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Le Population Reference Bureau (PRB) lance un appel à candidatures pour son programme de formation « Women’s Edition » en l’Afrique de l’Ouest. « Women’s Edition » réunit des femmes journalistes de haut niveau–rédacteurs en chef, chefs de desks, journalistes et productrices– pour des séminaires d’une semaine consacrés à des sujets liés à la santé de la reproduction et aux questions de population et de développement.

Le séminaire aura lieu à Dakar (Sénégal) en juin 2019 et portera sur l’engagement des chefs religieux de la région ouest africaine dans la promotion de la santé de la reproduction et du bien-être des femmes et des familles. L’atelier « Women’s Edition » offre une occasion unique de faire partie d’un réseau international de femmes journalistes expérimentées qui sont intéressées par la santé et le développement. Le PRB sélectionnera 12 femmes journalistes de toute l’Afrique de l’Ouest pour participer au séminaire de Dakar.

Pendant le séminaire les journalistes participeront à des sessions avec des experts de la santé et du développement ; elles participeront également à des réunions éditoriales pour développer des stratégies permettant de couvrir ces questions pour mieux contribuer au plaidoyer. Des visites de sites sont aussi au programme de cette rencontre régionale. Les participantes retenues à l’issue de ce premier atelier auront la possibilité d’être invitées, en 2020, à un deuxième séminaire sur un thème différent de la santé de la reproduction. Elles auront accès aux subventions pour un reportage approfondi sur la santé de la reproduction.

L’atelier « Women’s Edition » est financé par l’agence américaine pour le développement international (Agency for International Development -USAID). Il sera animé par des facilitateurs du PRB.

Qu’attend-on ?

Après le séminaire, les participantes de « Women’s Edition » doivent produire des reportages approfondis, des séries d’articles et d’émissions ou des productions radiophoniques sur les thèmes de l’atelier. Les journalistes auteures des meilleures productions seront invitées à participer à des séminaires et à des voyages d’étude en 2020 afin d’approfondir leurs connaissances en matière de santé de la reproduction, de population et de développement.

Qui peut postuler ?

Les femmes journalistes expérimentées qui :

• Travaillent dans un pays de l’Afrique de l’Ouest.
• Occupent une position influente – rédacteur en chef, journaliste ou producteur – au sein d’une organisation de premier rang comme les journaux, les chaînes et les stations de radio nationales et régionales. Les travailleuses indépendantes et les blogueuses peuvent poser leur candidature mais doivent fournir une lettre de soutien d’un organe de presse indiquant que leur travail sera publié ou diffusé.
• Démontrent un fort intérêt pour les questions de santé, de développement et de population et un engagement à couvrir ces sujets.
• Communiquent facilement et efficacement en français pour l’atelier, bien qu’ils puissent écrire ou diffuser dans n’importe quelle autre langue.

Le financement

Le PRB couvrira toutes les dépenses du séminaire, y compris les frais de voyage, d’hébergement et d’alimentation.

Date limite

Les candidatures doivent être envoyées au PRB au plus tard vendredi 19 avril. Les candidates retenues en seront informées au plus tard vendredi 26 avril.

La participation comprend des engagements à :

• Participer au séminaire d’une semaine.
• Publier ou diffuser des reportages sur les thèmes abordés au cours du séminaire.
• Envoyer au PRB une copie de chaque reportage, enquête, dossier, article ou programme radio aussitôt après sa publication ou sa diffusion.

Comment s’inscrire 

Remplissez le formulaire via le portail de soumission en ligne du PRB. Pour votre demande de candidature, vous devrez fournir :

• Coordonnées.
• Votre CV actuel.
• Une déclaration d’intérêt.
• Un récit bref d’un sujet important sur la santé de la reproduction dans votre pays. Le sujet est à votre choix et servira simplement à démontrer votre connaissance de la santé de la reproduction.
• Deux copies de deux de vos meilleures productions journalistiques.
• Deux références.
• Une lettre de soutien de votre chef.

