How Days for Girls Works
Days for Girls operates through a global network of volunteer chapters and enterprise groups. Volunteer chapters gather to cut, sew, and assemble reusable hygiene kits that are then donated to girls in communities where disposable products are unaffordable or unavailable. In parallel, the organization supports micro-financed enterprise groups in which women produce kits to sell locally, creating both supply and income within the communities being served. The two-track model addresses the problem immediately through donations while building local economic capacity for the long term.

What the Kits Provide
Each Days for Girls kit contains reusable, washable pads and shields designed to last for years with proper care. The kits are accompanied by health education, giving girls accurate information about their bodies, alongside the practical tools to manage their health. Over the lifetime of a single kit, the educational days it protects add up to something that can genuinely alter the course of a girl’s life.

The Boulder Chapter: Deeper Africa’s Community Connection
The Days for Girls chapter in Boulder is a direct expression of what can happen when a Deeper Africa traveler comes home changed. A pediatric ER nurse who traveled with us to Tanzania saw the need firsthand, returned to Boulder, and organized a group of friends to make kits for every girl in the school Deeper Africa sponsors. It is one of the clearest examples of how a safari, experienced deeply, can ripple outward in ways that nobody planned and everybody is glad for.

How Your Support Contributes
Financial donations to the Boulder Days for Girls chapter go directly toward fabric and supplies. Every dollar donated translates into hygiene protection for a girl who would otherwise go without. These steps can end period poverty.  Deeper Africa travelers visiting Tanzania and Kenya have the opportunity to see the schools and communities where these kits end up, putting a face to the impact. If you want to do more when you get home, the Boulder chapter welcomes new volunteers.