Mary Fafard, Author at Population Media Center

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Author Archives: Mary Fafard

September 15, 2020

Beyond The Broadcast

September 15, 2020 — PMC’s Umurage 2 (“Inheritance for a Better Future”) was broadcast on five radio stations across Rwanda, addressing family planning and couple communication, antenatal and post-natal care, adolescent sexual health, gender-based violence, and malaria. To accompany this 54-episode radio show, the PMC-Rwanda team designed numerous...

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Jonas Chindamba in his Kwishilya T-shirt

September 1, 2020

PMC Listener Walks 104 Miles for a T-Shirt and Starts a Listening Group

September 1, 2020 — Jonas Chindamba walked 104 miles from his home village in Zambia to the Mpika Community Radio station to pick up a T-shirt representing his favorite radio show. This journey takes four days by foot and includes passage through North Luangwa National Park, home to...

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Author Archives: Mary Fafard

Beyond The Broadcast

PMC Listener Walks 104 Miles for a T-Shirt and Starts a Listening Group

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Beyond The Broadcast

September 15, 2020

PMC Listener Walks 104 Miles for a T-Shirt and Starts a Listening Group

September 1, 2020

Staff Spotlight: Emmanuel Nuwamanya

August 31, 2020

ePhoto: September 2020

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67% of new clients at clinics in Nigeria named PMC's show Ruwan Dare as the direct or indirect source influencing them to seek services.

More than 27,000 people used a Planned Parenthood widget from East Los High's website in the first month of broadcast.

Married women who listened to Yeken Kignit in Ethiopia increased their use of family planning by 31.2 percentage points.

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67% of new clients at clinics in Nigeria named PMC's show Ruwan Dare as the direct or indirect source influencing them to seek services.

More than 27,000 people used a Planned Parenthood widget from East Los High's website in the first month of broadcast.

Married women who listened to Yeken Kignit in Ethiopia increased their use of family planning by 31.2 percentage points.

Author Archives: Mary Fafard

Beyond The Broadcast

PMC Listener Walks 104 Miles for a T-Shirt and Starts a Listening Group

Recent News:

Beyond The Broadcast

September 15, 2020

PMC Listener Walks 104 Miles for a T-Shirt and Starts a Listening Group

September 1, 2020

Staff Spotlight: Emmanuel Nuwamanya

August 31, 2020

ePhoto: September 2020

Latest eNews (view all)

Newsletters (view all)

Annual Report (view all)

Current World Population

Net Growth During Your Visit

You can make a big difference.

67% of new clients at clinics in Nigeria named PMC's show Ruwan Dare as the direct or indirect source influencing them to seek services.

More than 27,000 people used a Planned Parenthood widget from East Los High's website in the first month of broadcast.

Married women who listened to Yeken Kignit in Ethiopia increased their use of family planning by 31.2 percentage points.

Tell Us Your Story

You can make a big difference.

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67% of new clients at clinics in Nigeria named PMC's show Ruwan Dare as the direct or indirect source influencing them to seek services.

More than 27,000 people used a Planned Parenthood widget from East Los High's website in the first month of broadcast.

Married women who listened to Yeken Kignit in Ethiopia increased their use of family planning by 31.2 percentage points.