Si vous avez des questions ou si vous souhaitez soumettre votre candidature par email au lieu d’utiliser le formulaire en ligne, veuillez contacter abarton@prb.org.

Women’s Edition brings together senior-level women editors, reporters, and producers from influential media organizations in developing countries to examine and report on pressing issues affecting women’s health and status. Up to 15 senior journalists from leading news media organizations around the developing world are competitively selected to participate in this activity.

The Mission

Women’s Edition seeks development of informed policy decisions affecting women through factual, accurate, and up-to-date media coverage that reflects women’s needs and perspectives. By providing information directly to millions of women in developing countries on issues that are important to them, Women’s Edition also helps to shape public discussion of these issues and to arm women with information that allows them to take control of their lives.

To achieve its mission, Women’s Edition is designed to strengthen and expand coverage of women’s health, development, and population issues in the print and broadcast news media. This involves increasing the frequency and prominence of coverage, using data correctly, and emphasizing women’s perspectives.

Women’s Edition Activities

Each year, PRB organizes two week-long seminars and study tours for Women’s Edition members on pressing reproductive health and related issues. Recent seminars have explored family planning, maternal mortality, women and HIV/AIDS, the role of men in women’s reproductive health, sex trafficking, and reproductive health of youth. Seminar locations have included Washington, D.C.; New York; New Delhi and Mumbai, India; Barcelona, Spain; San Jose, Costa Rica; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Nairobi, Kenya.

The seminars bring together the journalists and specialists from health, population, human rights, and women’s organizations. They include sessions on various aspects of women’s health and development; editorial meetings in which participants share experiences, ideas and reporting strategies; and study tours where the journalists can see innovative programs in action.

Special Reports and Programs

Following a seminar, each Women’s Edition journalist produces for her media organization at least one in-depth and high-profile special report, series of stories, or program based on the theme of that seminar. These have included special newspaper pull-out sections, features, in-depth news reports, editorials, and talk shows.

Women’s Edition Journalists, 1993-2018

(by region and country with positions held at time of participation)

EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

Ethiopia

Yordanos Goushe, editor/senior reporter, Ethiopian Radio and TV Agency
Lemlem Bekele Woldemichael, senior reporter, Radio Ethiopia

Kenya 

Pamela Asigi, health reporter, Nation TV
Joyce Nyokabi Chimbi, reporter and sub-editor, African Woman and Child Feature Service
Jane Godia, deputy managing editor, The Standard Group
Florence Machio, regional coordinator, Africawoman
Eunice Mathu, publisher and editor, Parents
Lucy Oriang’, managing editor/magazines, Nation Media Group
Kwamboka Oyaro, features editor, The Standard
Njeri Rugene, parliamentary editor, The Nation newspapers

Malawi

Josephine Tiyanjane Chinele, features and investigative reporter, Times Group
Winnie Agness Botha, Reporter, Malawi Broadcasting Corp.
Pushpa Jamieson, managing editor, The Chronicle
Edyth Kambalame, features editor, The Nation
Chisomo Ngulube, senior editor/producer at Malawi Broadcasting Corporation

Rwanda

Florence Mutesi, senior reporter, The New Times
Emma-Claudine Ntirenganya, program manager, Radio Salus
Peace Hillary Tumwesigire, senior editor, Family Magazine

South Africa

Beather Baker, commissioning editor, South African Broadcasting Corporation
Sylvia Vollenhoven, producer (TV), South Africa Broadcasting Corporation

Tanzania

Stella Barozi, features writer and sub-editor at The Guardian
Marycelina Masha, managing editor, The Guardian
Rosemary Mirondo, senior reporter, The Citizen

