Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
This webinar is part of the Africa PHE quarterly webinar series implemented under the Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health (PACE) Project.
(2010) A recent survey found that young Americans ages 18 to 29 have nearly universal acceptance of interracial dating and marriage within their own families.
(2008) Fertility has declined significantly throughout the developing world, and in Latin America total fertility rates (TFRs) have declined by 50 percent over the last three decades, from 5.0 births per woman in 1970 to only 2.5 today.1
(2010) One-third of Egyptian women have been physically abused by their husbands, according to the 2005 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey; and 7 percent said they are beaten "often." These women mostly suffered silently and did not seek help.
Although progress has been made toward achieving Millennium Development Goal #1 in sub-Saharan Africa, the absolute number of people living in poverty continues to rise, due to population growth.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
PRB’s World Population Data Sheet is an excellent reference and data analysis tool. Teachers are encouraged to have their students use the Data Sheet for a variety of topics and activities.