Population Institute

A haunted house, but every room is a myth about population trends. What’s really scary? When fear and misinformation shape policies that overlook people’s rights. Let’s look beyond the headlines to better understand population trends, their drivers, and their implications.

Our roster of senior fellows is growing! We’re delighted to welcome Clive M. Mutunga, founder of @CHEDsolutions_, as a senior fellow to support Population Institute on approaches to advancing country-level climate-SRHR commitments, implementation, and financing.

Will you be at #APHA2026? This year, the @rePROsFightBack team will be at booth #1024 highlighting their 50-State Report Card and award-winning podcast. They will have copies of the report card to explore, fun stickers, brand new tote bags, and exclusive rePROs holiday ornaments.

A reproductive health specialist and public health professional with Kampala-based @RegenerateAfri, Niona Nakuya Kasekende’s expertise is at the intersection of gender, health, and climate change. Read Niona’s story here: populationinstitute.org/news….

Our team gathered in the Northern Virginia hills last week for our strategic planning staff retreat. 🍂 We discussed a shared vision for the future and defined high-level strategic priorities for the Population Institute that will help us progress toward that future.

Climate change deepens poverty and inequality in the Philippines, putting livelihoods, food security, and health at risk. This #EndPovertyDay, investing in gender-responsive and health-inclusive approaches is key to a more equitable, resilient future. 🔗 populationinstitute.org/insi….

Inspired by the @rePROsFightBack podcast, an initiative of the Population Institute, Dr. Lauren Chernick found the confidence to teach the next generation about adolescent sexual and reproductive health—and empower her students to lead. Read her story: populationinstitute.org/news….

At the end of September, a few members of our team attended the Communications Network’s ComNet conference in sunny San Diego, which brought together nearly 1,000 attendees across nonprofits, foundations, and agencies working in communications for good.

We must end child marriage and ensure every girl has the freedom to choose her own future—and the opportunity to thrive. Read this brief to learn about the paths forward to eliminate child marriage in the Sahel: populationinstitute.org/insi…. #InternationalDayoftheGirl

Everyone–no matter who they are or where they live–must be able to access reproductive health care. #RepealHelms to allow US foreign aid for safe abortion. Urge Congress to co-sponsor the #AbortionIsHealthCareEverywhere Act. #InternationalSafeAbortionDay

On #InternationalSafeAbortionDay, we’re revisiting this @rePROsFightBack episode, where Dr. Angel Foster discusses the evidence on medication abortion, how telehealth has expanded access, and why protecting these pathways to care matters. Listen here: reprosfightback.com/episodes….

This #WorldContraceptionDay, explore new data from @afrobarometer, which offers a closer look at women’s autonomy in Francophone West Africa—and the gap between support for women’s reproductive decision-making and support for contraceptive choice. 🔗 populationinstitute.org/news….

Through @MsMagazine, Gloria Steinem, co-founder, and Robin Morgan, editor in chief (1989 to 1994), helped shape journalism for generations. We’re grateful for the Population Institute op-eds 𝘔𝘴. has published, amplifying conversations about #SRHR. 🔗 populationinstitute.org/news….

Girls in the #Sahel are particularly vulnerable to child marriage. A new brief, produced in partnership with @OASISSahel, examines why progress has lagged and what it will take to end child marriage. 🔗 populationinstitute.org/insi…. #EndChildMarriage

Gen Z women don’t owe America babies. So, what if we focused instead on what people need to build the lives and families they want? In her new op-ed, 2026 Stanback Fellow Gabrielle Douglas explores what meaningful support can look like. 🔗: populationinstitute.org/news…. @IPS_DC

Jennie Wetter, host and director of @rePROsFightBack an initiative of the Population Institute, is a part of the @signalawards Judging Academy that selects works of audio storytelling to be elevated to the status of award-winning. Read her full Q&A: signalaward.com/2026/07/24/j….

Senior Fellow and Director of FP/Earth Céline Delacroix argues that attacks on family planning pose a real threat to water security. If family planning access is curtailed or cut off and birthrates rise, so will water demand and water stress. 🔗 populationinstitute.org/news….

In this brief, @rePROsFightBack Senior Fellow Preston D. Mitchum explains that treating abortion primarily as a cultural or political battleground elevates ideological conflict over the lived realities of people who rely on reproductive healthcare. 🔗 populationinstitute.org/insi….

Comprehensive sexuality education, a holistic curriculum-teaching and learning of dimensions of sexuality, can help address root causes of gender-based violence like sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and femicide. Learn more in this fact sheet: populationinstitute.org/insi….

As prominent as extreme heat and wildfires have been this summer, an important dimension has been mostly absent from discussions of it: gender. 🔗 Learn more in 2026 Stanback Fellow Karina Huang’s op-ed for @MsMagazine: populationinstitute.org/news….