Uganda

Benedicta Asiimwe, special correspondent, The East African
Barbara Bitangaro, editor, Women’s Vision, The New Vision
Elizabeth Kameo, senior features writer, Daily Monitor
Carol Natukunda, senior writer, New Vision
Anne Mugisa, senior reporter, The New Vision
Catherine Mwesigwa, features editor, The New Vision
Shifa Mwesigye, staff reporter, The Observer
Evelyn Lirri, health/science editor, Daily Monitor
Nabusayi Lindah Wamboka, features editor, Daily Monitor, The Weekly Observer

Zimbabwe

Ropa Mapimhidze, features editor, The Herald

Zambia

Faith Kandaba, news anchor, Zambia National Broadcasting Corp. and head of newscasting for radio and TV
Ruth Kanyanga Kamwi, Senior reporter, Zambia National Broadcasting Corp.
Charity Moonga, chief reporter, gender, Times of Zambia
Brenda Zulu, freelance reporter

WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA

Benin

Judith Hadonou-Yovo, Chargee de Mission, La Chaine 2
Claire Stephane Sacramento, science journalist, Soleil FM
Makéba Tchibozo, health reporter at Adjinakou newspaper in Benin

Ghana

Sarah Akrofi-Quarcoo, chief editor, News and Current Affairs, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Rosemary Ardayfio, Women’s Page editor, Daily Graphic
Audrey Gadzekpo, editor/publisher, African Women’s Options
Joana Mantey, freelance journalist, in Accra
Jamila Akweley Okertchiri, health reporter, Daily Guide

Liberia

Ora Garway, managing editor, The Punch
Tetee C. Karneh, station manager, Liberia Women Democracy Radio
Torwon Sulonteh-Brown, producer, UNMIL Radio

Cameroon

Seraphine Lainjo Tata, asst. chief of service, programs (radio), Cameroon Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp.

Nigeria

Solaade Ayo-Aderele, assistant editor (health and features) at The Punch
Chinyere Fred-Adegbulugbe, senior correspondent, The Punch
Victoria Ibanga, features editor, Champion Newspapers
Rose Moses, editor, Saturday Champion
Chioma Obinna, senior health correspondent, Vanguard Media

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

Egypt

Alice Louis El Mallakh, editor, Nisf El-Dunia
Magda Rashad Mehanna, assistant editor-in-chief and editor, women’s section, Al Ahram
Nawal Sayed Mostafa, vice chief editor, Al Akhbar

Morocco

Fawzia Talout, founder and editor-in-chief, Farah

Yemen

Fatima Ali Mutahar, editor, development and economy news, Yemen News Agency (SABA)

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Bolivia

Sandra Aliaga, editor, Equidad
Sandra Mallo Barriga, general editor, La Razon

Brazil

Ciça Lessa, editor, Capricho

Costa Rica

Thaís Aguilar, director for Latin America, Servicio Especial de Noticias de la Mujer (SEM)

Guatemala

Ana Carolina Alpirez, editor-in-chief, el Periodico de Guatemala

Jamaica

Indi Mclymont-Lafayette, coordinator, All Woman, The Jamaica Observer

Mexico

Esperanza Brito de Martí, editor-in-chief, Fem
Miriam Ruiz Mendoza, reporter and columnist, CIMAC News Agency

Peru

Claudia Izaguirre Godoy, editor-in-chief, Peru.21

SOUTH ASIA

Bangladesh

Jasmin Ara Moli, staff reporter, Baoik Barta
Shahana Parveen, station manager, Radio Padma
Munni Saha, special correspondent, ATN Bangla TV Channel

India

Puja Awasthi, freelancer for India Together, Grassroots, Education World
Taru Bahl, assistant editor/The Statesman and Online News Editor/Mint
Aliya Bashir, freelancer for Women News Network, Global Press Journal (reports from Jammu and Kashmir)
Pragati Bhimrao Bankhele, chief copy editor, Maharashtra Times
Ranjita Biswas, editor, Trans World Features
Mohuya Chaudhuri, news editor and bureau chief, NDTV
Aarti Dhar, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, New Delhi
Asha Krishnakumar, special correspondent, Frontline
Darshana Jamindar, editor of women’s channel and GujaratHeadline
Diksha Madhok, editor, Quartz India
Madhavi Rajadhyaksha, special correspondent, The Times of India
Teresa Rehman, managing editor, The Thumb Print
Sathya Saran, editor, Femina
Chhandosree Thakur, principal correspondent, The Telegraph
Shai Venkatraman, features editor, NDTV 24/7, Mumbai bureau
Swagata Yadavar, correspondent, IndiaSpend

