September 23, 2021 | Resource
Access to family planning services is recognized internationally as a human right, as there are few rights more fundamental than the ability to choose whether, when, and with whom to have children. Ensuring access to comprehensive reproductive health care is also an essential component of sustainable development initiatives worldwide, as…...
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March 2, 2020 | Article
Each year, close to 13,000 teachers and future teachers participate in PopEd workshops. While our staff and volunteer trainers get some instant feedback at these events, we continue our conversations with the attendees to find out how they appraise their workshop experience and, perhaps more importantly, how our resources are…...
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January 15, 2022 | Page
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Read MoreMarch 21, 2022 | Article
On a recent Sunday, I did a bit of shopping for a few personal and household items—a shower curtain liner, face cream, and a dog toy—all without leaving my couch. Like many during this pandemic period, I’ve become part of the “homebody economy”—spending more on stuff that gets dropped off…...
Read MoreMarch 11, 2024 | Article
Measuring PopEd’s Impact: Results From Our Biennial Evaluation Now in its 50th year, the PopEd program continues to build relationships with new and veteran teachers across the U.S. and Canada through workshops and webinars led by our staff and members of our Teacher Training Network. Last summer, we surveyed participants…...
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August 30, 2021 | Page
Population Connection is a unique organization with a professional and dedicated staff that is passionate about population stabilization, environmental protection, social justice, and health and well-being. We have 40,000 members and thousands more supporters and participating educators working together to build a more sustainable future for all of our planet’s…...
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June 30, 2022 | Post
Supporters of reproductive health and rights, including us at Population Connection, often highlight the persistently high rates of unintended pregnancy and unmet need for family planning around the world, but these terms are often misunderstood. Let’s dig in to their true meanings. Unmet need for family planning Many assume that…...
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January 8, 2021 | Post
2020—the most abysmal year in recent memory—has finally come to an end. Now that we’re onto a new year with a new presidential administration, a new Congress, and a new COVID-19 vaccine, we can set our sights on brighter days (although this week’s sedition attempt was certainly a rough start…...
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March 30, 2023 | Post
Through our Global Partners program, Population Connection supports a growing number of grassroots organizations around the world working to increase access to education, public health and family planning services. Their efforts make a vital difference in their local communities and represent the “final step” in our shared work to make…...
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July 26, 2024 | Post
The United Nations recently published a new set of world population estimates and projections. According to the UN demographers, we are still on track for a peak of more than 10 billion in the 2080s, with little change until the end of the century. Let’s take a closer look at…...
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