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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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Grave Encounter: a play

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  • Solomon Iguanre
A play written for a youth audience that addresses myths, facts, and issues of HIV/AIDS through comedy, drama, and the personification of the disease itself. Though the play is written from a Nigerian perspective for a Nigerian audience, it could be adapted for an international audience as well.

- from the Preface
"The decision to write this piece was borne out of my desire to find a more preferable, youth-friendly option to seminars, lectures and workships on HIV/AIDS, which most youths often avoid for being rather drab and 'preachy'. The vital information on this subject as embedded in this all encompassing drama is aimed...at provoking the attention of the youth first, and then sustaining their interest via moving dramatic performance, songs and dances...

At the end of the play, a question and answer session may be necessary to assess the audience's understanding of the play. Excerpts that directly affect each target audience could also be extracted for performances so long as approval is sought and credit given."

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 11/30/1999 - 00:00 Permalink

I have read The Grave Encounter. I wish to state thet its readership is not limited to the Nigerian audience alone. I suggest thet that aspect should be totally expunged and replaced with a phrase that confirms its global relevance. --Femi Olugboji, Abuja,e-mail: mrfinks@yahoo.com

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 11/30/1999 - 00:00 Permalink

this site is very good. the author gave me the web site and i find it quite good, though you don't seem to have done justice to the coinage that it is nigeriana. I think it has a global scope and it should reflect in the adverts. I am sure the author won't object to the change.

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