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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. 

Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future. 

On the transfer, co-founder Victoria Martin expressed her pleasure to see this work continue under Wits' leadership, knowing that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction. 

As Wits, we honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades and look forward building from that strong base. This includes co-founders Warren Feek (1953-2024) and Victoria Martin as well as La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA), which continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com with links to The CI Global site. We are also eager to forge new partnerships and entertain new ideas as we consider how best to contribute to social and behaviour change in our rapidly evolving environment.

If you are joining the International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Panama, please join Wits and CILA on Monday, 22 June, to share your thoughts and suggestion for the relaunch of the Communication Initiative. We will be in Pacifica 5 from 12-1:25 for the Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: The Communication Initiative: celebrating a driving force for Communication for Social Change and the way forward. We will reflect on the legacy of Warren Feek and family in creating the Communication Initiative, consider the contributions of CI over the years and then turn our attention towards the future in this dynamic session. 

If you are unable to join us in Panama, we still want to hear from you. Please contribute your thoughts by following this link: https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026 or reaching out to ci_surveys@commint.com. 

You can also follow the QR Code:

 https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026

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Condoms Count: Meeting the Need in the Era of HIV/AIDS

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  • Nada Chaya and Kali-Ahset Amen with Michael Fox
Published in 2002, this report assesses progress toward achieving the reproductive health goals adopted by the international community. It points to ever-growing shortfalls of reproductive health supplies key in the fight against HIV/AIDS - like male and female condoms - in many developing countries. The 43-page report then reviews steps that can be taken in order to secure adequate numbers of these supplies, while noting that supplies are only one part of the challenge. Progress will require significant changes, the authors claim, not only in public policy, but also in individual attitudes, behaviours, and societal norms. Addressing poverty and the roots of gender inequities, they say, is crucial.

Table of Contents
  • Summary
  • Why Condoms?
  • Why Now?
  • Only Condoms?
  • The Condom Challenge: Too little use, too little access, inadequate availability
  • Meeting the Challenge: Promoting use, expanding access, ensuring availability
  • Counting Condoms: How many are needed for HIV prevention efforts?
  • Who Pays for Condoms? The roles of various sectors in condom supply and promotion
  • Key Recommendations
Click here to view the report in online.

Click here to download the report in English in PDF format.

Click here to download the report in French in PDF format.

Click here to download the report in Spanish in PDF format.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 11/30/1999 - 00:00 Permalink

Everyone who knows African men knows that they refuse to wear condoms. I've even heard a Minister of Health say he wouldn't use one. Long way to go.