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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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HIV/AIDS Media Resource Center – Kenya

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The Media Resource Center was opened by Internews Network, to provide Kenyan journalists with needed resources to produce stories about HIV/AIDS. The center stocks more than 2000 HIV/AIDS publications.
Communication Strategies
The center has five computers with high-speed Internet access available for research, and radio digital editing programmes. An electronic database system makes the publications easily searchable and accessible. All services are available to journalists free of charge.

The Kenyan Minister of Information, Broadcasting and Tourism, Raphael Tuju and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Dr. Kiertisak Toh officially opened the resource center on May 5 2004.
Development Issues
HIV/AIDS
Key Points
"Hundreds of Kenyans die of AIDS every day, and many were infected because they didn't have information on HIV prevention. The media can provide the public with information about prevention and treatment as well as help decrease the stigma and discrimination associated with people living with HIV/AIDS."
Partners

USAID, Internews Network, Department of Information, Broadcasting and Tourism

Sources

Internews website on May 19, 2004.