Population Education
Making the Connections
November 17 – 18, 2006
Duke University
Overview of Workshop
• Introduction
– Population Connection’s Education Program
– Workshop methodology
– Population Issues
• Demonstration of Hands-on Activities
– Vary concepts and techniques
• Closing
– Participants fill out evaluations
– Discuss Pop Ed resources, services & Trainers
Network
– Distribute CD-ROM
Mission of the Education Program
The Population Connection Education Program provides
quality training and teaching materials for educators to help
them cover population topics effectively in the classroom.
The Program’s ultimate goal is to prepare young people to
make informed, responsible decisions as the next
generation of consumers, parents, voters and leaders.
Founded 1975
Workshop History
Year
Total Workshops
Trainer Workshops
Teachers Trained
1984
13
0
300+
1985
19
0
492
1986
28
0
597
1987
36
9
803
1988
46
15
956
1989
54
31
1,060
1990
71
46
1,714
1991
88
64
2,245
1992
136
109
3,200
1993
153
113
3,108
1994
165
112
3,620
1995
180
110
4,164
1996
204
146
4,407
1997
255
173
5,300
1998
330
219
7,450
1999
353
203
7,600
2000
413
241
8,200
2001
503
306
10,600
2002
635
366
13,514
2003
562
352
12,318
2004
539
370
12,200
2005
553
420
12,037
www.populationeducation.org
Population Connection Mission
Overpopulation threatens the quality of life for people
everywhere. Population Connection is the national
grassroots population organization that educates
young people and advocates progressive action to
stabilize world population at a level that can be
sustained by Earth's resources.
Founded 1968
Overview of Population
Connection Programs
• www.populationconnection.org
• Communication Program
– The Reporter – quarterly magazine
– Op-eds and other press outreach
• Legislative Program
– Staff/members meet with national and state
legislators
– Capitol Hill Days
Population Connection
Programs, Cont.
• Field Program
– Organizers in 12 Cities
– Campus Outreach
– Fellowships
– E-mail and District Activist Networks
• Development Program
www.populationconnection.org
The Population
Connection
How does the population affect
us?
Unsustainable Population Growth
Irreparable
environmental
damage
Decrease in
human quality
of life
The Population Explosion
The History of
Population Growth
YEARS ELAPSED
YEAR
POPULATION
3,000,000
10,000 B.C.
(Agricultural
Revolution)
5-10 Million
10,000
1 A.D.
170 Million
1,800
1800
(Industrial Revolution)
1 Billion
130
1930
2 Billion
30
1960
3 Billion
15
1975
4 Billion
12
1987
5 Billion
12
1999
6 Billion
13?
2012?
7 Billion
The J-Curve
7
1999
5
1975
4
3
1930
2
1
0
0
200
450
700
950
1200
YEAR
1450 1700
1950
POPULATON ( in billions)
6
How has the environment been
affected by population?
…here at
home,
deforestation
threatens a
vital natural
resource and
destroys the
beauty of our
land.
Currently we’re depleting
underground water reserves faster
than nature can refill them.
The Average American uses as
much energy as...
1
2
Americans
Germans
7
12
Syrians
Colombians
28
Indians
93
Haitians
324
Ethiopians
0
5.2
100
200
300
400
What do these
environmental changes
mean for global health?
In the desperation to feed the ever
increasing population,
global
food
supplies
are
being
Per capita, grain
depleted…
harvesting and has
been substantially
declining
The amount of grain harvested per person
is declining
…this is one of the causes that has led to
problems of widespread famine and
malnutrition.
Food isn’t the only
important resource
quickly being
depleted.
Today over one billion people in the
world don’t have access to safe
drinking water sources.
We need to confront the population
problem, otherwise the global health
situation will only worsen.
Women are the key to the solution.
Worldwide Fertility
Family planning services empower
women with the ability to control the
spacing and number of their children.
The Guatemala Case Study
Family planning counseling in
southern Guatemala
When women have
access to reproductive health
information and services,
they make better
decisions for
themselves and their communities.
However, women around the world
are still denied access to
family planning
education
and services.
Cougar Hunt Prey
Beaver (B)
Squirrel (S)
20 KG
1 KG
Porcupine (P)
7.5 KG
Rabbit (R)
Deer (D)
2 KG
75 KG
Timber!
Minutes
# of trees at
beginning of
minute
# of new
trees
# of trees
cut
# of trees at
end of
minute
1
120
+4
-1
123
2
123
+4
-2
125
3
125
+4
-4
125
4
125
+4
-8
121
5
121
+4
-16
109
6
109
+4
-32
81
7
81
+4
-64
21
8
21
+4
-128
<0
World Pyramid
Power of the Pyramids
300 Million in the USA
A Matter of Timing
Family A (15 years)
Year 0
Year 15
Year 30
Year 45
Year 60
Year 75
A Matter of Timing
Family B (20 years)
Year 0
Year 20
Year 40
Year 60
Year 80
A Matter of Timing
Family C (25 years)
Year 0
Year 25
Year 50
Year 75
A Matter of Timing
Family D (30 years)
Year 0
Year 30
Year 60
A Matter of Timing
Family E (35 years)
Year 0
Year 35
Year 70
A Matter of Timing
Family F (40 years)
Year 0
Year 40
Year 80
A Matter of Timing - 3
Family
Age of
mother at
first birth
Generations alive
at one time
Total Population
of family
Percentage of
Total
Population
A
15
6
63
48
B
20
5
31
24
C
25
4
15
12
D
30
3
7
5
E
35
3
7
5
F
40
3
7
5
130
99
Totals
A Matter of Timing – 4
Family Population Growth: a matter of timing!
Population per Family (number of
People)
70
60
50
A
B
40
C
D
30
E
20
F
10
0
0
5
10 15 20
25 30
35 40 45
Time (years)
50 55
60 65 70
75 80
A Matter of Timing - 5
population (number of people)
Triplets!
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
0
5
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80
time (years)
Thank you!
Now go forth and teach about population!