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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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Communicating with Adolescents about AIDS: Experience from Eastern and Southern Africa

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  • Ruth Nduati
  • Wambui Kiai
This book presents an assessment of HIV/AIDS communication tools aimed at the youth of Eastern and Southern Africa. The first half reviews the current status of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the region and its impact on youth and traces central themes in HIV/AIDS prevention and communication activities. The second half of the book describes specific initiatives in Malawi and Zambia that highlight creativity, determination, and partnership between adults and youth, communities and governments, and aid agencies and NGOs. The book discusses how these programmes are being carried out, the difficulties being experienced, and some of the successes achieved. Also included is a guide for evaluating HIV/AIDS prevention programmes among youth.

Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Chapter 2 - Study objectives and research methodology
  • Chapter 3 - Results of the rapid assessment of the programmes targeting adolescents and youths
  • Chapter 4 - Description of specific programmes that were assessed for their HIV/AIDS communication to adolescents
  • Chapter 5 - Methods for evaluating programmes aimed at preventing HIV/AIDS/STDS among adolescents
  • Chapter 6 - Conclusion
  • Appendix: Addresses of institutions and individuals who were visited during the rapid assessment
  • Abbreviations

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