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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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Synergy APDIME Toolkit

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The Synergy APDIME Toolkit is an electronic learning and capacity-development tool for integrated programme cycle management. The toolkit consists of a CD-ROM and a corresponding website and is designed to help public health specialists and programme managers in resource-constrained settings improve the Assessment, Planning, Design, Implementation Monitoring, and Evaluation of their HIV/AIDS programmes.

The APDIME Toolkit is organised into five interrelated modules that represent the phases of the programming cycle. Each module contains a step-by-step methodology that guides users through each phase of the cycle and provides an index of hundreds of related tools, guidelines, and other resources produced by a multitude of AIDS organisations around the world. Users can enter the programming modules at any stage appropriate to their work, access practical tools, link to field-tested resources, and search a database of 900+ citations.

The Synergy Project's APDIME approach is based on the use of participatory methods that build stakeholder commitment, produce programmes that suit prevailing or local conditions, and place people living with or affected by AIDS at the center. The Synergy Project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and managed by TvT Global Health and Development Strategies, a division of Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.

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Email from Clare Hayden (The Synergy Project) to The Communication Initiative on August 12 2004.