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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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What Happened in Uganda?

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HIV prevalence has declined significantly in Uganda. According to Ministry of Health data, prevalence among pregnant women has declined consistently since the early 1990s at almost all of the country's sentinel sites.

Published in 2002, this 17-page report provides insights into how Uganda has managed to so successfully control its HIV epidemic. The report is a synthesis of presentations made in February 2002 at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) by researchers with long-term experience in HIV prevention in Africa.

The report details some of the epidemiological, socio-cultural, and political elements that these researchers identified as likely affecting the course of the epidemic. Impact data from USAID/Centers for Disease Control programmes in Uganda is provided, in addition to data from various surveys. The report concludes by suggesting that, for those hoping to replicate Uganda's progress, "a comprehensive behavior change-based strategy, ideally involving high level political commitment and a diverse spectrum of community-based participation" may be an effective strategy.

Click here to access the report in PDF format.

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