of the Pandemic
As the world reels from COVID-19, global NGO Days for Girls International women have found ways to continue their work with menstrual health as well as introduce new programs to educate and protect the communities they serve. According to Celeste Mergens, founder and CEO, “We rallied our 70,000+ grassroots volunteers and 150 global enterprise teams…
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Elevating Local Leadership In Cambodia
Project G: Youth For Menstrual Equity Heng Ry sits comfortably at the head of the classroom at Streth Secondary School in Siem Reap, Cambodia. She’s holding a Days For Girls Kit in her hands; a flipchart diagram of a uterus rests beside her. The 21-year-old university student is here to teach teenagers all about menstrual…