Proinfancia Days for Girls Program Dominican Republic

Pro Infancia Day's for Girls Program - Dominican Republic

In partnership with our local Dominican partner – Carlos Pimentel and Pro Infancia, we support the Day’s For Girls Program. 

In 2018 Days For Girls Enterprise was licensed to ProInfancia in the Dominican Republic. Their focus is on menstrual health education and distribution of menstrual kits containing supplies to allow girls to manage their menses allowing them to attend at school during this time. 

Since almost 100% of vulnerable girls (aged 10-18) living in poverty in the rural and batey villages have no access to feminine hygiene supplies it soon became clear these precious girls were most in need of the DFG education and kits. 

These girls are at risk of sexual abuse, in danger of child trafficking, exposed to “teen pregnancy epidemic” and isolated due to cultural taboos related to menstruation. 

The ProInfancia Day’s For Girls goal is to provide menstrual health education and smart starter kits to those girls in the communities. The programs focus on different schools and female groups all over the country. By empowering the girls, they can continue to go to school, the taboos around menstruation are eliminated, and the “teen pregnancy epidemic” is stopped. 

The menstruation kits are locally produced in two sewing centers in the Dominican Republic, creating employment for women in these centers. 

100% of funds raised will go directly to the project!