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NGO ... POPULATION ISSUES
POPULATION MEDIA CENTER
The mission of Population Media Center is to collaborate
with the mass media and other organizations worldwide
POPULATION MEDIA CENTER
The mission of Population Media Center is to collaborate
with the mass media and other organizations worldwide
Original article: https://greatnonprofits.org/org/population-media-center-inc
Peter Burgess COMMENTARY
Peter Burgess
2015 Top-Rated Nonprofit
Causes: Arts & Culture, Education, Health, International, Libraries, Media & Communications, Reproductive Health Care, Reproductive Rights
Mission: The mission of Population Media Center is to collaborate with the mass media and other organizations worldwide to bring about stabilization of human population numbers at a level that can be sustained by the world's natural resources and to lessen the harmful impact of humanity on the earth's environment. The emphasis of the organization's work is to educate people about the benefits of small families, elevate women's status, promote the concept of gender equity, and encourage the use of effective family planning methods.
Results: Please visit our website for country by country results.
Target demographics: women, men and children live better lives
Direct beneficiaries per year: millions of women, men and young adults from Ethiopia to East Los Angeles and many points in between.
Geographic areas served: developing nations around the world, but mostly in Africa,
Programs: radio serial dramas (soap operas!) to encourage use of family planning, avoid HIV/AIDS and STIs, prevent domestic violence, promote girls' education and put a stop to child brides.
Community Stories
Writer ...Donor 10/23/2015
Rating:5
Who am I? A professional with experience in the field.
I have been an admirer of Population Media Center for 17 years. PMC is one of the most successful nonprofits focused on a human-rights approach to family planning, reproductive health and justice.
The staff thoroughly research each country where the soap operas are produced. They carefully craft the soap operas to achieve social change with stories that are compelling. The result is that knowledge is acquired and actions are taken that save lives and prevent unwanted pregnancies. The measured changes in behavior are cost-efficient and can be replicated.
The organization I work for, Population Communication, focuses activities in many of the same countries as PMC. My experience in each of these countries is that PMC provides a more effective approach is getting results than any other competing NGOs.
One of the PMC activities I most admire are the population/family planning stories Joe Bish culls from the news and reposts daily.
Recently, the very impressive PMC book, 'Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot,' has provided a focal point for creating visual awareness of the links between population, resources and the environment. Bill Ryerson's introduction articulates an overview of the opportunities to address the exponential population growth, the current unsustainable development, the depletion of resources. As Bill states in the book, 'This is a wake-up call. The photographs are emotionally jarring and the reality of this moment calls for us to think, to care and to act.'
I have the great pleasure to acknowledge the outstanding service the Population Media Center provides for all of the countries where they focus their activities.
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