Nepal

Harikala Adhikary, associate editor, Gorkhapatra
Rojita Adhikari, freelancer
Babita Basnet, editor, Ghatana Ra Bichar
Pratichya Dulal, sub-editor, Kathmandu Post
Deepa Gautam, chief producer, Nepal Television and NTV2
Montessori Rajbhandari, board director, Commination Corner and senior producer, Ujyaalo 90 Network
Sharada Rijal, senior correspondent, Lokaantar Sanchar
Gita Sapkota, senior health reporter, The Rising Nepal
Smriti Dhungana, correspondent, Nepal Republic Media

Pakistan

Zofeen Ebrahim, freelance reporter
Zuhra Karim, publisher and editor-in-chief, She
Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam, freelance reporter

SOUTHEAST ASIA

Indonesia

Noesreini R.S. Meliala, managing editor, Femina

Philippines

Josefina (Pennie Azarcon) dela Cruz, managing editor, Sunday Inquirer Magazine
Stella Ruth Gonzales-Perez, assistant science and health editor, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Rina Jimenez-David, columnist, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Hahn, host, “The Insiders,” Vietnam Television
Nguyen Thi Loc, manager, English Service, Voice of Vietnam

EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA

Georgia

Catherine Gulua, information and investigative journalist, Resonansi

Romania

Gabriela Adamesteanu, editor-in-chief, 22; weekly columnist, Romania Libera
Adina Mihaela Cojocaru, editor-in-chief, MAMI
Cristina Liberis, senior editor and head of foreign news, Realitatea TV

Russia

Nadezda Azhgikhina, secretary of the Russian Union of Journalists

Ukraine

Galina Rotayenko, editor-in-chief, Marianna

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MEDIA MENTIONS

The family legacy I don’t want: Will I inherit dementia?

Next Avenue| Jan. 24, 2025

A group known as the Population Reference Bureau, or PRB, notes that the risk rises with age. For example, in 2019, about 3% of adults ages 70 to 74 had dementia, compared with 22% of adults ages 85 to 89 and 33% of adults ages 90 and older.

Hypertension a silent killer that is not easily detected

The Citizen (Tanzania) | Jan. 24, 2025

According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) released by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB), the number of people living with high blood pressure doubled between 1990 and 2019, rising from 650 million to 1.3 billion.

A ‘silver tsunami’ approaches, and the U.S. economy is not prepared

MSNBC | Jan. 27, 2025

The U.S. population is older at this moment than it has ever been, according to the Population Reference Bureau, and the number of Americans age 65 or older will increase by a whopping 47% by 2050. At that point, the tally of 82 million older adults will represent 23% of the U.S. population, according to the PRB.

How US population will change in 2025

Newsweek | Dec. 28, 2024

Similarly, the Population Reference Bureau’s senior program director, Beth Jarosz, said: “Next year the country will be a bit older, the total number of births will be a bit lower, and people will still have trouble finding housing that meets their needs.

Meet the 2 Australian chefs who walked away from top restaurants to serve up premium meals in nursing homes

Business Insider Africa | Dec. 10, 2024

“In the US, the aging of the baby boomer generation means that the number of Americans ages 65 and older requiring nursing home care could increase by 75% by 2030, a recent report by the Population Reference Bureau found.”

Why the world is facing a population crisis

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer | Nov. 18, 2024

Why falling fertility is not a crisis

Bloomberg | Nov. 28, 2024

Birth Rates Are Declining. Should We Be Worried?

