Days For Girls

Ladies what would happen if you weren’t able to purchase feminine products at any store near you during your monthly cycle? What would you use to get you by those 4-7 days of your menstrual cycle? Rags? Napkins? Towels? Also how would you feel if you had NO idea what was happening to you? If you thought the bleeding meant you were dying or had a severe infection? There are several million girls and women out there that do not have the luxury of buying such simple items to help during their periods, nor, do they understand what is even happening to them. This huge global need was discovered by a lovely woman named Celeste Mergens and she founded the program called Days for Girls.

It all started when Celeste Mergens visited an orphanage in 2008 in Nairobi. That is when she discovered the desperate need for these girls. Since then her Days for Girls program has helped over a million girls in 116 countries!

Days for Girls is not only teaching girls about their monthly cycles but providing them with quality hand sewn re usable products to help them during their cycles. Each girl is given a beautiful bag filled with 2 pairs of underwear, a wash cloth, 2 panty shields, 8 liners, a bar of soap and 2 reusable ziplock bags.

They teach the girls how to wash their items in the ziplock bags provided. Then have them put them out in the sun to dry.

There are several smaller satellite operations going on all over the world. I recently went to a local chapter and watched the process of how these kits are made from start to finish. The lead organizers work together with their church, other local churches and organizations as they make sure the set up, tear down, organizing, teaching and gathering is all done. These ladies put in countless hours of their own time because they believe so highly in this mission.

I got my hands in it as well 🙂 This local chapter has a huge project going on right now. They are making 1,000 kits by March 1st.

Quality control is VERY important to this organization! They will redo items that aren’t done to perfection as they want these kits to last! When these kits are made correctly they can last a girl 3-5 years and that is huge!

There are 10 steps that make up each bag. Some of those steps include cutting, gluing, surging, ironing, and threading ribbons.

As you can see they position the templates so there is minimal waste!

These ladies use tools to help them get several hundred pieces of material cut in one night! I need to take note of this because I still use my eye balls for a straight edge and a pair of scissors. lol

The Rocklin, California chapter is filled with lots of wonderful ladies and they are so dedicated! They gather at local churches and set up huge operations. The system they have set up is very impressive and creates such a smooth flow for all of the steps needed to create these kits in the most efficient way.

I also must add they are great seamstresses!! All volunteers are trained properly so that mistakes are minimized. They get together frequently and have a wonderful time while making such a huge difference. One of the lead organizers just so happens to be one of my good friends :). Her name is Janet.

At the end of the night you get a yummy treat made by some of the volunteers.

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These ladies have minimal waste when they are done making these kits. Scraps are collected and donated for stuffing in dog beds! What a great idea! I even started saving my material scraps myself to do the same thing :).

These wonderful ladies have a goal to make over 1,000 kits by March 2nd 2019. I think this is AMAZING!! The effort, work as well as organization these ladies put into this project is top notch! They could use some extra volunteers to help hit this goal. If you can help provide any of the items they need please message them through the facebook link above. There will also be a schedule on their facebook page as to where and when they will be meeting next, so be sure to check that out and join in on the fun!!

Chat Soon!

Trudy