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Population Age Structure and Pathways to Inclusive, Effective Governance

Many factors contribute to inclusive, effective governance and stability. New analysis from PACE, known as the Four Dividends, illustrates that population age structure may be one such factor. The analysis shows that, among countries with a youthful population, a window of opportunity to achieve key development goals opens across four sectors―health, education, the economy, and governance―as fertility declines and the age structure of the population gets older.

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Why Do Women Stop Using Contraception? Examining Bangladesh, Mali, and Zambia With PACE’s Choices and Challenges Tool

When decisionmakers better understand the data showing why women stop using contraception despite a preference to avoid pregnancy, they can promote policies and programs that enable continued use of and increased satisfaction with family planning services.

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Winners Announced: Youth Leaders Gain Skills to Influence Policy

After a competitive recruitment process, PACE has chosen a new cohort of institutional partners for its successful Youth Multimedia Fellowship program. We are pleased to announce Green Girls Platform (Malawi), Break-Free From Plastic (Nigeria), and YUWA (Nepal) as our 2021 Youth Multimedia Fellows.

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10 WAYS PACE CAN HELP YOU REACH POLICYMAKERS

  1. Interpret data to provide the “so what”—the underlying stories and their implications for policy action.
  2. Communicate complex concepts such as the demographic dividend through wellcrafted analyses and accessible presentations.
  3. Produce multimedia presentations, such as PRB’s ENGAGE, that can catalyze commitment to FP/RH goals among decisionmakers, at global conferences, and during in-country policy trainings.
  4. Construct a roadmap for your policy-focused work toward reaching FP2020 and SDG objectives.
  5. Create infographics that tell stories about your country in compelling and innovative ways.
  6. Conduct thematic media trainings for print, broadcast, and digital journalists to make sure relevant stories are told, and told accurately.
  7. Develop new influencers and leaders in FP/RH through our policy communication trainings.
  8. Conduct demographic analyses to help explain key trends.
  9. Explain linkages among population, health, and the environment to inform your integrated programs.
  10. Sharpen the gender lens and highlight gender’s critical role for NGOs, countries, and communities.