{"id":167,"date":"2022-03-17T15:15:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T15:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/?page_id=167"},"modified":"2025-09-23T16:41:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:41:29","slug":"empower-to-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/empower-to-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Empower To Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light curved-bottom\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#aea797\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-28-at-12.22.34.jpeg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-28-at-12.22.34.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-28-at-12.22.34-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-28-at-12.22.34-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-28-at-12.22.34-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-28-at-12.22.34-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">Empower To Plan<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\">Women around the world want the power to choose how many children to have \u2013 and when. Evidence shows that where women are empowered, there\u2019s a natural fall in birth rate. However, many women \u2013 in both high and low-income countries \u2013 lack the contraception, knowledge and freedom to take control of their fertility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help tackle this issue, we\u2019ve joined forces with selected grassroots NGOs to create Empower to Plan crowdfunding. It\u2019s your chance to get behind effective family planning providers, back their projects and increase their impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Help us empower more women to plan \u2013 for their own sake, and for the wellbeing of future generations and the planet that sustains us all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our partners are carefully selected grassroots NGOs. Each is taking practical action, aligned with our mission and values, and with a proven track record of impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe way forward is the full realisation of reproductive rights, for every individual and couple, no matter where or how they live, or how much they earn. This includes dismantling all the barriers\u2014 whether economic, social or institutional \u2014 that inhibit free and informed choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Former UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WfC-2-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WfC-2.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WfC-2-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WfC-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WfC-2-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HOW IT WORKS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out about the projects that Empower to Plan is currently supporting below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Donate (from as little as \u00a310)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>100% of your money goes towards Empower to Plan projects*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stay tuned for project updates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep checking back here for new projects and the success stories you\u2019ve helped make possible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Introducing empower to plan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Empower to Plan: leveraging grassroots power\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MiJvXkqMwcs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/populationmatters.org\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our new video, showcasing some of our past and present Empower to Plan partners and highlighting the intersections of sexual and reproductive rights and environmental protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color\">Find out more about our projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-grid grid grid-2\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-post-teaser\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/seed-empowering-communities-in-sierra-leone\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>SEED: \nEmpowering Communities in sierra Leone<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mosacio-email-banners-3-4-768x298.png\" class=\"wp-image-17204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mosacio-email-banners-3-4-768x298.png 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mosacio-email-banners-3-4-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mosacio-email-banners-3-4.png 774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/img>\n\t\t\t\t<p>From Roots to Resilience: Why Mangroves Matter for Women\u2019s Empowerment, Reproductive Health, and a Sustainable Future. In Sierra Leone\u2019s coastal Bonthe District, mangrove forests are disappearing &#8211; fast. These rich&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-post-teaser\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2024\/04\/what-is-population-health-environment\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>What Is Population, Health, Environment?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WfC-8-3-768x576.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-12359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WfC-8-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WfC-8-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WfC-8-3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WfC-8-3-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WfC-8-3.jpeg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/img>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Population Health Environment (PHE) is an integrated approach to environmental conservation, family planning, and sustainable development. Find out more about PHE and join our campaign. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Support the programme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you support any of our current projects, Population Matters will use 100% of your donation to support grassroots groups to deliver healthcare and family planning, which also bring economic and environmental benefits. However, if you can&#8217;t decide which project to support and would like us to give your donation to the project\/s most in need, and contribute to the running costs of Empower to Plan at Population Matters, you can donate with a single, monthly or annual contribution here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/empower-to-plan-donate\/\">Donate now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE PEOPLE AND PLANET<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Help meet the unmet need for family planning around the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our partners deliver entirely voluntary family planning, grounded in human rights<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send a clear message to decision-makers that you\u2019re concerned about the impact of unsustainable population growth on communities \u2013 and that it\u2019s time to address the population issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as meeting unmet need for family planning, Empower to Plan projects often benefit people and planet in other ways \u2013 helping to tackle cultural barriers to women\u2019s reproductive rights, provide education for girls or protecting fragile ecosystems and wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Komb-Green-Young-Acrobats-Club-square-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Komb-Green-Young-Acrobats-Club-square.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Komb-Green-Young-Acrobats-Club-square-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Komb-Green-Young-Acrobats-Club-square-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Komb-Green-Young-Acrobats-Club-square-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WHY FAMILY PLANNING?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More than 200 million women lack the contraception, knowledge and support they need to take control of their fertility.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many women face cultural barriers \u2013 such as patriarchal attitudes or traditions of early marriage \u2013 preventing them from choosing the number and spacing of their children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unplanned and unwanted pregnancies can limit their life choices and keep their families trapped in a cycle of poverty, as they struggle to provide for more children than they can afford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meeting women\u2019s unmet need for family planning and empowerment not only gives them the chance to improve their own lives, but naturally brings down birth rates \u2013 helping tackle the wider issue of unsustainable population growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Population Matters is primarily a campaigning and awareness-raising charity, but alongside this essential work we\u2019re keen to support likeminded organisations that are busy putting our recommendations into action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*100% of your donation will be used to help fund empowerment projects, with all administration\/running costs being borne by Population Matters. Whilst Population Matters will take into account any preference indicated in the making of your donation as to which project you\u2019d like to support, Population Matters has the discretion to use some or all of your donation for other empowerment projects.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Related content<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-grid grid grid-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-post-teaser\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/empower-to-plan-project-showcase\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Empower To Plan Project Showcase<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/E2P-Project-Showcase-webpage-banner-1-768x272.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/E2P-Project-Showcase-webpage-banner-1-768x272.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/E2P-Project-Showcase-webpage-banner-1-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/E2P-Project-Showcase-webpage-banner-1-1024x363.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/E2P-Project-Showcase-webpage-banner-1-1536x544.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/E2P-Project-Showcase-webpage-banner-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/img>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Women around the world want the power to choose how many children to have \u2013 and when. Evidence shows that where women are empowered, there\u2019s a natural fall in birth&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-post-teaser\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/solutions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Solutions<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thomas-young-634092-unsplash_crop-768x288.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thomas-young-634092-unsplash_crop-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thomas-young-634092-unsplash_crop-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thomas-young-634092-unsplash_crop-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thomas-young-634092-unsplash_crop-1536x576.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thomas-young-634092-unsplash_crop.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/img>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Ending population growth can be achieved through positive, empowering, choice-based actions which improve people&#8217;s lives and bring multiple other benefits.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-post-teaser\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/womens-rights\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Womens Rights<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-closeup-of-a-young-caucasian-w-228079150-768x513.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-closeup-of-a-young-caucasian-w-228079150-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-closeup-of-a-young-caucasian-w-228079150-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-closeup-of-a-young-caucasian-w-228079150-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-closeup-of-a-young-caucasian-w-228079150-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-closeup-of-a-young-caucasian-w-228079150.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/img>\n\t\t\t\t<p>The UN has projected that gender equality won&#8217;t be achieved until the next century. We must do more, faster.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Empower to Plan is our programme to fund independent grassroots projects delivering family planning, gender equality and environmental protection. 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