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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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Stigma and Discrimination in Nepal

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This 15-page Executive Summary aims to describe the causes, manifestations, and consequences of HIV/AIDS related stigma and subsequent discriminatory acts in Nepal. This study was commissioned by Family Health International (FHI)/Nepal Country Office which seeks to gain an understanding of factors that enforce stigma and how they create barriers to HIV prevention, care and support efforts. It will use the research findings to develop pilot interventions to minimise the influence of HIV related stigma and discrimination in Nepal.

In the first study, attitudes about HIV/AIDS were examined in relation to beliefs and fears about contact with a person living with HIV/AIDS, concerns over marital relations with them and their relatives, and beliefs HIV/AIDS results from immoral behavior. These cultural ideas were found to underlie stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV/AIDS in Nepali society.

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English

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15

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USAID HIV/AIDS E-Newsletter to The Communication Initiative, March 18 2005.

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http://www.fhi.org/NR/rdonlyres/e5bpw5pkwagi5aeqeggy57kscv2wtkny6ewdfn4kyrs2xwb…