Behind the Numbers: The PRB blog on population, health, and the environment

In Nairobi, Kenya, Marie Stopes Serves the Needs of Urban Communities

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 Posted in Gender, Reproductive Health, Youth

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="220" caption="Photo: Mia Foreman/PRB."][/caption] by Mia Foreman, policy analyst, International Programs Kenya’s population is growing rapidly, more than tripling from 10.9 million people in 1969 to 38.6 million ... Read more..

The Power of Youth in Kibera

Monday, March 19th, 2012 Posted in Gender, Reproductive Health, Youth

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Photo: Mia Foreman/PRB."][/caption] by Mia Foreman, policy analyst, International Programs Kibera, located 5 km from the city center of Nairobi, has been called Africa’s second-largest ... Read more..

What is the Way Forward For Demographic Inequalities?

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 Posted in Population Basics, Youth

by Jay Gribble, vice president, International Programs With ICFP 2011 now underway, Wednesday morning’s plenary focused on the demographic dividend—the idea that through reducing fertility, the population structure can be modified ... Read more..

Kenya’s New Data Website Puts Ball in Media’s Court

Friday, August 12th, 2011 Posted in Income/Poverty, Population Basics

by Deborah Mesce, program director, International Media Training The Kenya government took a bold step toward transparency a few weeks ago when it fired up its Open Data website (www.opendata.go.ke) and ... Read more..

An Oasis in a Rapidly Growing Nairobi

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011 Posted in Environment

by Jason Bremner, program director, Population, Health, and Environment Flying over Kenya and into the Nairobi airport, you can see the expansive National Park that abuts the city of more than ... Read more..

In Kenya, Prioritizing Population…and Family Planning

Thursday, November 18th, 2010 Posted in Reproductive Health

by Jay Gribble, vice president, International Programs As Kenya’s National Leaders Conference on Population and Development winds down today, it offers leaders an opportunity not only to think and talk about ... Read more..

“As the Rich Get Richer, The Poor Get Children”

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 Posted in Income/Poverty

by Jay Gribble, vice president, International Programs The Kenya National Leaders Conference has begun, representing the first time since 1989 that Kenya’s national population policy has been discussed in a large, ... Read more..

Anticipating Change in Kenya: The Nationals Leaders Conference on Population and Development

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 Posted in Reproductive Health

by Jay Gribble, vice president, International Programs Sitting in the hall where Kenya’s National Leaders Conference will be starting in a few minutes, I can’t help but feel that there is ... Read more..

PRB in the Field: Hope is a School in Kajiado, Kenya

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 Posted in PRB News, Reproductive Health, Youth

by Charlotte Feldman-Jacobs, program director, Gender   Last week, I visited ground zero of hope and it wasn’t in Washington, London, or Geneva.  It was 60 kilometers outside of Nairobi, in a small ... Read more..

PRB in the Field: The Rescue Center

Friday, May 1st, 2009 Posted in PRB News, Reproductive Health, Youth

by Yordanos Goushe, senior reporter,  Ethiopia Radio TV Agency The most effective way of saving young girls from FGM, rape, and early marriage is strengthening the optional center of care that functions ... Read more..