Development action with informed and engaged societies

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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Research Monitoring & Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Communication Programs

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Event/Training Summary

Exact dates to be confirmed.

AfriComNet has developed a complete 5-day training-of-trainers course on Research Monitoring & Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Communication Programs. The course is premised on core competencies and standards of practice toward the certification of strategic communication practitioners.

The primary objective is to develop capacity in strategic communication for health and development. This course consists of 14 modules including the following:

Module 1: Getting Started
Module 2: Overview of Monitoring & Evaluation of Communication Interventions and Programmes
Module 3: Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation of Communication Programmes and Interventions
Module 4: Overview of the Research Process
Module 5: Writing an Evaluation Proposal
Module 6: Research Designs
Module 7: The Contexts of Communication Research
Module 8: The Ethical Context of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation
Module 9: Sampling Designs
Module 10: Designing Data Collection Tools
Module 11: Fieldwork in Research and Evaluation
Module 12: Tabulation and Analysis of Research or Evaluation Data
Module 13: Writing and Disseminating a Research Report
Module 14: Using Research and Evaluation Findings

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Registration Information

Please contact mrtyson@unam.na or wwilkinson@unam.na or AfriComNet at the address below for more information regarding registration.

Location

University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia