Empower Girls in Uganda with Menstrual Health

Happy new year to our GlobalGiving family! At Days for Girls, we rang in the new year with an overwhelming feeling of gratitude for this past year, and determination for the year ahead. With your support, our Africa-based Enterprises were able to reach over 50,000 girls and women across the continent in 2019! This double impact saw girls and women gain access to environmentally friendly products and women’s health education, while simultaneously supporting an income and leadership opportunity for African women (and men, too!). 

Yet, while we worked with existing partners to maximize impact and reach, we also doubled down on strategic planning so that we can ensure every resource and opportunity is bringing us closer to Every Girl. Everywhere. Period - with sustainable menstrual health solutions. This included intensive conversations around theory of change, market analysis, supporting operational efficiency, and investing in evaluations. Recent evaluation results in Rwanda saw a 30% increase in the percentage of girls who preferred washable pads as a period solution following DfG Kit distributions. Meanwhile, girls in Ghana saw a statistically significant reduction in shame and distress while managing menstruation following their Ambassador of Women’s Health training. 

This is just the tip of the iceberg of what we hope to learn and achieve as we head into this new year. Thank you for traveling this journey with us, and supporting improved menstrual health for girls and women across Africa!