Photo Challenge
What’s Your #MyPopulationNumber?
On Earth Day and every day, it’s important that we make the connections between population dynamics and environmental sustainability. This year, help amplify our efforts by participating in our #MyPopulationNumber photo challenge! Photos will be featured on our website to grow our network of advocates passionate about addressing population challenges. If your photo meets any of the special categories, you’ll also be entered to win a special Population Connection prize!
Date: Open Submission
Presentation with Dr. Céline Delacroix
Elevating Population Dynamics and Family Planning in Environmental Dialogue
This Earth Day, we’re hosting Dr. Céline Delacroix, Director of the FP/Earth project with the Population Institute.
Dr. Delacroix will present the findings from a 2023 journal article she wrote with Dr. Nkechi S. Owoo, a Ghanaian Health and Demographic Economist, that explores the perspectives of sub-Saharan African policymakers, researchers, and activists on the linkages between reproductive rights, population dynamics, and environmental sustainability.
Date: Monday, April 22nd
Time: 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT
Panel Discussion
Population, Health, and Environment: The importance of drawing PHE links to close funding gaps
We are hosting a virtual side event to the UN’s 57th Session of the Commission on Population and Development with Population Matters and Population Media Center! During the panel discussion, we’ll highlight how addressing the critical connections between population and sustainable development can help increase international reproductive health and rights funding. Panelists include Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, a current member of our Board of Directors and the Founder and CEO of Conservation Through Public Health, our longest-running Global Partner.
Date: Tuesday, April 23rd
Time: 12-1:15 pm ET/9-10:15 am PT
Page Turners Book Club
Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
In her exploration of womanhood and motherhood, historian Peggy O’Donnell Heffington delves into the stories of women who have navigated the choice to have—or not have—children. Drawing on extensive research as well as personal experience, Heffington highlights the shared struggles of women across generations and how they deal with societal pressures, economic constraints, environmental concerns, and infertility—and emphasizes the importance of understanding this history to reframe current conversations around motherhood and the bonds between women.
Date: Thursday, May 9th
Time: 4:00 pm ET/1:00 pm PT