Front Burner (CBC) | Oct. 2024

“PRB President and CEO Jennifer Sciubba spoke about the myriad factors behind declining birth rates and the dangers of politicizing reproduction.”

Housing policies must improve to meet older adults’ needs, AARP says

SmartCities Dive | Oct. 16, 2024

“The U.S. is seeing unprecedented growth in the population of adults ages 65 and older, a shift propelled by the aging of the large baby-boom generation, according to the Population Reference Bureau.”

As the U.S. Population Ages, These States Have The Most Older Residents

ABC-7 KVIA | Oct. 16, 2024

“Over the last century, the proportion of Americans aged 65 and older has increased dramatically, from 1 in 20 in 1920 to 1 in 6 in 2020. The Population Reference Bureau says this trend is likely to continue as Census projections suggest the number of Americans 65 and above will increase by 47% by 2050.”

Can You Define Baby Boomers? Look At Trump and Harris

Kiplinger | Oct. 14, 2024

“The relationship between employers and workers shifted as young Boomers came of age, says Diana Elliott, vice president, U.S. Programs at the Population Reference Bureau, a nonprofit research organization focused on improving health and well-being.”

How East Asia’s Population Crunch Could Lead to Crisis

Newsweek | Aug. 29, 2024

“Jennifer Sciubba, president and CEO of the nonprofit statistics firm Population Reference Bureau, stressed the decision to have a child can involve ‘a long, complicated list’ of pros and cons. She said cash bonuses and maternity leave are often insufficient in the region to make a difference.”

How One Provider’s Fight to Expand Explains the Struggle to Provide Adequate Child Care in the Bay Area

The Mercury News |  Aug. 19, 2024

“This dispute is part of a larger issue in Contra Costa County, where demand for child care is outpacing supply. The combination of increasingly tight margins and the ripple effects of the pandemic continue to dramatically reduce available options — especially as median annual child care costs range between $14,000 and $20,000, according to Kidsdata.org.” [KidsData is a PRB program.]

Should We Be Worried About Declining Birth Rates?

The Week | Aug. 26, 2024

“‘What we are experiencing now, and have been experiencing for decades, is something that we have not seen before in human history, which is a large-scale, cross-national, cross-cultural shift towards preferring and having smaller families,’ Jennifer D. Sciubba, a demographer and the author of ‘8 Billion and Counting: How Sex, Death, and Migration Shape Our World,’ said to CNN.”

Égalité de genre : Des acteurs de la société civile plaident pour la valorisation du travail domestique non rémunéré

Dakaractu (Senegal) | Aug. 1, 2024

« Le Réseau National des femmes travailleuses du Sénégal(Rénafes), en partenariat avec PRB (Population Référence Bureau) et CREG(Consortium Régional Générationnel) a organisé un atelier, cejeudi 1er Août 2024 à la fondation Friedrich Ebert. »

Governments Struggle to Boost Declining Fertility Rates

Singapore Business Review | Aug. 2024

“‘Part of what is driving that is that people are getting married later, if at all, they’re having their first child later, if at all,’ Dr. Sciubba explained. ‘And overall, people just want to have fewer children.’ Economic factors and shifting societal values are among the key reasons behind this trend, contributing to the declining birth rates in Singapore and beyond.”

Why the U.S. Elects so Many Older Politicians

CNBC | July 30, 2024

“The median age of the U.S. population — 38.9 in 2022 — is older than it has ever been, according to the Population Reference Bureau.”

Demographer Jennifer D. Sciubba Debunks 3 Myths on Global Population, Growth, Decline

The Chautauquan Daily | July 16, 2024

“Understanding demography is the key to reading the world, Jennifer D. Sciubba said Monday morning in the Amphitheater.”

Single and Buying: Women Take the Lead in Purchasing Real Estate

Desert News | June 26, 2024

“In more developed countries, women have an average life expectancy of 79 years, while men have an average of 72 years, according to the Population Reference Bureau. In less developed countries, women can expect to live an average of 66 years compared to 63 years for men.”

