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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.

Promoting Vasectomy Services

Author

"Greater education and support for vasectomy at a national level would address the gender imbalance in contraceptive availability and use."

Languages

English (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Philippines, Rwanda, and Uganda briefs) and French (Burundi and Haiti briefs)

Number of Pages

6

Source

FHI 360 website, October 18 2016. Image credit: © 2014 Froi Rivera, Courtesy of Photoshare

How to Create Successful Vasectomy Programs

Author

"By promoting and supporting the voluntary use of vasectomy, countries can move toward their FP [family planning] goals, decrease their service delivery costs and integrate men into reproductiv

Languages

English and French

Number of Pages

6

Source

FHI 360 website, October 18 2016. Image caption/credit: "A health staff member provides counseling services on family planning to a couple at a commune health station in Xuan Duc, My Hao, Hung Yen, Vietnam. © 2009 Nguyen Quoc Phong, Courtesy of Photoshare"

Violence against Women and Girls: Professional Development Reading Pack No. 32

Author

This Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC) reading pack links to and briefly summaries 8 readings that illustrate core elements of the challenges in addressing violence against

Number of Pages

5

Source

GSDRC website, October 17 2016. Image credit: What Works to Prevent Violence programme

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