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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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Expanding Contraceptive Choice

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Introduction

"The purpose of this report is to provide health service providers at the study sites with information on factors affecting availability and accessibility of emergency contraception (EC). The report is to provide information to health policy makers and providers, health education personnel and health researchers about the provision and use of emergency contraception.


This report consists of a brief overview of the background to the study, a summary of the overall results for all sites, conclusions and recommendations.


Objectives of the Study:

  • To analyse the context in which emergency contraception is provided: high teenage pregnancy rates, high STI/HIV rates with increasing emphasis on condom use and barrier methods, the contraceptive mix available, access to and acceptability of abortion, high incidence of rape, local and international contraceptive policy.
  • To obtain baseline data about emergency contraceptive utilization and provision from public sector health care facilities.
  • To identify barriers to emergency contraceptive use.
  • To identify strategies for improving knowledge about and access to emergency contraception.

Study Sites:

  • Hlabisa health district, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) (Rural)
  • Southern Metropolitan Local Council, Gauteng (GP) (Urban)
  • Metro (Urban) and Boland (Rural) health regions in Western Cape"

Click here to download this paper in PDF format."


Source: RHRU website