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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. 

On the transfer, co-founder Victoria Martin expressed her pleasure to see this work continue under Wits' leadership, knowing that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction. 

As Wits, we honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades and look forward building from that strong base. This includes co-founders Warren Feek (1953-2024) and Victoria Martin as well as La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA), which continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com with links to The CI Global site. We are also eager to forge new partnerships and entertain new ideas as we consider how best to contribute to social and behaviour change in our rapidly evolving environment.

If you are joining the International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Panama, please join Wits and CILA on Monday, 22 June, to share your thoughts and suggestion for the relaunch of the Communication Initiative. We will be in Pacifica 5 from 12-1:25 for the Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: The Communication Initiative: celebrating a driving force for Communication for Social Change and the way forward. We will reflect on the legacy of Warren Feek and family in creating the Communication Initiative, consider the contributions of CI over the years and then turn our attention towards the future in this dynamic session. 

If you are unable to join us in Panama, we still want to hear from you. Please contribute your thoughts by following this link: https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026 or reaching out to ci_surveys@commint.com. 

You can also follow the QR Code:

 https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026

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Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Information and Services Advocacy (YPISA) Resource Kit

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  • SAfAIDS

Produced as part of the Young People's Sexual and Reproductive Health Information and Services Advocacy (YPISA) programme, this resource kit consists of a training manual for training young people, caregivers, and service providers, as well as a flipchart for use by sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) champions to train their peers.

The handbook provides trainers with a comprehensive tool to train young people as SRHR champions in their communities. It is also designed to be a reference book for parents, service providers, teachers, and carers on the integration of sexual reproductive health and rights and HIV services.

YPISA is a set of initiatives designed to train and empower young people with knowledge on SRHR and HIV services and to become champions for adolescent SRHR in their communities. Besides the flipchart, SRHR champions are also provided with an identity badge, a notebook and pen, and a referral slip book so they can refer young people to the relevant service providers for further assistance.

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SAFAIDS Online Catalogue website on March 22 2013.

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Click here to download the training handbook.