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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.
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Born Julia and Julius

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From the Open Society Foundations, this video tells the story of an activist in Uganda who describes what it was like to grow up as an intersex person in that country, including the complexity and secrecy that was involved in hiding the child's identity. This activist has been working to end the stigma and harassment the intersex community faces, which has involved sharing the experience in front of a live audience on national TV. Julius now works to educate and comfort people about intersex issues across 50 districts in Uganda in order to fight stigma and to ensure all intersex people have the chance to live safe and happy lives.

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Email from Brett Davidson to The Communication Initiative on July 31 2018.