Harnessing the Demographic Dividend in Ethiopia
By asoares
Ethiopia, with a current population of about 100 million, has achieved gains in several major health indicators.
Area of Expertise: Children, Youth, and Families
Fostering Employment in Productive Sectors to Maximize Ethiopia’s Potential to Reap a Demographic Dividend
By asoares
Declining mortality and fertility rates are transitioning Ethiopia toward an age structure that has the potential to provide significant economic benefit.
Gender Community of Practice Launches New Website
By asoares
For 20 years, the Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG) has been a valuable resource and networking space for gender professionals across sectors. The new IGWG website will continue to serve as an important hub for gender and development materials.
Promoting Healthy Behaviors Among Youth to Tackle Kenya’s Growing Noncommunicable Diseases Epidemic
By asoares
Kenya is experiencing a growing epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). A window of opportunity exists to address the four key NCD risk behaviors ( tobacco use, alcohol use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity) in Kenya’s large and growing youth population.
We Are Kenya’s Future: Young People and Our Nation’s Growth
By asoares
In response to the need for action on adolescent and youth issues in Kenya, PRB partnered with Centre for the Study of Adolescence (CSA) to develop a new multimedia product on young people and the demographic dividend.
Well-Being of U.S. Latino Youth Differs by Ethnic Background
By asoares
(2017) Latino children have made progress over the past 10 to 15 years in several key areas of well-being according to a report co-authored by PRB and UnidosUS, but there are pronounced differences in the well-being of Latino children with different ethnic or national origins.
Maldives’ Population Dynamics
(July 2017) The name of Maldives usually generates images of pristine beaches, marine wonders, and luxurious resorts and, as such, the country epitomizes the ultimate touristic destination.
Family Planning and Girls’ Education: Antidotes to Climate Change
By asoares
A few years ago, environmental activist and author Paul Hawken recruited a large team to assess and model practical solutions to climate change, based on available data and research from numerous sources.
Family Planning, Youth Take Center Stage on World Population Day
World Population Day, as designated by the United Nations, is “Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations.”
Webinar: Connecting Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) Approaches With Youth and the Demographic Dividend
By asoares
For years, researchers, economists, demographers and other development experts have been explaining and promoting the phenomenon known as the demographic dividend, the rapid economic growth that can accompany a change in a country’s age structure due to reduced birth and death rates.