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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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Programme Summary of Season Two, Revela2 (Seen From Every Angle)

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This programme summary of the second season of Revela2 contains a synopsis of 20 episodes of this television programme from Bogota, Colombia:

The series: At the health consulation serivce José Celestino Mutis, protagonist Camila answers questions of: Cathy y Nata, two adolescents looking for their first sexual relationship; a young couple that came to the city to study and confronts the problem of living with HIV; Liliana and Frank, a case of sexual exploitation; Ricardo and Juan, two gay young people; and Pedro and Yadira, the parents. Their stories occur around the José Celestino Mutis Hospital, where Dr. Rubén Jaramillo, Dr. Verónica Mallarino, and nurses Aracelly and Camila work at building a unit that is friendly to adolescents and young people. The unit will provide legal pregnancy terminations, consultations on birth control methods, rapid HIV tests, and work with the transgender population and more.

The notes: The programmes also include Parcha2 (Passionfruit2), conversations for young people between young people; Sexafios (Sex Challenges), challenges that will lead young women and men to seek answers about sexuality; Sextorías (Sex Stories), profiles of special people; Tumbamitos (Breaking Down Myths) to reveal erroneous beliefs about sexuality; and Hágameldibujito (Draw It Out for Me), illustrated stories on sexuality.

Revela2 Hangouts: Each program will close with a Revela2 Hangout, with a lot of music and different points of views expressed by famous artists.

Youtubers: María José Garcés -Matu - and Ludwwin Espitía -Pellelo - "YouTubers" with thousands of followers on the internet present Revela2.

The programme summary is part of the Revela2 educational materials which includes 20 half-hour long episodes and guides for young people designed to open space for conversation, debate, and reflection in youth groups as well as between young people and adults around the themes of sexual and reproductive human rights. This package focuses on four themes:

  • Prevention of sexual violence.
  • Prevention of unsafe abortions.
  • Prevention of adolescent pregnancy.
  • Promotion of access to HIV diagnosis with a focus on vulnerability.


Episode titles are:
1. Condoms with me, and me with condoms.
2. Are they their own bosses?
3. You get to decide.
4. With pressure, No!
5. Where is the limit?
6. What does transgender mean?
7. Use this only in case of an emergency.
8. Do the test.
9. Trial and error.
10. Raped and pregnant.
11. It couldn't be easier.
12. Everything you need to know about IVE (Voluntary Pregnancy Termination).
13. Ayyyy Mamita!
14. No, no, and No!
15. Barriers to be broken down.
16. We are all vulnerable.
17. Pills, condoms, and IUDs.
18. It could also happen to you.
19. Put it in your plans.
20. Let’s take a step forward.

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Languages

Spanish

Number of Pages

6

Source

Email from Adelaida Trujillo to The Communication Initiative on January 23 2014.