The Communication Initiative
Development action with informed and engaged societies
The Communication Initiative
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.

Communicating with Caregivers about the Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: A Tool to Build Confidence in Communication Skills among Health Workers

3 years ago Network Contact Catharina de K…

"Caregivers and patients require consistent and accurate information about vaccine safety and benefits from all their health care providers, conveyed in a respectful and positive manner."

Click here in order to download the training module in PDF format.
Click here in order to download the facilitator's guide in PDF format.

Publishers

Number of Pages

64 (training module); 63 (facilitator's guide)

Source

WHO Europe website, February 22 2023. Image credit: © WHO / Ukraine

Building Trust and Empathy Around COVID-19

3 years ago Network Contact lisa.mwaikambo

"The training is very educational, I can now convince my family on the need to take the COVID-19 vaccine and I know it will be a positive response.

Publishers

Languages

English, with some materials (e.g., posters) available also in Hausa, Igbo, Pidgin, and Yoruba

Number of Pages

24 (implementation plan); 18 (participant's handout); 60 (awareness cards)

Source

"Building Trust and Empathy Around COVID-19 in Nigeria: What Have We Learned?", by Lisa Mwaikambo, Dr. Joseph Edor, Mwikali Kioko, and Dr. Olayinka Umar-Farouk. Breakthrough ACTION blog, February 1 2023. Image credit: Edoziem Chisom Valentine, Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria

Is Your Health System Adolescent- and Gender-Responsive? A Participatory Tool for Analysis and Action Planning

3 years ago Network Contact angela.pereira…

Author

  • Callie Simon

"Making a health system adolescent-responsive is not a light-touch or low-priority endeavor.

Languages
English, French, Spanish
Number of Pages
46 (main tool English); 53 (main tool French); 63 (main tool Spanish; 19 (supplementary tool English); 27 (supplementary tool French)
Source

MOMENTUM website, February 9 2023; and posting from Callie Simon to IBP Network, March 7 2024. Image credit: Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment (CC BY-NC 4.0)

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