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Canning-Karra-Wilde (CKW) Model Workshop: Policy Implications for African Development

The objective of the workshop was to encourage the use of the CKW model in country-level policy planning throughout Africa by instructing African researchers how to use the model, interpret the policy implications of the model results, and communicate them to policymakers.

IUSSP International Population Conference

PopPov Research Network members are encouraged to submit papers to the Cape Town IUSSP conference. The Hewlett Foundation has offered to provide some travel grants for people involved in sessions related to the PopPov agenda of promoting research on the interaction of population dynamics, reproductive health, and economic development.

A Gender Perspective on Demography and Conflicts

The Research Council of Norway’s ECONPOP program – Research on Economic Growth Poverty Reduction, Reproductive Health and Population Dynamics – will disseminate results to policy-makers in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Agency for Development Cooperation, Norad, at a conference on April 27, 2017 in Oslo, Norway.

Tenth Annual Research Conference on Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development

The Tenth Annual Research Conference on Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development will be held September 8th and 9th, 2016 at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC.

Using Social Media to Expand the Reach of Policy-Relevant Research

Recently, the Population Reference Bureau held a workshop on “Strategies for Communicating and Interacting with the Media” for researchers in the Population and Poverty Research Network. Peter Goldstein and Heidi Worley of the Population Reference Bureau and Tiffany Lohwater of the American Association for the Advancement of Science led the workshop. The workshop focused broadly on strategies that researchers could use to communicate with the media, but the topic that captured the most interest was using social media to engage the media and the broader public.

Modeling Multisectorial Pathways to the Demographic Dividend

Invest in Adolescent Girls for Health & Sustainable Development

Research scientists will share the latest findings on interventions that contribute to better health and educational attainment for adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. The briefing will also explore how increased human capital of adolescent girls can contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Sustainable Development

This session will explore the economic aspect of the priority theme of the 60th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women: Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development. Experts on women’s employment, empowerment, and economic development will share the latest research and discuss outcomes of initiatives that invest in women.

35 Years of Matlab MCH & Family Planning

This panel will review recent research examining the impact of the Matlab Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning Program (MCH-FP) over 35 years after the start of the program. The panel will examine some key outcomes including fertility and child survival, effects on women’s economic and social empowerment, human capital and labor market outcomes, and migration patterns.

ICFP Preconference Workshop on the Demographic Dividend

The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Population Reference Bureau, and the Population and Poverty Research Network are pleased to announce the ICFP Preconference Workshop on the Demographic Dividend. The workshop will take place on Jan. 25, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., in advance of the International Conference on Family Planning in Nusa Dua, Indonesia.

Workshop on Effective Reporting of Demographic Dividend Research

Journalists and communications professionals from across sub-Saharan Africa will come together to learn about key concepts of the demographic dividend and consider its relevance to local, national, and international news at this workshop.

2015 Methods Workshop – Women’s Economic Empowerment and Development

This Methods Workshop will take place at the 9th Annual PopPov Conference on June 24, 2015. Participation is invitation-only.

Ninth Annual PopPov Conference on Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development

Ninth Annual PopPov Conference on Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development took place June 24-26, 2015, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Participation was invitation-only.

PAA Workshop – Learn and Practice Writing to Reach Policy Audiences

The PopPov Research Network will be hosting a workshop, “From Research to Policy: Learn and Practice Writing to Reach Policy Audiences,” during the Population Association of America’s annual meeting in San Diego.

Rights Make Might UN CSW

Over 70 people attended PopPov’s parallel event during the 59th annual UN Commission on the Status of Women. The panel, “Rights Make Might! Reproductive Rights as Economic Empowerment for Women and Girls,” explored how access to quality reproductive health services protect and improve the health and economic well-being of women and girls, as well as the effects of cash transfer programs.

UNESCO MOST Regional Meeting

PRB hosted a panel at the UNESCO Management of Social Transformations (MOST) First Forum of Ministers of Social Development for Eastern Africa in Nairobi, Kenya on February 26, 2015. Researchers from the PopPov Research Network shared policy-relevant research findings on the connection between reproductive and sexual health, fertility, and economic outcomes for households and communities.

PopPov Participated in “Delivering on the Potentials of Africa’s Young Women” Program

Eighth Annual PopPov Conference on Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development

The Eighth Annual PopPov Conference on Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development was held Jan. 22-25, 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya.

2014 Methods Workshop: Randomized Controlled Trials and Experimental Design

This methods workshop took place at the Eighth Annual PopPov Conference in Nairobi, Kenya.

Communicating Research Findings to the Media for Current Hewlett/IIE Dissertation Fellows

Eleven Hewlett/IIE Dissertation fellows participated in a pre-conference workshop which focused on ‘The Art of the Interview’ in Oslo, Norway.

Seventh Annual PopPov Conference on Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development

The Seventh Annual Research Conference on Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development was held Jan. 23 – 26, 2013, in Oslo, Norway.

2013 Methods Workshop: Analysis of Panel Data – Random and Fixed Effect Modeling

Dr. Günther Fink led a methods workshop for the Seventh Annual PopPov Conference in Oslo, Norway.

Sixth Annual PopPov Conference on Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development

The Sixth Annual PopPov Conference on Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development was held in Accra, Ghana from Jan. 18-21, 2012. Sponsors include the Hewlett Foundation and the Population Reference Bureau, and the University of Ghana hosted the meeting.

2012 Methods Workshop: Analysis for Causal Inference With Cross-Sectional Data

T. Paul Schultz led a session at the Sixth Annual PopPov Conference on analysis for casual inference with cross-sectional data.

Webinar on Making Effective Presentations About Research

Julie DaVanzo led an all-day session at the Sixth Annual PopPov Conference on communicating research.

Webinar on Best Practices for Presenters

Andy Goodman gave an hour-long session at the Fifth Annual PopPov Conference on how to more effectively communicate data-driven research.

Fifth Annual PopPov Conference on Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development

The Fifth Annual PopPov Conference on Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development took place in Marseille, France, Jan. 19-21, 2011. The Institut de Recherche pour le Développement and Agence Française de Développement, hosted the 2011 meeting.

Fourth Annual Research Conference on Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development

The annual conference put on by the PopPov Research Network took place in Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 14-17, 2010.

Third Annual Hewlett/PRB Research Conference on Population Impacts on Economic Development

The Third Annual Research Conference on Population Impacts on Economic Development was held in Dublin, Ireland on Jan. 16-18, 2009, at the University College, Dublin.

Second Annual Hewlett/PRB Research Conference on Population Impacts on Economic Development

The Second Annual Research Conference on Population Impacts on Economic Development was held in Arusha, Tanzania, on Dec. 8-9, 2007, immediately prior to the Union for African Population Studies (UAPS) Fifth African Population Conference.

The First Annual Research Conference on Population Impacts on Economic Development

The First Annual Research Conference on Population Impacts on Economic Development was held in London, Nov. 1-3, 2006. It marked the formal beginning of the Hewlett/PRB research initiative on population, reproductive health and economic development.