The Communication Initiative
Development action with informed and engaged societies
The Communication Initiative
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.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Best Practices in Documenting Human Rights Abuses - Vienna World AIDS Conference (July 18-23 2010)

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Information on "Best Practices in Documenting Human Rights Abuses" (Tuesday July 20 2010, from 14:30-18:00, in Mini Room 1) - includes a focus on approaches to empowering and involving PLWH and affected communities. Requesting your response and ideas...

Facilitated by Sara Davis from the United States and Karyn Kaplan from Thailand, this workshop is designed for grassroots non-govermental organisations (NGOs) from marginalised communities such as people living with HIV (PLHIV), sex workers, drug users, women, and ethnic minorities. It will provide basic-level skills training in how to train members of our communities to plan and carry out human rights research, including the advocacy plan, project design, conducting human rights interviews, and producing the final project. The workshop is part of a two-year process through which Asia Catalyst, Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group, and Korekata AIDS Law Center are working with marginalised communities to design a 3-book human rights manual in English, Chinese, and Thai. Copies of the first book will be distributed.

What questions or observations would you like the presenters to consider in this session? What observations or ideas do you have related to advancing positive action on this theme? Please engage through this forum; click on "submit a group post" and share your thoughts with us!