Days For Girls International

What it reported doing in 2025

Advocacy, Education & MLE Program Services: Advocacy: To create meaningful impact that lasts, Days for Girls pursues advocacy work that shifts social norms and creates more supportive policy environments for menstruators worldwide. From campaigning and capacity-building to cultivating strategic partnerships, our advocacy efforts are critical to shifting the menstrual health space in a way that stands the test of time.One of our main advocacy initiatives in 2025 was the Period Positive Workplace Campaign (PPW). This initiative advances menstrual equality at work by galvanizing private sector support and encouraging companies to become PPWs that 1) provide period products in or near workplace bathrooms 2) meet WHO's global water, sanitation, and hygiene standards. 3) inform employees via a formal notice that period products are and will continue to be provided. We have 350 PPW-certified workplaces reaching 423,686 employees globally.In 2025, we also conducted activities as thought leaders in the MH field. Including the following:- Publishing articles and resources, including " Nepal MH Country Snapshot and "International Menstrual Standards: A Vital Need."- Hosted the "National Menstrual Health Product Standard & Stakeholder Engagement Conference" in Kathmandu, Nepal.- Attended/presented at the following conferences: >UNCSW, DfG CEO, and DfG's Global Advocacy Director each presented at UNCSW NGO sessions. >The 2025 University of North Carolina Water & Health Conference (a cutting-edge research forum for academia, civil society, and the private sector to connect on the current state of water, sanitation, and hygiene). DfG co-hosted a side event on decentralized access models and highlighted the unique advantages of our Social Enterprise program. DfG also presented an academic poster evaluating our teacher training programs in Cambodia >ISSA Clean Advocacy Summit >2025 US Conference on Poverty & Basic Needs, Chicago, IL >ISO TC 338 International Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, DfG's Global Advocacy Director led the US delegation. >DfG Australia conference in Nadi, Fiji. Presented 6 sessions by 4 team members >Hosted a Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025 event, "Menstrual Health in Cambodia: Successes and Opportunities for a Period-Friendly World" at Phnom Penh Teacher Education College Cambodia, receiving national media coverage on TVK. >Cohosted webinar "Wellness at Work: Building a Better Workplace on a Budget" about menstrual health in the workplace. >Conducted meetings with 5 Cambodian officials from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), including Under Secretaries of State H.E Khun Rachana, H.E Samedy Sivathana, H.E Soeur Socheata, and H.E Put Samith, as well as the Deputy Director of the Department of School Health H.E Dr. Yung Kunthearith, to strengthen partnerships and ensure alignment with national MH education priorities in Cambodia. >Attended the Cambodia Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport's "Consultation Meeting on Promoting Girls' Understanding of Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention in Institutions" in Phnom Penh, Cambodia >Attended the Official National Dialogue on the 2nd Draft National Plan on Preventing Early Child Marriage and Teen Pregnancies in Phnom Penh, Cambodia >Attended "Comprehensive Sexuality Education Reflection and Learning Workshop" hosted by PLAN Cambodia and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (an event on Sexual Reproductive Health Education in Cambodia, DfG provided menstrual health input).Active participants on the following Coalitions: Reproductive Health Supply Coalition; Global Menstrual Collective; Self-Care Trailblazers Group; Toilet Board Coalition; Period Positive Workplace; African Coalition for Menstrual Healthcare; South Africa Coalition for MH; National Coalition to End Period Poverty; US MH Emergency Relief Coalition; International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ISO US TC338; ISO US TC283Launched the DfG Youth Leadership Committee and recruited ou

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 74.4%; rating input score 74
• Program expense ratio: 80%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: $9.67 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 7.6%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.55; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.26; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.2%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 13.8% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings