{"id":2855,"date":"2021-02-03T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/appeals\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T08:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T08:11:59","slug":"appeals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/appeals\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull curved-bottom\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#5f5f5d\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/kyle-glenn-598701-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"Globe banner\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/kyle-glenn-598701-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/kyle-glenn-598701-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/kyle-glenn-598701-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/kyle-glenn-598701-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/kyle-glenn-598701-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/kyle-glenn-598701-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><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\">Appeals<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\">Support our latest appeals, which will enable us to accelerate our campaigns, commission research and support grassroots projects.&nbsp;<\/p>\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\/sml4l\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Empower To Plan: Learning for life<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/l4l-cover-768x507.png\" class=\"wp-image-18193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/l4l-cover-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/l4l-cover-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/l4l-cover.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/img>\n\t\t\t\t<p>By supporting our Learning for Life appeal, you can help address the causes and consequences of global population growth, by supporting communities to claim their right to make empowered choices by gaining knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that will create a fairer, more sustainable world.<\/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\/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<\/div>\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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related content<\/h2>\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\/join\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Join<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/peter-chamberlain-398960-unsplash-768x288.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-1114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/peter-chamberlain-398960-unsplash-768x288.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/peter-chamberlain-398960-unsplash-300x113.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/peter-chamberlain-398960-unsplash-1024x384.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/peter-chamberlain-398960-unsplash-1536x576.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/peter-chamberlain-398960-unsplash.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/img>\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/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\/fundraise-for-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Fundraise for us<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Street-bunting_banner-768x288.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Street-bunting_banner-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Street-bunting_banner-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Street-bunting_banner-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Street-bunting_banner-1536x576.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Street-bunting_banner.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/img>\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/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\/donate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Donate<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7209-768x512.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7209-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7209-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7209-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7209-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7209-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/img>\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Support our latest appeals, which will enable us to accelerate our campaigns, commission research and support grassroots projects.&nbsp; 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