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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.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com and is linked with The CI Global site.

Using Environmental Nudges to Improve Handwashing with Soap among School Children

Author

"Evidence suggests that nudges can be effective at changing handwashing behaviour among school children."

Number of Pages

24

Source

Email from Sian White to The Communication Initiative on August 6 2020. Image credits: Deb Blog by Paul Jakeway (bright soap dispenser); IB Psychology (handwashing poster)

Survey Tool and Guidance: Rapid, Simple, Flexible Behavioural Insights on COVID-19

"Monitoring knowledge, risk perceptions, preventive behaviours and trust to inform pandemic outbreak response..."

Languages

English; Russian

Number of Pages

42 (English); 50 (Russian)

Source

WHO IRIS website, August 6 2020; and email from Martha Scherzer to The Communication Initiative on August 6 2020. Image credit: © WHO/Jonathan Schoeps

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