Organizations Filed Purposes:
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.
TO INCREASE ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL CARE AND EDUCATION.
OUR ENTERPRISES ARE STRUCTURED AS LOCAL BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS WITH EXCLUSIVE LICENSING ACCESS TO OUR PATENTED DFG KIT DESIGN AND EDUCATION CURRICULUM. CERTIFIED ENTERPRISE LEADERS SEW AND SELL DFG KITS, PROVIDE ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL HEALTH & HYGIENE EDUCATION, INCREASE AWARENESS OF MENTRUAL HEALTH ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND GENERATE INCOME FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE HAVE DFG'S OFFICES, PRODUCTION CENTERS AND 149 CERTIFIED ENTERPRISES IN AFRICA, ASIA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST.
OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE ORGANIZED INTO CHAPTERS AND TEAMS. BOTH CONSIST OF VOLUNTEERS WHO GATHER TOGETHER OR INDEPENDENTLY TO PROMOTE OUR MISSION IN MANY WAYS. MOST SEW AND ASSEMBLE DFG KITS, FOCUSING ON EITHER COMPLETE KITS OR SPECIFIC COMPONENTS. ALL GROUPS START AS TEAMS AND CAN APPLY FOR CHAPTER STATUS AFTER MEETING CRITERIA. NO MATTER WHAT ASPECT OF THE DAYS FOR GIRLS MISSION THAT GROUP FOCUSES ON, THEY ARE ALL VITAL AND IMPORTANT TO OUR MOVEMENT. CHAPTERS AND TEAMS ENABLE US TO RESPOND QUICKLY IN REFUGEE AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS BY SUPPLYING DFG KITS QUICKLY IN AREAS OF NEED. THANKS TO THE DISTRIBUTIONS MADE AND ENTERPRISES CULTIVATED BY OUR VOLUNTEER NETWORK, DFG KITS AND HEALTH EDUCATION HAVE REACHED WELL OVER 1 MILLION GIRLS WORLDWIDE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Celeste Mergens | FOUNDER & CEO | 60 | $80,000 |
Jane Reisman | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
Elise Miller | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Diemuth Pemsl | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Ryan Thomas | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
Janine Keblish | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Jacqueline Scott | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
Toraya Miller | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
Clarice Chan | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
Karen Harris | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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