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Days for Girls International

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Education and training of women Women and health Women and poverty Social Development: Employment Poverty Youth Sustainable Development: Education Gender equality Health Poverty Sanitation
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Pakistan Niger Benin Thailand Germany Namibia Fiji Panama Philippines Papua New Guinea Eswatini El Salvador Uganda Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Cameroon Chad Lesotho Ghana Afghanistan Sierra Leone Ireland Samoa New Zealand Vanuatu Myanmar Sweden Mali Bhutan Togo Bangladesh Solomon Islands Ethiopia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Congo Cuba Spain Cambodia Democratic Republic of the Congo United States of America Sudan Albania Italy Jordan Canada Morocco South Sudan Madagascar Nepal Botswana Democratic People's Republic of Korea Dominican Republic China Romania Ecuador Kenya Malawi Rwanda Guyana Viet Nam Peru India Mexico South Africa Lao People's Democratic Republic Nicaragua Guatemala Australia Indonesia Zimbabwe Burundi Honduras Nigeria Zambia Lithuania Haiti Switzerland
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Improve maternal health Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	Creating a more dignified, free and educated world through access to lasting feminine hygiene solutions. Days for Girls International empowers girls, women and communities in 144 nations on 6 continents, reversing the cycle of poverty in a simple, direct, effective and surprising way: We help women have access to sustainable feminine hygiene. One of the major causes of disempowerment of girls in poverty is their monthly cycle. Many girls cannot afford feminine hygiene products and as a result cannot attend school. A girl absent from school due to menstruation for 4 days of every 28 day cycle loses 13 learning days, the equivalent of two weeks of learning every school term. Studies show that every year of schooling increasing a girl's future earning power by 10 to 20 percent, allowing her to break the cycle of poverty. There are millions of girls and women worldwide who suffer days of isolation, infection, and exploitation due to this single issue-- it will take all of us to reach all of them. With attention to collaboration and responsiveness to local feedback Days for Girls tackles large systemic challenges with simple solutions that are turning out to be key to social changes.
Year established:	2008
Year of registration:	2012
Organizational structure:	Days for Girls International is a 501(c)3 US nonprofit with over 1,000 Chapters and teams all over the world working together to raise awareness, create solutions and empower local leadership around the globe. DfGI is creating a more dignified, humane and sustainable world for girls and women through advocacy, sustainable feminine hygiene and menstrual health awareness, and education. Women and girls discover their potential and self-value, are equal participants and agents of social change and are given opportunities to thrive, grow and contribute to their community’s betterment. Chapters provide kits and importantly help local girls and women have their own businesses to create hygiene while teaching their fellow community members. It's working around the globe. We are just now expanding the in-country programs and are excited about taking our reach from hundreds of thousands of women and girls to millions. We are determined that every girl and woman have access to feminine hygiene and education she can count on.
Number and type of members:	Thousands of grassroots volunteers on 6 continents. We have Enterprises in 17 countries on 3 continents, including offices in Uganda, Ghana, Guatemala, and Nepal. There are over 100 Chapters and Teams from the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and beyond.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Rotary, YWCA, Soroptomists, and more.
Funding structure:	Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Fundraising campaigns Fees for providing consulting or research services Donations and grants from domestic sources

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