Chapters and Teams are groups within the local community. Each group starts as a Team, and can grow in to a Chapter after meeting certain benchmarks, if they wish to.
DfG Clubs are for student volunteers. Learn more about Clubs HERE.
How DfG Volunteers Work
DfG Chapters, Teams, and Clubs work to end the stigma associated with menstruation. Their efforts include fundraising, sewing and donating DfG Kits to specific countries, elevating the efforts of locally run social enterprises, increasing access to menstrual health education, awareness raising, and advocacy.
Keep reading to find out more!
What is the difference between a Chapter, Team, and Club?
What else do I need to know?
Team registration is open in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Oceania region, and the UK. Team registration in the USA is temporarily unavailable in 2025.
In addition to activities like advocacy and fundraising, many DfG Chapters and Teams choose to lead sewing DfG Kit activities.
Team Leaders must be over 18 years old and generally remain from year to year. DfG Team members can be any age, everyone has important skills to contribute!
Teams have the opportunity to progress to being a Chapter if that is their goal, after meeting certain benchmarks.
Chapters and Teams:
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Advocate for menstrual health as a pathway to improved health, education, and livelihood
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Sew DfG Kits using DfG’s patented trademarked patterns and have support from our international sewing specialist team
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Increase access to menstrual health products for those hardest to reach by sewing and donating high quality DfG Kits to women and girls in specific countries (see the DfG Impact Zones below).
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Support local leaders and Enterprises in their own communities
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Host events, fundraise, and rally to support awareness of Days for Girls
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Have the opportunity to contribute to our international network of champions and advocates committed to positively influencing menstrual health internationally
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Can purchase wholesale resources through an exclusive area of our resource shop
Chapter and Team Leader Commitments
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Financial accountability
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Reporting Team production and activities to Days for Girls International regularly
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Management and timely responses using a DfG Team email account
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Ensure their Team follows Days for Girls quality guidelines and adheres to the latest patterns
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Stay up to date on all DfG policies and processes and ensure your Team is in compliance
- Complete our registration process, including a DfG Kit sewing certification and annual renewal
Ready to Start?
Once you’re ready to start your DfG Team or Club, click the link below to begin our five step registration and training process for Teams. If you’re under 18 years old, make sure to find an adult and fill this out together.
How do we balance both volunteers and enterprises in a hybrid of global service?
It's not easy. But it's important.
Learn More About the Impact Zones