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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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International Family Planning Perspectives

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International Family Planning Perspectives is a quarterly, peer-reviewed research journal with emphasis on contraception, fertility, adolescent pregnancy, abortion, family planning policies and programmes, sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, and reproductive, maternal and child health. The format includes feature articles, summaries, special reports and viewpoints. All articles include summaries in Spanish and French.

The journal is intended to serve researchers, policymakers, programme administrators and service providers in developing countries. The journal invites submissions based on qualitative or quantitative research on such topics as
  • contraceptive practice and research
  • fertility levels, trends and determinants
  • adolescent pregnancy
  • sexual behaviour
  • HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases
  • public policies and legal issues affecting family planning and childbearing
  • programme operation, development and evaluation
  • information, education and communication activities
  • reproductive, maternal and child health
  • abortion incidence, determinants and consequences.
 (The publishers note that because the journal receives funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development, it is prohibited under the Helms Amendment (P.L. 93-189) from publishing material that promotes abortion.)

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