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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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Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children Support (OVT) Toolkit

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This toolkit is available as a website called OVCsupport.net website. This is a collection of information, tools, and guidance on supporting orphans and other vulnerable children living in a world with HIV/AIDS. It covers a range of subject areas, sharing learning and resources from a range of organisations. These areas include: Running a Programme, Health and Nutrition, Education, Psychosocial Support, Economic Strengthening, Living Environments, Quality Improvement, and Children’s Rights. It includes links to the following resources: Global Strategic Framework; Children on the Brink; and State of the World's Children.

The toolkit is intended for people and organisations that support non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and community-based organisations (CBOs) that are responding to HIV/AIDS and children's issues in developing countries.

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English with links to documents in French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian.

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Email from the International HIV/AIDS Alliance on March 30 2005; the AF-AIDS listserv, September 18 2006; and the OVCsupport.net website on July 15 2009 and September 3 2014.

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Click here to access the website.