
The Environmental Fallout of Aid Cuts
Presentation with Robert Bagyenda, Former USAID Team Leader, and Margaret Edison, Former Director of the Nigeria Population Commission
Join us for a thought-provoking webinar exploring how reductions in international aid are undermining sustainable development goals worldwide. Global aid cuts have far-reaching consequence–disrupting progress in environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), especially in regions most vulnerable to climate change.
Featured speakers include Robert Bagyenda, Former USAID Team Leader for the Environment, Engineering, and Climate Unit, who will discuss how program shutdowns have affected environmental initiatives in Uganda. In addition, Margaret Edison, Former Director of the Nigeria Population Commission, will share insights into the cascading effects of lost funding across interconnected sectors.
We’ll wrap up the webinar with a Q&A session moderated by Population Connection Communications Manager, Olivia Nater.
Date: Thursday, November 13th
Time: 12pm ET/9am PT

Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion
Book Club Discussion
This New York Times bestseller reframes the abortion debate by placing responsibility for unwanted pregnancies on men. Author Gabrielle Blair presents 28 concise, witty, and evidence-based arguments showing how contraception is simpler, more accessible, and less burdensome for men than for women. By contrasting the ease of condoms with the complex, ongoing demands of female contraceptives, the book calls on men to take more accountability.
Date: Thursday, November 20th
Time: 4pm ET/1pm PT
*We don’t record book club meetings, so tune in live, if you can, to catch the discussion!

2025 Year in Review
Presentation with Population Connection and Population Connection Action Fund
Join us as we showcase our organization’s most noteworthy accomplishments from the year, all made possible by our dedicated network of supporters!
Our Population Education staff and volunteer trainers facilitated over 700 workshops for over 11,000 future and current teachers in 45 states and four Canadian provinces! We cut through misleading media headlines in letters to the editor in The Guardian and The New York Times. We partnered with YouGov to investigate the extent to which alarmist “baby bust” headlines are influencing public perception. The devastating cuts to essential health care programs fueled our sister organization, Population Connection Action Fund, to mobilize hundreds of activists. Additionally, we intensified our efforts at major international conferences to advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide.
We invite you to join us as senior staff take us through these achievements and program updates!
Date: Thursday, December 11th
Time: 2pm ET/11am PT
