Policy and Advocacy
To create meaningful impact that lasts, Days for Girls pursues advocacy work that shifts social norms and creates more supportive policy environments for menstruators worldwide. From campaigning and capacity-building to cultivating strategic partnerships, our advocacy efforts are critical to shifting the menstrual health space in a way that stands the test of time.
Our Approach
At Days for Girls, our Policy and Advocacy strategy is focused in these key areas.
Equip Local Leaders
We provide training, resources, and support so that our staff, social entrepreneurs, and volunteers can champion menstrual health in their home communities.
Grow the Field
We work with individuals and institutions to help grow menstrual health research, evidence, and shared learning.
Strengthen Alliances
We build and strengthen coalitions and individual partnerships across sectors like gender equity, WASH, education, humanitarian response, and disabilities.
Improve Policy
We advocate and provide technical assistance to governments, so that they create and implement policies and programs that support menstrual health.
Policy & Advocacy Initiatives
At DfG, we envision a world where governments enact legislation and allocate resources to improve Menstrual Health, international development goals and indicators include Menstrual Health and our global community recognizes that menstruation matters to improve education and livelihood outcomes.
Thought Leadership
We collaborate with individuals and institutions to contribute to the growth of the MH discipline, research and evidence base.
Period Positive Workplace
Days for Girls leads the Period Positive Workplace coalition to help organizations around the world advance gender equality by build inggender equitable workplaces.
Menstrual Health Country Snapshots
Informed by MH experts, these reports examine the status of individual countries’ MH policies, rights and challenges.
Advocacy Partnerships
Days for Girls collaborates with governments, coalitions, and organizations to advance menstrual equity. Let’s get connected!
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Join our advocacy efforts as we work towards supportive policy environments to ensure impact that lasts.
Become an Advocacy Volunteer
Days for Girls is always looking for talented volunteers to help with specific advocacy projects, research, and organizing ongoing activities.
Advocacy Volunteer Handbook
We believe that anyone can be an advocate for menstrual health, and this handbook provides information and guidance so that you can feel knowledgeable, equipped, and connected
Learn More About Menstrual Health
Explore the DfG resource center. Learn more about the Menstrual Health movement and how you can help shatter stigma and limitations for women and girls around the world.
Days for Girls Student Clubs
Student & youth leaders are some of our most passionate advocates. Learn about the DfG Club program and how to get involved at your school.
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