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Approach to Localization in Global Development

We work alongside policymakers, youth advocates, journalists, and other key contributors to society to ensure our approach is inclusive and grounded in people’s needs.

Local partners lead—PRB supports

For more than four decades, PRB has collaborated closely with diverse groups that are integral to a democratic society so, together, we can improve people’s health and well-being. Those closest to the issues lead, set priorities, and identify solutions rooted in their population realities—PRB provides support.

Localization is part of our organizational DNA.

Our commitment includes:

Putting our local partners first and follow their lead

Collaborating with local organizations and individuals to develop an infrastructure for their success.

Sharing resources in meaningful and transparent ways.

Respecting our partners’ work—the materials we create together are in their voice, style, and aesthetic.

Developing and share research in languages and formats for their success that local partners can act on.

Transitioning donor-funded projects to the leadership of local partners and support their positioning as future direct aid recipients.

Featured Work

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PRB and CREG Announce Strategic Alliance to Promote Use of Population Data and Research Across Africa

Lire en français : PRB et CREG annoncent une alliance stratégique pour promouvoir l’utilisation des recherches et des données sur la population à travers l’Afrique April 25, 2024—Population Reference Bureau (PRB) and the Consortium Régional pour la Recherche en Economie Générationnelle (CREG, Regional Consortium for Research in Generational Economics) today announced a strategic alliance to strengthen their long partnership to promote the use of demographic data and population research in policies, programming and funding decisions in African nations.

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Putting Citizens at the Heart of Localization

By acknowledging the direct link between individuals and public policies, PRB reinforces the relevance of data, showing that every citizen has a stake in decisions grounded in facts.

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Placer les Citoyens au Cœur de la Localisation

En intégrant les principes de la localisation dans son travail, PRB vise à soutenir les citoyens, les organisations locales et les décideurs locaux dans leurs efforts pour renforcer leur autonomie et contribuer directement à un développement plus équitable et plus durable.

From the start of our partnership with [PRB] until now, we are treated as experts who bring much experience to the table and [are] trusted to lead programs with adequate and timely resources…This proactive and forward-thinking energy by [PRB] to ensure BCAI succeed[s] with all the tools it will need going forward is the best definition of meaningful youth engagement you would find anywhere across the globe.

SANI MUHAMMAD, Executive Director of Bridge Connect Africa Initiative

Featured Projects

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Counting Women’s Work

With support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, PRB collaborates with African partners to generate local knowledge, build tools, and foster policy dialogue that position unpaid care work as a structural policy issue, anchored in national data, priorities, and realities.

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Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy

Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy (EEDA) was a four-and-a-half year project (2017-2021) implemented by PRB and the International Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP) and supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.