AMBASSADORS OF WOMEN'S HEALTH The Power of Knowledge
Distributing kits to girls and women is just half of our distribution process. Here at Days for Girls, a successful DfG Kit distribution also provides those receiving kits with vital information and confidence as they learn how to maximize the use of their Menstrual Hygiene Kit and how to ensure that they stay healthy and safe.
We want to provide you with all the educational tools necessary to set you up for the best distribution experience possible! We have online courses, live workshops, and distribution materials available for puchase from our online shop. To learn more about the classes we offer, click the boxes below.
YOUR OPTIONS
Just want the highlights?
Click here for Days for Girls Distribution Handbook and Tips. Please be sure to always tell them these kits are valued at $10 per Days for Girls kits and if possible also let them contribute toward their DfG Kit in some way: Answer a question about what they have just learned and "earn" a DfG Kit or exchange in some other way. This sometimes becomes a "festival" feeling as they reinforce what they have just learned. Knowing their is value to their DfG Kit helps to make future DfG Enterprises in the area thrive better, and helps them to value the DfG Kit even more!
Flexibility for your busy schedule.
The course starts now and never ends! This self-paced online course allows you to decide when you start and when you finish.
Is it right for me?
This online course is for perfect for DfG Leaders, those distributing Days for Girls Kits, and official partners. It qualifies you to do distribution trainings using the DfG Ambassador of Women's Health flipchart with confidence. Once you complete the course you'll be able to:
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Teach DfG Distribution Curriculum and Kit Care at DfG Kit Distributions around the globe using the AWH Flip Chart to students and women in the field.
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Promote menstrual hygiene management awareness and education.
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Distribute DfG Kits and talk about their value in communities around the world.
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Educate women and girls about DfG Kits and the menstrual cycle, using the AWH Flip Chart.
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Support a DfG Kit Distribution with a DfG Chapter, Team, Micro-Enterprise, or Center.
Want more?
The Ambassador of Women's Health 101 Course does not qualify volunteers or supporters of Days for Girls to train new Ambassadors of Women's Health, or to start Enterprise Projects around the globe. If you are interested in becoming a formal representative of Days for Girls who is able to certify new Ambassadors of Women's Health, or if you would like to further your education of DfG Curriculum, please reach out to our team at ambassadors@daysforgirls.org and ask about applying for certification.
AWH 101
FREE ONLINE COURSE
AWH 201
LIVE TRAINING
Join us for a full day of fun and instruction!
This workshop is intended to train Days for Girls Ambassadors who may then teach other women and girls around the globe about their strength, importance, health, puberty, reproduction, how to care for and use kits and much much more!
Cost + what's included
Each live training is $55 and includes our AWH Manual for you to take home and a complimentary lunch with our trainer! Pre-registration and payment is required before attending.
What's covered?
You will also be educated about 'bridging' to meet cultures different from yours to build results (this also applies to business, family, and all kinds of connections). You will also be brought up to be speed on the state of women's status in the world. Women's health is more complicated than men's and is often shrouded in shame and misinformation. This is because women have slipped behind in societies all over the globe. We seek to change that through the door of basic health supplies. You'll be ready to conduct culturally appropriate for the region with confidence, and empower lives. We encourage men to attend this life changing training as well!
It is highly recommended that you attend the full day of the event. Questions? Email us at AWHregistration@daysforgirls.org
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The story and philosophy of Days for Girls and how it will inform your work as an Ambassador of Women's Health
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Leadership
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Reproductive anatomy
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Explanation of the cycle
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Women + community education
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Hygiene
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Self defense
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How to train others
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Continuing the flow of information
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Speaking woman to woman
AWH 201 Reviews
Wow, I am so pumped over the training with you! It was so much more than I ever imgained! You covered so much my head is swimming!...You have given me a new outlook on DfG that is even bigger than I had before. I understand so much more now and truly believe any of us at these training meetings should be able to teach others of their importance in this world. I pray I get the opportunity to do just that!
I found this very, very informative, well presented and very exciting to know how much Days for Girls is changing lives. I can't wait to present this to many girls and women...and boys.
I am so glad I was able to be part of this training. I have taken many training courses and this one was the best I have ever taken anywhere.
I had no idea I would get this much out of the course.
Life changing. Far more information than I was expecting. I feel inspired, and ready to make a bigger difference.
I got so much more out of this than I ever imagined. Everyone should get this opportunity.
Like a day long interactive TED Talk that I didn't want to leave...
DAYS FOR GIRLS UNIVERSITY
SERVING LOCAL COMMUNITIES
History
In 2012, Celeste Mergens traveled with a team to Uganda to conduct a training program with 40 women from across Uganda. The women learned how to make reusable menstrual pads and how to promote awareness and proactive discussions about menstrual hygiene management issues. From this group, a small team of leaders emerged with the goal of transforming the Days for Girls International mission into a sustainable, locally oriented model for Uganda.
Days for Girls Uganda (DfGU) was officially launched in 2013. Almost a year was spent on program design, planning, and evaluation before the model was fully realized. Today, DfGU travels across the country providing three unique programs. The goal is to not only meet the immediate menstrual hygiene needs of girls and women, but also generate longer-term employment opportunities for community groups so that they can continue to access MHM products and generate awareness in their communities and to mentor other in-country programs around the globe.
