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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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Continuous Distribution of LLINs for Malaria Control Toolkit

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This toolkit brings together resources from recent experiences and research of long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) systems of continuous distribution, including such mechanisms as school-based distribution, community volunteers, antenatal visits, and more. It is intended for programme planners and officials who work in continuous distribution of mosquito nets and includes: research tools, protocols, reports, materials developed for continuous distribution activities, training materials, implementation plans, and tools and questionnaires for monitoring and evaluating the continuous distribution programmes. The Roll Back Malaria Vector Control Working Group's Continuous Distribution work stream developed many of the materials. Below is a list of some of the resources found in the toolkit. Resources are divided among those for distribution in health facilities, schools, and the community:

  • NetCALC Excel-based modelling tool designed to model several scenarios of continuous distribution approaches and help provide quantification of LLIN for each approach, as well as a training module on how to use this tool;
  • Guides for Continuous Distribution;
  • Case Studies on Continuous Distribution;
  • Health-facility distribution resources and materials;
  • School-based distribution resources and materials;
  • Community-based distribution resources and materials;
  • Guidelines for Implementation;
  • Training Materials and Job Aids;
  • Social and Behaviourl Change Communication (SBCC) Materials, including radio spots and messaging briefs from Tanzania, cartoon leaflets for students in Nigeria, radio spots for communities, posters, and more;
  • Monitoring and Supervision Tools, including questionnaires, e-coupon evaluations, and interview guides.


The toolkit contains the links to documents and tools that are cited above. Partner organisations for "Continuous Distribution of LLINs" include The Vector Control Working Group, Systems Work stream of Roll Back Malaria, The NetWorks Project, Centre for Communication Programmes, Malaria Consortium, Catholic Relief Services, Media Monitoring Systems, Faculty at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the International Procurement Agency, and Population Services International (PSI), with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Languages

Some of the included materials are available in English and some in French.

Source

K4 Health website, March 11 2014.