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Days for Girls Guatemala

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(+502) 4192-8853

Days for Girls began when the Founder and CEO Celeste Mergens was working with a family foundation and orphanage in the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. Asking “What are girls doing for feminine hygiene?” Celeste learned that girls were sitting on cardboard for several days each month, often going without food unless someone would bring it to them. This set in motion her first intervention - disposable pads. But without any place to dispose of the pads, this was neither a viable nor a sustainable solution. So it was time for Plan B: a washable, long-lasting pad.

Days for Girls increases access to menstrual care and education by developing global partnerships, cultivating social enterprises, mobilizing volunteers, and innovating sustainable solutions that shatter stigmas and limitations for women and girls.

Women, Men, Girls, Boys, Indigenous peoples
Education, Human Rights, Health, Water and sanitation
Sololá

Table of contents

  • Organizational contacts & locations
  • Mission, vision & values
  • Products, services, and programs
  • Organizational detail
  • Impact, adaptations & objectives

Organizational contacts & locations

Contacts
Nilvia González
National Director
(+502) 4890-1433
guatemala@daysforgirls.org
Omar Cobox
Program Manager
guatemalaprograms@daysforgirls.org
Jen Kelly
Legal Representative
Locations
Calle de los Residenciales, 
Panajachel, 
Sololá, 
07010

Mission, vision & values

Mission

Days for Girls increases access to menstrual care and education by developing global partnerships, cultivating social enterprises, mobilizing volunteers, and innovating sustainable solutions that shatter stigmas and limitations for women and girls. Together, we're creating a world with dignity, health, and opportunity for all.

Vision

Our movement has reached more than one million girls — and counting!  With your help, we can reach Every Girl. Everywhere. Period.

Values
We value equality, innovation, respect, quality service, and gratitude.

Products, services, and programs

Products

Our products include sanitary pads (cotton and washable), menstrual cups and Days for Girls souvenirs. 

Services

We provide menstrual health sessions with groups, in schools, and through other means. 

Programs

Our focus is on menstrual education and with this we provide access to ecofriendly products for menstrual management.

Organizational detail

Founded: 
2017
Number of employees: 
0-10
Funding: 
Private donations, Sale of products and/or services
Primary issue(s) / need(s) addressed

To deliver ecological resources for menstrual management to girls and young women.

Impact, adaptations & objectives

Impact to date

We have shared training to more than 5,000 girls in Guatemala across many different departments.

Impact measuring

We measure our impact through pre and post participant surveys.

Organizational adaptations: 
Way in which you collaborate or work with others
Organizational adaptation details

Way in which you collaborate or work with others

At the beginning, the promotion of our programs and products was through social networks. Now we contact networks and groups in different departments to create alliances and to join efforts.

Short term objectives

Growth 

To have a National Menstruation network. 

Quality

To offer ecological menstrual hygiene products with sanitary registration in Guatemala.

Impact

To expand into all 22 departments of Guatemala, to have more girls know about menstruation and to learn innovative solutions.

Long term objectives

Growth

To be a National organization.

Quality

To be an entity recognized for its quality of educational talks and innovative products.

Impact

To have data which helps with breaking stigma and taboo of the topic of menstruation by 2022. 

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