Days for Girls

WEBSITE: daysforgirls.org
TYPE OF GRANT AND DATE: Minor (March 2017), Major (July 2017)
REQUESTING FAMILY MEMBER: Margaret Wheelwright
MISSION/FOCUS: Days for Girls is dedicated to creating a more free, dignified, and educated world,
through providing lasting access to feminine hygiene solutions and health education.
SUMMARY OF WHAT THIS ORGANIZATION AIMS TO ACCOMPLISH: Every girl and woman has inherent worth and dignity. Days for Girls celebrates this by providing washable feminine hygiene solutions, health education and enterprises to help them reach the last mile in their own communities. They particularly strive to help girls stay in school through their teen years. When girls and women have health, education, and opportunity, communities and our world are stronger. Thus far, Days for Girls has reached over 800,000 women and girls. They aim to assure that every girl and woman has ready access to feminine hygiene by 2024. They work through chapters and teams (almost like franchises), made up of volunteers, and micro-enterprises, set up in countries with high at-risk populations.