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Partnerships
Research, partnerships, community stories, and updates from Days for Girls teams around the world.
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Days for Girls International Partners with This is L.
Days for Girls International is excited to announce a renewed partnership with This is L. This partnership provides a grant to Days for Girls International for projects in the United States that advance menstrual equity through policy, advocacy, DfG Kits and menstrual health education. An additional grant will go toward Days for Girls’ partnership with…
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Ugandan Government Steps Closer to Implementing Their Menstrual Health & Hygiene Strategy
In April this year, the Ugandan government took an important step forward in advancing the country’s national strategy to eliminate menstrual barriers for women and girls. With support from Days for Girls (DfG), IRISE Institute East Africa, and the African Women’s Development Fund, Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sport (MOES) convened a two-day technical working…
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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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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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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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International Women’s Day 2021
Days for Girls is thrilled to announce that our International Women’s Day campaign was a huge success! Thanks to our supporters – plus generous matching pledges from Global Giving and The Jacobs Family Foundation – we exceeded our goal with $14,000 raised for DfG Lebanon. These critical funds will help our Lebanon team continue their…
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Days for Girls International Partners With The Pad Project and This is L.
This is L and The Pad Project Team Up to Support Women and Girls Abroad With Menstrual Health Access and Education Days for Girls International today announced a new partnership with The Pad Project and This is L. This partnership provides a grant of $100,000 to Days for Girls International to support projects in Malawi,…
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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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What do Engineers and Menstrual Health Advocates Have in Common?
All over the world, women and girls share a common bond: our monthly period. This natural process creates different challenges for each of us, depending on our individual bodies, income, geography, education level, and culture. When it comes to addressing global health and education issues related to menstruation, communities share a common obstacle: stigma. One…
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Inspiring the Human Spirit
The Starbucks motto is “to inspire and nurture the human spirit.” So when Days for Girls learned that the Starbucks Foundation wanted to find ways to support local women coffee farmers, we were thrilled! With a generous grant provided to DfG East Africa, our team launched 3 new Enterprises in Rwanda to serve their local…