Let’s Make Babies: The Coming Population Crisis

Global Roaming (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | June 2024

What do we know—and not know—about why fertility rates are low in much of the world? And how can we adjust our systems to adapt to this new reality? PRB President and CEO Jennifer Sciubba spoke with hosts Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald.

Meet the Last 20-Something Millennials

Business Insider | June 22, 2024

“Diana Elliott, vice president of programs at Population Reference Bureau (PRB), told Business Insider that one’s late 20s have always been peak years to establish careers. However, these particular late 20-somethings saw the pandemic shorten their typical in-office experience more than the rest of their generation.”

Population Decline: Crisis or Opportunity?

The Agenda (CGTN Europe) | June 22, 2024

Host Juliet Mann spoke with PRB President and CEO Jennifer Sciubba about the challenges and possibilities for countries facing falling birthrates and population aging. Other guests included data scientist Stephen J. Shaw, Peter Elwin (Planet Tracker), and Haleh Nazeri (World Economic Forum).

America’s Poverty Line Is Letting Millions Slip Through the Cracks — Here’s How We Could Fix It

Business Insider | June 17, 2024

“‘The way we measure poverty is incredibly outdated,’” said Beth Jarosz, senior program director at the Population Reference Bureau, a nonprofit organization that conducts demographic analyses.

Is Exploding Cost of Raising Kids Going to Shrink Southern California?

The Orange County Register | June 5, 2024

“‘Our research has found that there are a lot of barriers to having children for young adults today,’ said Sara Srygley, a sociologist and demographer with the Population Reference Bureau who recently has tracked the living arrangements of young adults.”

Counties Improve Budget Openness, but Reports Wanting – Survey

The Star (Kenya) | May 25, 2024

“Population Reference Bureau budget facilitator from the coast regional hub, Reena Atuma, said that in the report 38 counties provided more budget information, registering an increase in their overall transparency index.”

America’s Population Time Bomb

Newsweek | May 11, 2024

“The U.S. population is already older than it’s ever been, according to the Population Reference Bureau (PRB). What’s more, the number of Americans aged 65 and older is projected to increase from 58 million in 2022 to 82 million by 2050—an increase of 47 percent—and the 65-and-older age group’s share of the total population is projected to rise from 17 percent to 23 percent, according to the PRB.”

The Longevity Revolution: Foreign Policy Challenges Dealing With an Aging Society

Council on Foreign Relations | May 1, 2024

PRB President and CEO Jennifer D. Sciubba spoke on a Council on Foreign Relations panel about adjusting to even longer lives in already aging societies, alongside MSNBC’s Ali Velshi, author Andrew J. Scott, and Jane Buchanan of HelpAge USA.

America Is Uniquely Ill-Suited to Handle a Falling Population

The Economist | April 18, 2024

“If the population as a whole is barely increasing, for one region to grow fast, another must contract, notes Beth Jarosz of the Population Reference Bureau, a non-profit research organisation that works with the Census Bureau. Growing becomes a zero-sum game.”

How Many People Have Ever Existed?

BBC Crowdscience | April 5, 2024

Toshiko Kaneda, PRB’s technical director for demographic research, explains how PRB developed its estimation of the number of humans who’ve ever lived on Earth.

What’s Behind Falling Birthrates and Why It Matters

Texas Monthly | March 29, 2024

Diana Elliott, Vice President of U.S. Programs at PRB, talks about population aging and falling birthrates and answers questions from callers.

Is Medicare Keeping Pace With Our Aging Population? Experts Say ‘We Need to Double Down and Go Faster’

Fortune | March 26, 2024

“Social Security and Medicare expenditures will increase from a combined 9.1% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023 to 11.5% by 2035 because of the large share of older adults needing care, according to the Population Reference Bureau. That could lead to higher taxes and service cuts, they predicted.”

Birthrates Are Plummeting Worldwide. Why?

