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Partnerships
Research, partnerships, community stories, and updates from Days for Girls teams around the world.
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Postpartum bleeding + FAME Africa
Over the years, Days for Girls has learned that our DfG Heavy Flow Kit works not only to help women and girls manage their menstruation, but is also a wonderful answer to help women also manage the bleeding they have after childbirth (lochia) that can be very heavy and generally lasts about six weeks and…
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Partnering with Chief Theresa Kachindamoto: Ending child marriage and keeping girls in school
“If [girls] are educated, they can be and have whatever they want” – Chief Theresa Kachindamoto, a fearsome advocate for girls education and active terminator of child marriages in Malawi. This past November, as a direct result of the success and outreach from Days for Girls’ 10th birthday celebration (the 2018 Global Girls Festival) Days…
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Honorable Soipan Tuya of Kenya endorses Days for Girls
We know that to build a movement to reach every girl, it takes all of us – including government champions like the Honorable Soipan Tuya from Kenya. As an early advocate to advance women’s rights, and one of only a few Masai women elected to office, she recognizes that the opportunity she was given to…
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#ClassyGives: Classy, DfG team distribute kits to schoolgirls in Uganda
When I was selected as one of nine participants from my company’s (Classy) fundraising challenge, I could barely contain my excitement to meet the Days for Girl team in Uganda and see them in action. Although I knew menstrual health and access to sanitary pads was an issue for women and girls, I did not…
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Splash and Days for Girls Team Up to Shatter Taboos and Celebrate Young Women
Days for Girls was proud to be featured along with Splash by Global WA! The post talks about Days for Girls’ and Splash’s partnership in Nepal to reach girls in school. Clean water and sanitary pads are a natural fit. We are happy to work with Splash to make sure girls are happy, healthy, and…
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Keeping Girls in School
Days for Girls has received generous support from Rotary Clubs of Madison, WI, and Tema-Meridian, Ghana. In partnership with the University of Wisconsin, Madison and led by our Center staff, DfG will distribute 3,000 DfG Kits to school girls in Ghana. Ghana, like many other areas of the world, has a great need for menstrual…
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How One Girl Can Make a Difference
Everyone, meet Reagan! This lovely young lady is running and managing a company called Mary Belle Beads. She donates all of her profits each month to Days for Girls- and we are so thankful for all of her hard work and dedication. For only being 17 years old, this girl is moving mountains! Reagan’s proud…
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Heroes On The Loose
Days For Girls Heroes: 500 Kits in Three Weeks? No way. Yes! The Swan Foundation, Women of Faith of the Lynden Baptist Church (thank you Betty and Super Friends!), and the LDS Relief Society all sewed until they had blisters. Many people donated funding and voila’ 500 kits in three weeks = Hundreds of happy…