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Research, partnerships, community stories, and updates from Days for Girls teams around the world.
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Days for Girls Advocating for Menstrual Health at the CSW68 Forum in New York
Last month, Days for Girls International had the opportunity to advocate for menstrual health at the CSW68 NGO Forum in New York. On March 20, Days for Girls CEO, Tiffany Larson, took to the stage to discuss the theme, “Economic Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs, Gender Equality, and Sustainable Development Goals.” Tiffany’s presentation shone a spotlight…
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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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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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Days for Girls Named a 2023 Classy Awards Finalist
Today, we are excited to announce that Days for Girls is a top 50 finalist for the 2023 Classy Awards. Classy, an affiliate of GoFundMe, is a Public Benefit Corporation and giving platform that enables nonprofits to connect supporters with the causes they care about. Since 2011, Classy has helped nonprofits mobilize and inspire the…
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Evaluating the Effects of COVID-19 on Period Poverty
In 2020, while everyone was dealing with the isolation, uncertainty and economic blows of COVID-19, a recent study showed that menstruators were hit especially hard with period poverty. The study, entitled “Menstrual Product Insecurity Resulting From COVID-19‒Related Income Loss, United States, 2020” in the American Journal of Public Health, concluded that, “Pandemic-related income loss was…
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Humanitarian Impact Update: Spring 2022
At Days for Girls, we’re passionate about bringing a gender-inclusive lens to humanitarian efforts around the world. When disaster strikes, emergency responses often under-fund or exclude menstrual health care – leaving displaced women and girls unable to meet basic needs. We are committed to closing this gap on a global scale, by providing vital period…
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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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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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Days For Girls Theory Of Change
At Days For Girls, we’re breaking down barriers and shattering limitations for menstruators across the world – so that every girl, everywhere has the chance to step into her power. One of our goals is to improve educational and livelihood outcomes for women and girls by transforming the global menstrual health landscape. This means innovating,…
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Days For Girls Diversity & Equity Commitment
At Days For Girls, we firmly believe that transformative change starts from within. In order to tear down systemic racism, we must first listen and reflect on our own biases – and then take action. It isn’t enough to hope for change; instead, we must act directly and deliberately. We are committed to this work,…
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ANNOUNCING: Days for Girls’ Masks4Millions Campaign
Our emails and phone lines have been flooded with requests for face masks to distribute to medical personnel and patients around the world. Those who know Days for Girls know that we have 70,000 volunteers, and a majority of them are sewers, so these calls are not a surprise. We are ready to pivot to…
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Keeping a Promise
Alice Wambui is the 8th of 14 children. She excelled in school for years, working hard to achieve good grades. Then while sitting for the national exams during her final term of Primary School, her first period arrived, heralding in a new era of struggle. She now faced the challenge of managing menstruation without money…
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Menstrual Hygiene Day Across the World
The theme for Menstrual Hygiene (MH) Day on May 28th was, “It’s Time for Action!” And action is what Days for Girls volunteers, Global Offices, and Enterprises delivered. We had an explosion of MH activities all over the world! Our MH activities were as diverse as the countries in which we work. Events were held…
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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…
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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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Reusable Menstrual Pads Are Rocking Rural Tanzania
Empower Tanzania has partnered with Days for Girls to offer a much-needed solution for women and girls in rural Tanzania. During menstruation, girls and young women living in rural areas of Tanzania have no choice but to use rags instead of cost-prohibitive feminine hygiene products. This leads to many problems, including excessive school absence. In…
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The Data is In…And It’s Good
DfG recently received results back from surveys conducted with schools in Nepal and Kenya. The results are very positive: DfG Kits are helping to keep girls in school, and even in urban areas where disposables are more available, girls are still very satisfied with using washable pads. The full summary is available here.
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Updates from DfG University
Purity is a vibrant and smiley young woman from Kira Town in Central Uganda – a small city just about an hour east of Kampala. The major economic activities in Kira are engagement in local transportation, trading, and of course, agriculture. And yet, high rates of unemployment drive many of the youth to nearby Kampala…