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Women's economic empowerment is becoming increasingly recognized as a crucial component of international development, with policymakers and donors eager to learn about the most effective strategies and the impact this has on development.

Above: Dr. Henry A. Mollel, Mzumbe University and Prof. A.D. Kiwara, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences PRB recently partnered for the first time with the Tanzania office of AMREF Health Africa through the Advocacy Accelerator* to host our flagship Policy Communication Fellows traini…

PRB recently partnered for the first time with the Tanzania office of AMREF Health Africa through the Advocacy Accelerator* to host our flagship Policy Communication Fellows training program.

Early last month, two of my PRB colleagues and I participated in the African Great Lakes Conference (AGLC) in Entebbe, Uganda, organized by The Nature Conservancy (TNC). The theme of the conference was Conservation and Development in a Changing Climate. But we were not there to talk about lake conse…

After I introduced Dr. Eve Nakabembe as the first speaker at PRB s Women s Edition seminar in Kampala, Uganda, the young obstetrician/gynocologist first asked the journalists where they thought the process of reproduction begins. They offered the obvious sites: the womb, Fallopian tubes, ovaries. Al…

The three days focused on Pakistan s commitments as part of the Family Planning 2020 movement to improve access to and use of family planning, the goals for which have been set for each province.

We share new communication tools and strategies with youth advocates and train them on how to effectively communicate with policymakers about the demographic dividend both at national and county levels.

When I arrived in Mumbai with my PRB colleague Charlotte Feldman-Jacobs on the night of Nov. 12, the hotel staff informed us that they could not exchange our U.S. dollars for local currency.

We believe that demographic and health data should play an important role in shaping and improving policies and programs around the world; but we also recognize that researchers and advocates must make a concerted effort to communicate that data strategically.

Gender has become accepted into international climate policy discussions. Inclusion and participation in the Conference of Parties space, done through and alongside evidence-based advocacy work, is imperative if we are to have an impact on climate policymakers.