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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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Gender & HIV/AIDS Electronic Library CD-ROM

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To promote understanding, knowledge sharing, and action on HIV/AIDS as a gender equality and human rights issue, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), with support from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), has developed a Gender and HIV/AIDS Electronic Library to provide up-to-date information on the gender dimensions of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. 

The Electronic Library, contained in a CD-ROM format, is based on UNIFEM's Gender and HIV/AIDS Web Portal and compiles resources produced by a variety of organisations working on HIV/AIDS, including research and studies; training resources and tools; and multimedia advocacy materials. All information can be searched and retrieved using a variety of criteria. The Library is intended to be a useful resource for academics, policymakers, practitioners, journalists, students and others interested in the gender dimensions of the epidemic. 

In addition, resources are complemented by a feature called the "e-Course Builder" that allows users to create and edit a tailored electronic course or report in HTML format, drawing from the materials contained in the CD-ROM.

Topic areas included in the CD-ROM are:
  • Gender Mainstreaming and HIV/AIDS
  • Gender, Sexuality and Power Relations
  • Gender, Human Rights and HIV/AIDS
  • Prevention, Treatment and Care
  • Legislation and Policy
  • Adolescents and Youth
  • Gender, HIV/AIDS, and Conflict
  • Stigma and Discrimination
  • Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS
  • The Care Economy and Women's Unpaid Work
  • HIV/AIDS in the Workplace
  • Men and Masculinities
  • People Living with HIV/AIDS

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Email from Nazneen Damji to The Communication Initiative, June 8 2005.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 22:31 Permalink

Greetings. How may I obtain the Gender & HIV/AIDS Electronic Library CD-ROM?
Thank you,
Shelly Westebbe

westshel@hotmail.com