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Exciting Holiday Announcement: Light the World with Days for Girls!
This holiday season, Days for Girls International is honored to participate in the Light the World Giving Machine initiative, a unique opportunity to bring menstrual health resources to women and girls globally. Sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Giving Machines are a creative and impactful way for communities to support…
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Celebrating International Day of the Girl: How DfG Social Enterprises are Building Girls’ Vision for the Future
October 11 marks International Day of the Girl (IDG), a global holiday dedicated to celebrating girls, amplifying their voices, and advocating for their rights. This year, the IDG theme is Girls’ Vision for the Future. The theme was chosen after findings from a UNICEF analysis showed that girls are courageous amid challenges and remain hopeful…
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Advocacy, Menstrual Health, Partnerships, Period Positive Workplace, Special Events, Sustainable Development, Women & GirlsWebinar Report: Canada’s Journey to Accelerate Gender and Menstrual Equity
Investing in efforts to advance menstrual health (MH) equality is a crucial step toward reaching gender equality. This is true of all communities and countries, including those that are high-income. Days for Girls (DfG) knows that addressing period poverty in all contexts is necessary for achieving gender equality, which is why we are so excited…
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International Women’s Day 2024
Tomorrow, March 8, is International Women’s Day (IWD)! For 2024, the UN theme, “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress,” reminds us of the importance of investing in women to advance gender equality. IWD is the perfect opportunity to spotlight the need to increase the representation of women, a crucial element for advancing menstrual health (MH)! There…
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Advocacy, Menstrual Health, News & Updates, Partnerships, Special Events, Sustainable Development, Women & GirlsEnsuring Menstrual Product Availability: Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition General Membership Meeting 2023
On October 20, Days for Girls (DfG) and its partners presented Practical Approaches to Menstrual Product Resilience in Supply Constrained Settings at the 2023 General Membership Meeting of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC) in Accra, Ghana. In partnership with The Pad Project, PSI Europe, and Total Family Health Organization, this presentation spotlighted the importance…
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Advocacy, Global Impact, Menstrual Health, News & Updates, Partnerships, Special Events, Women & GirlsBreaking the Silence: The Period Positive Workplace Initiative
On September 20, 2023, Days for Girls’ Global Advocacy Director, Diana Nelson, spoke at the Period Positive Workplace launch event hosted in Utah, in the United States, by the World Trade Center and in collaboration with The Policy Project. This event shed light on menstrual inequality in the workplace and discussed how the Period Positive…
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The Power of Days: A Journey of Hope and Resilience
On October 3, 2023, “The Power of Days: A Story of Resilience, Dignity, and the Fight for Women’s Equity,” will be released. This book, authored by Celeste Mergens, Founder of Days for Girls International, invites readers into her life, where challenges are met with unwavering resolve and transformed into opportunities for positive change. Celeste’s journey…
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Advocacy, Global Impact, Menstrual Health, News & Updates, Special Events, Sustainable Development, Women & GirlsWomen Deliver Conference 2023: Advancing Gender Equality and Menstrual Justice
The 2023 Women Deliver Conference, with its theme “Spaces, Solidarity and Solutions,” was a pivotal event for leaders and organizations worldwide. Taking place from July 17-20 in Kigali, Rwanda, this conference provided a platform for discussing critical issues related to gender equality, reproductive health and menstrual justice. Days for Girls (DfG) representatives – including DfG…
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EU Tech SDG Award Winner for SDG 5: Gender Equality
Recently, EUTECH selected Days for Girls as the recipient of the SDG 5, Gender Equality, award! The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outline key areas for global growth, and SDG 5, advancing gender equality, is central to Days for Girls’ mission. After all, to advance menstrual equality is to advance gender equality, and…
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Advocacy, Global Impact, Menstrual Health, News & Updates, Partnerships, Special Events, Women & GirlsPeriod Positive Workplace Webinar
Amplifying menstrual health (MH) in the private sector and involving companies in the fight for menstrual equity in the workplace has long been a goal of Days for Girls International and our partner organizations. On Wednesday, May 3, Days for Girls International, PSI-Europe, and Period Positive Workplace partners gathered for a special webinar event –…