Skagit County organization recognized for its work battling menstruation stigma worldwide
Days for Girls International won .Org of the Year for 2020, in recognition of its work making menstrual care accessible for women and girls around the world. Author: Chris Cashman Updated: 10:12 PM PST December 15, 2020
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. A local organization s mission to empower young women across the globe with health education and the resources to care for themselves began with Celeste Mergens 2008 visit to an orphanage on the outskirts of Nairobi.
Mergens said she discovered the girls didn’t have access to feminine hygiene care and were left to sit on cardboard for days at a time during their periods.