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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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iThemba [Film]

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This is a 60 minute documentary about hope and resistance in the fight against HIV/AIDS in South Africa. It chronicles the Sinikithemba Choir's journey from Durban, South Africa to Boston to perform at an international AIDS conference.

Made up of 30 HIV positive South Africans, the Sinikithemba Choir's mission is to advocate for the more than five million HIV positive people in South Africa in need of hope and resources in their fight against HIV. The guide throughout the film is Zinhle Thabethe, an HIV positive, 26 year old, choir member, single mother and HIV/AIDS counselor from Durban, South Africa.

According to the producers, "Zinhle carries with her an unfaltering belief in the value of each human life and a sincere desire that someday every HIV+ person in Sub-Saharan Africa will be receiving the treatment they so desperately need. Because of her eloquence and the strength of her simple message iThemba focuses primarily on Zinhle, and is ultimately a portrait of her life and her continuing battle with HIV - in her own family and in her community."

Produced by: iThemba Film Project
Date of Production: May 2004
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iThemba Film Project website