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Kevin and Kristin Curtis

As a nature lover and a frequent traveler concerned about the impact of rapid population growth, ZPG Society member Kevin Curtis has supported Population Connection’s mission since the 1970’s.

Kevin traveled significantly throughout his career and saw the challenges of rapid population growth first hand – crowded roads, housing shortages, and nature lost to development. Kevin’s time volunteering internationally further clarified his views of the need for family planning services and a better understanding of the negative environmental impact of rapid population growth. Today, Kevin and his wife, Kristin, are active 70-year-olds living in Central New York. They have both volunteered and supported access to reproductive health care for decades.

When asked about their decision to included a gift to Population Connection in their will, Kevin shared: “We chose a legacy gift for Population Connection because we hope for a better future, a healthier planet, less conflict, and more prosperous families through a lighter human footprint on our shared planet. Population Connection furthers the understanding of dynamics related to population growth. Wiser, more informed decision making is the result.”

Kevin and Kristin chose to invest in the future with their decision to include a legacy gift to Population Connection. We are grateful to the Curtises for including a gift to Population Connection in their will!

Environmental and socioeconomic benefits

Women who have reproductive autonomy generally choose to have smaller families. This slows population growth and creates opportunities for social, economic, and environmental improvements. Slower population growth reduces pressures on natural resources, habitats, and food systems. Within the context of climate change, slowing population growth is key to achieving greenhouse gas emissions targets, and the health, education, and economic benefits afforded through family planning help reduce climate vulnerability and increase resilience for communities around the world.

Low Section Of Women Taking Water From Tubewell In Village Area Of Haryana, India

Health benefits

When women and couples have access to the resources necessary to freely and intentionally choose the number, timing, and spacing of their births, a wide variety of health benefits ensue also, including reductions in maternal mortality and morbidity, infant and child mortality, and unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions.

People walking down main road in Jinka town, Naciones, Ethiopia, Africa

The powerful, neglected solution

Read more about how empowering women and girls to take charge of their bodies and lives is key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in this blog post.

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How Your Gift Helps

Your planned gift to Population Connection helps us educate young people and advocate progressive action to stabilize world population at a level that can be sustained by Earth’s resources. Among many things, your support will help us:

 
develop K-12 and secondary education materials for teachers and professors so they can easily incorporate population studies into their classes;
 
 
advocate for reproductive health and lead grassroots outreach efforts to college students to motivate them to take action on behalf of marginalized communities and our beleaguered planet.
 
 
raise awareness of population issues and the need for empowering solutions through our extensive online and offline communications.