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The Communication Initiative

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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Women Tell Their Stories in the Fight Against AIDS

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  • Jodi Enda
This book introduces the stories of six women who, through education and empowerment, developed the intention to become a force in the fight against AIDS. These women participated in the Advancing Women's Leadership and Advocacy for AIDS Action programme, an initiative that aims to equip and empower a growing cadre of women worldwide with the knowledge and skills to advance the global response to AIDS. Partners include the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW), National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS- (UNAIDS-)led Global Coalition on Women and AIDS. The initiative is made possible through a grant by the Ford Foundation.

Women's stories include:

  1. Arupa Shukla - India
  2. Annie Kaseketi Mwaba - Zambia
  3. Russelle Miller-Hill - United States
  4. Olayinka Jegede-Ekpe - Nigeria
  5. Wesam Hassan- Egypt
  6. Jemimah Nindo Atieno - Kenya

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8

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Press release from Eva Cantrell, The Centre for Development and Population Activities, on March 28 2008.

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