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Plan to Observe World Population Day
On 11 July 2008, people around the world will be observing
the 19th World Population Day in different ways. This year’s
theme is chance to build awareness of the importance of
family planning to a wide range of development issues,
including gender equality, poverty, maternal health and
human rights.
There are many ways to promote this theme:
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Consider inviting local celebrities to help spread the
message.
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Organize events to generate widespread attention about
the importance of family planning.
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Spark discussion with seminars, conferences and debates.
Host essay and poster contests.
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Work with community groups to create plays and soap
operas.
Encourage individuals to speak or write about the impact
of family planning in their own life. The messages can
come to life when different people from different
circumstances share their own experiences and knowledge.
A full list of suggested activities is available to
inspire your own planning.
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Download the Version That Is Right for You
Ready-to-print posters
If you do not need to change the text, send the PDF files
in the appropriate language to a local printer. If you need
500 or fewer posters, instruct the printer to make digital
prints on a Canon Fiery or similar color printer (ask the
printer to use recycled paper and a minimum weight of 100
lb. text). If you'd like to have posters larger than A3,
let your printer know that the image is a vector graphic
and can be scaled up to any size required.
Customize posters to your language
If you need to change the text to another language, make sure
that the font, font size, color and placement are exactly the
same as in the posters provided. After adding the text to your
chosen image, save the inDesign files as print-quality (highest)
PDF files. Each file below includes all five posters in each
of the language versions.
English ZIP
Français ZIP
Español ZIP
Arabic ZIP
Create print ads in newspapers/magazines
The poster designs will work best as full-page ads. If a publication
can only print black and white, tell them it is OK to convert the
designs to grayscale. If the ad is smaller than full-page, make sure
that the secondary (smaller) text is still legible.
Online banners
To link to the World Population Day page on this website, choose the
banner ad from those below, and use the code below to produce the
button link.
Plan your Future : Plan your Family
The Power of Planning
In 1968, world leaders proclaimed that individuals have a
basic human right to determine freely and responsibly the
number and timing of their children. Forty years later,
modern contraception remains out of reach for hundreds of
millions of women, men and young people.
World Population Day 2008 reaffirmed the right of
people to plan their families. It encouraged activities,
events and information that will help make this right
real — especially for those who often have the hardest
time getting the information and services they need to
plan their families, such as marginalized populations
and young people.
When people can plan their families, they can plan their
lives. They can plan to beat poverty. They can plan on
healthier mothers and children. They can plan to gain
equality for women. Plan to support World Population Day
this year!
Plan to beat poverty. Plan to gain equality. Plan to beat maternal death.
