Transportation
Every visit to a village is a one- to two-hour drive on dirt roads. A vehicle, or paying for a trip, is what is needed most.
Communities · Health and education
So that no girl in Copán misses school because of her period
Days for Girls in Honduras is a youth-led organization in Copán Ruinas: young people who travel to the villages of the municipality with menstrual health workshops and washable kits that last three years. The Rotary Club accompanies it and presents it here.
Days for Girls in Honduras
- 1,600 women and girls reached
- 38 communities and schools visited
- 1,600 kits delivered
- 2025 the year it began, with training in the Dominican Republic
Figures from Days for Girls in Honduras as of September 2026. Updated with each report from the organization.
What it does
The workshop first; the kit after
Every visit to a school or village is a menstrual health education session for girls, teenagers, and mothers, and only then the delivery of the kit. The organization does not hand out kits without the talk: the kit solves three years; the information, a lifetime.
With the men of the community, a separate Men Who Know session is held, Days for Girls’ program for fathers and brothers: what menstruation is and how to be supportive at home.
Part of a global network
Days for Girls International
Founded in 2008, it has reached more than three million women and girls in 145 countries. Its CEO is Tiffany Larson. The Copán organization is its Honduras chapter and has used the brand with the international organization’s authorization since January 2026.
«Watching girls truly pay attention to information that can change their future reminds me why this work matters.»
Where it has been
Village by village, one referral at a time
Almost no visit was sought out: each teacher who received the workshop told another, and that one wrote in. That is how you reach the villages of Copán, many of them more than an hour’s drive from town.
Among the communities visited: San Francisco, Aldea Nueva, San Cristóbal, Las Delicias, La Laguna, El Chilar, Monte Los Negros, and El Barbasco.
In the communities
What the end of every workshop looks like
Who they are
About the organization Young people from Copán Ruinas
A team of students and volunteers from Copán Ruinas, most of them from the Mayatan Bilingual School, trained in the Dominican Republic in 2025 and reorganized in September of that year. It works with the support of a Rotary Club member who has secured the sponsorship of the kits.
Who founded it and who leads it
Three people explain where Days for Girls in Honduras comes from and where it is going.
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Photo pending: provided by the person themselves.
Randall Myers
Rotary Club Member & Founder
Biography pending: written by the person themselves and provided to the organization.
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Photo pending: provided by the person themselves.
Shanti Gutiérrez
Founder & Past President (January 2025 – August 2026)
Biography pending: written by the person themselves and provided to the organization.
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Photo pending: provided by the person themselves.
Nuryn Espinoza
President since August 2026
Biography pending: written by the person themselves and provided to the organization.
How to help
What is most needed, in order
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Kits and materials
Fabric and sewing for new kits, menstrual calendars, and pamphlets for the talks.
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A visit to your school
If you teach in the municipality, request the workshop: it is scheduled by WhatsApp.
Direct contact
Talk to the organization
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WhatsApp
To request a workshop, offer transportation or materials, or join as a volunteer.
The club does not act as intermediary: you talk to the organization. To support it from another Rotary club, write to us at info@rotarycopan.com.
Is Days for Girls in Honduras a Rotary Club project?
No. It is an independent youth-led organization, the Honduras chapter of Days for Girls International. The Rotary Club accompanies it, one of its members founded it and has secured the sponsorship of the kits, and the club gives it visibility on its website. Anyone who wants to support it talks to it directly.
What is in a Days for Girls kit?
A cloth bag, washable pads, two shields, underwear, soap, a washcloth, and instructions. It is designed to last up to three years, and it is always delivered after a menstrual health education session.
How do I request a workshop for my school or community?
By WhatsApp, at the number on this page. The organization schedules visits in order of request and according to available transportation: distant villages need a vehicle.
Can I support it from another Rotary club?
Yes. Write to us at info@rotarycopan.com and we will put you in touch. What is most needed is transportation to the villages and materials for new kits.
Sources
This article draws on public documentation from Rotary International, partner clubs, local institutions, and news media. Links open in a new tab.
- Days for Girls in Honduras, January–May 2026 impact report and figures as of September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Our Mission · Days for Girls International (opens in a new tab)
- The DfG Pad · Days for Girls International (opens in a new tab)
- Tiffany Larson, CEO · Days for Girls International (opens in a new tab)