The Ezra Klein Show (The New York Times) | March 19, 2024

On the podcast, demographer Jennifer D. Sciubba, Vice Chair of PRB’s Board of Trustees, speaks about declining birth rates in wealthy countries.

Climate Vulnerability and Resilience

The News on Sunday (Pakistan) | March 17, 2024

“The 2023 World Population Data Sheet (a ready reference of demographic and health indicators by country and region) published annually by the Population Research [sic] Bureau, provides the latest data on key population, health and environment indicators for major world regions and over 200 countries and territories.”

Health Systems Adjust Care as More People Reach Older Ages

The Daily Item | March 5, 2024

“‘The current growth of the population ages 65 and older, driven by the large baby boom generation — those born between 1946 and 1964 — is unprecedented in U.S. history,’ according to the Population Reference Bureau.”

REFAMP- Togo : Comprendre le dividende et la transition démographiques en cours pour mieux agir

AfrikImpact TV | March 1, 2024

« Les membres du Réseau des femmes africaines ministres et parlementaires, avec le soutien de PRB et CREG, ont été outillées jeudi 29 février 2024 à Lomé sur le dividende démographique et la transition démographique afin de mieux lutter en faveur de l’autonomisation des femmes et des jeunes filles. »

The False Escapism of Soft Girls and Tradwives

TIME | Feb. 28, 2024

“According to a December 2023 report by the Population Reference Bureau, a nonprofit research organization, Gen-Z female teens have higher rates of suicide than previous generations, specifically rates have increased to .005% whereas suicide rates for teen girls had remained steadily around .003% for the three generations prior.”

Retirements Spike Again as Stock Market Booms

Axios | Feb. 19, 2024

“The 65-and-older cohort is set to soar by nearly 50% by 2050, with its share of the population rising from 17% to 23%, according to the Population Reference Bureau.”

The Friends Who Are Caring for Each Other in Older Age

The Atlantic | Feb. 12, 2024

“The Population Reference Bureau projects that the number of 75-year-olds without a living spouse could more than double, from about 875,000 in 2010 to 1.8 million in 2030.”

Togo : Le travaildomestique non rémunéré expliqué aux journalistes

AfrikElles | Feb. 10, 2024

« Le concept de travail domestique non rémunéré est peu compris au sein de la population. De ce constat, Le Consortium pour la recherche en économie générationnelle et la Population Référence Bureau (PRB), en collaboration avec le ministère de l’Action sociale, de la promotion de la femme et de l’alphabétisation, a organisé une formation le jeudi 08 février 2024 à l’endroit des journalistes au Togo. »

Lomé : rencontre de concertation de haut niveau sur le travail domestique non rémunéré

L’Emissaire | Feb. 8, 2024

« Aissata FALL, Directrice Afrique de PRB, a souligné l’engagement des pays de l’Afrique de l’Ouest, dont le Togo, envers l’agenda 2063 et la feuille de route de l’Union Africaine sur la capture du dividende démographique. »

The Youth Factor

The News International (Pakistan) | Jan. 24, 2024

“PRB estimates show that 38 per cent of the population in Pakistan falls in the younger than 15 category while 4.0 percent falls in the 65 plus age group.”

The Long Decline: How Depopulation Hurts Alabama’s Rural Communities

Alabama Reflector | Jan. 16, 2024

“‘When we look at Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and most of the other Appalachian states, rural counties have been having population loss in general,’” said Beth Jarosz, program director in the U.S. Programs for the Population Reference Bureau.”

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For more than 30 years, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has relied on PRB to build the capacity of organizations around the world to accurately and effectively convey messages to decisionmakers that propel changes in areas such as gender, family planning, and reproductive health. Our capacity-building approach supports partners’ leadership in sustainable development. We work with longstanding partners to provide resources and limited, highly specific technical assistance. For those facing institutional challenges, we provide a full suite of support, including mentorship from peer institutions, technical training, and collaborative creation of communications materials.

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