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Research, partnerships, community stories, and updates from Days for Girls teams around the world.
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Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021
Each year on May 28th, Menstrual Hygiene Day rallies the international community in raising awareness about menstrual health. It’s a day for nonprofits, governments and individuals to advocate for a world free of period poverty and stigma – and recommit to building that future through urgent action. This year, as COVID-19 continues to deepen menstrual…
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Women’s History Month: Women Making (Legislative) History Today
Each spring, Women’s History Month invites us to commemorate milestone achievements of women around the world – and to celebrate those making history today. At Days for Girls, we’re especially excited to celebrate global policymakers paving the way for menstrual equity, reducing period poverty and advocating for menstruator rights worldwide – like those spotlighted below!…
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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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International Women’s Day 2021
Are you ready? March 8th is International Day of the Woman (IWD): one day to celebrate the achievements of women around the world and recommit to the gender equality movement. This year, under the theme “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world, UN Women invites us to the honor the incredible resilience of…
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Webinar: MHH & The Power Of Product Choice
This October, Days for Girls held a virtual panel discussion on women’s empowerment, menstrual health and the importance of period product choice — co-hosted by UNFPA, MIET Africa and South Africa Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities. Now, the full video replay is available for viewing! The webinar explores the topic of menstrual…
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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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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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Women Deliver Update
I just returned from Women Deliver, where 8,000 passionate change-makers from 165 nations gathered in Vancouver Canada over 4 inspiring days. The theme of the conference was “POWER” and I must say, witnessing the energy and passion from participants committed to lifting women and communities was nothing short of powerful. The power of menstrual management…
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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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5 Tips to Get the Conversation Started
Be part of Breaking the Silence on Menstrual Hygiene Day! May 28th, 2019 OK, you’re ready to take action. Now what!? What does starting a conversation about menstruation look like? Well, if you are like some of us, it starts when someone asks what is attached to our backpack – yes, a number of us…