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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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SBCC at the Crossroads (and Crosshairs): Where Next?

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At the Addis Summit Rajiv Rimal delivered a key-note address called: "SBCC at the Crossroads (and Crosshairs): Where Next?" There is a summary of this key note address at this link, along with a link to the full speech. Rajiv is quoted as saying, for example: "we in the social and behaviour change communication (SBCC) community have clipped our own wings by focusing too much on constraints and barriers in our work, at the expense of taking advantage of tremendous gains the community has made in so many domains. Some examples of constraints that seem to stymie many health communication professionals are that many buy into the idea that randomised controlled trials constitute the only acceptable standard for sound evaluation, that donors do not understand that behaviour change is hard, that the communication environment is always shifting". Can I please encourage you to return to Rajiv's contribution to the Summit and provide your comments and questions on his analysis and the 12 key points that he outlines. It would be good to share and debate everyone's reflections, analysis and ideas. Please click on the link below and use the comments form. Thanks