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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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Enlightenment for women on Female Condom Use

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The Female Condom programme is a collaborative effort of two organisations, Access for Teenagers and the Yoruba Women for Peace Movement. The programme is aimed at lowering the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases and creating awareness for the use of the female condom.

The programme aims to educate women of Nigeria on the importance and use of female condom. The objectives of the programme are:
  • To promote the use of the female condom.
  • To provide information on the use of female condom as a means of safe sex for women.
  • To prevent unplanned child bearing among women
  • To educate about unwanted pregnancies
  • To educate women on how to discuss with their spouses the importance of the use of female condoms
Communication Strategies

The programme uses workshops, seminars, outreaches, trainings, and the distribution of IEC materials to create an awareness and encourage use of the female condom. They also distribute samples of the female condom.

Development Issues

HIV/AIDS

Partners

AFT, Yoruba Women for Peace Movement.

Sources

Margaret D'adamo sent an e-mail to The Communication Initiative on August 18, 2003.