Making a Difference during COVID-19

Our Work Continues and Expands

COVID-19 doesn't care about your location or your socio-economic status, but your location and socio-economic status play important roles in how this pandemic may impact you. At Population Media Center (PMC), we know about vulnerable populations because those are the audiences we reach. We've positively impacted the lives of more than half a billion people in more than 50 countries.

Many issues PMC focuses on will be compounded during and after COVID-19, such as WASH programs, child marriage, and domestic violence, to name a few. And all of our shows, regardless of the focus issues, reach people day in and day out that need accurate information about COVID-19 now and as the situation evolves.

PMC has been collaborating with local health ministries and other trusted information sources like the World Health Organization and UNICEF, to create new content with prevention messaging in local languages. Field offices have rapidly created a variety of content-types to dispel myths and misinformation about COVID-19.

Thank you to all our partners and donors. United, we will get through this pandemic and build a more sustainable planet with equal rights for all.

PMC CAN ENHANCE YOUR COVID-19 CAMPAIGNS

PMC's Program and Partnership Development Team is working with agencies around the world and ready to field your inquiries about how PMC can enhance your COVID-19 campaigns and get essential messages to large audiences in ways that resonate.

WHAT DOES THE COVID-19 TAX INCENTIVE MEAN FOR GIVING?

Hear from PMC's Associate Vice President for Development, Kiren Bansal, as she breaks down what is changing with the new COVID-19 stimulus package and what it means for charitable giving.

A MESSAGE FROM BILL RYERSON, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF POPULATION MEDIA CENTER

Dear friends of PMC, In light of the growing concerns around COVID-19, we at PMC are adapting our current practices to ensure the health and safety of our workforce, our partners, and the communities around us. Read More

PMC’S PANDEMIC RESPONSE: BURUNDI, RWANDA, AND HAITI

With local health departments and trusted partners like the World Health Organization and UNICEF, our teams were able to focus on storylines addressing exacerbated issues, like female genital mutilation and domestic violence, while also providing guidance for COVID-19 prevention and care. Read More

A GLOBAL PANDEMIC WITH LOCAL NUANCES: PMC PROVIDES A TRUSTED VOICE FOR HIGH-RISK AUDIENCES

The truth is, viruses like COVID-19 don’t care about where you live, your gender, or your socio-economic status. But where you live, your gender, and your socio-economic status certainly impact your risk for contracting this virus. Read More

ACKNOWLEDGING THE LINK BETWEEN WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING AND PANDEMICS

We’ve seen viruses like this before and we will likely see them again – unless we address systemic causes from human behaviors like habitat destruction and wildlife trafficking. Read More

ISOLATED AT HOME WITH YOUR ABUSER: HOW TO SUPPORT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS DURING THE TIME OF COVID-19

Unfortunately, as lockdown measures and orders continue to help slow the spread of COVID-19, women and children are stuck in houses with abusers. Read More

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