Development action with informed and engaged societies

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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Toolkit for Integrating LGBTI Issues into HIV and GBV Prevention

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This toolkit, published by Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS), shares information, tools, activities, and skills building ideas to support organisations and individuals to better understand the needs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) community. It was published to provide accurate and necessary information pertaining to African sexualities, human sexuality, and sexual minorities, and specifically addresses how sexual orientation and gender identity relates to and interconnects with HIV and gender-based violence.
The SAfAIDS LGBTI Toolkit includes a facilitator's handbook on integrating LGBTI issues into HIV and Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention programmes, as well as information booklets related to LGBTI rights and protection as human rights. The materials are designed to build knowledge and skills around the rights and needs of LGBTI with specific reference to preventing both HIV and GBV, and reducing the risk of LGBTI people to both epidemics. They are also designed to be advocacy and support tools to build policy and programming for LGBTI communities within the HIV and GBV sector, at community, national, and regional levels.
The toolkit consists of the following.
  • Introduction Sheet
  • A Facilitators Handbook: Integrating LGBTI Issues into HIV & GBV Prevention
  • Booklet: Ensuring LGBTI Rights and Protection as Human Rights!
  • Booklet: Gays and Bisexual Men - Linking to HIV & GBV Prevention
  • Booklet: Lesbians and Bisexual Women - Linking to HIV & GBV Prevention
  • Booklet: Transgender People - Linking to HIV & GBV Prevention
  • Booklet: Intersex People - Linking to HIV & GBV Prevention
  • Know Much More: Booklet on Frequently Asked Questions and Myths & Misconceptions
  • African Manifesto on LGBTI (2010)
  • CD with presentations to support your training
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English

Source

SAFAIDS website on January 9 2012.