African development action with informed and engaged societies
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 lainiciativadecomunicacion.com and is linked with The CI Global site.

Social and Behavioural Insights COVID-19 Data Collection Tool for Africa

"Timely data and insights into people's changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviours helps to ensure that the response is tailored and adapted to the needs of the population."

Number of Pages

52

Source

WHO news release, August 25 2021 - accessed on September 22 2021. Image credit: © Sabrina Bracher / Shutterstock

Special Issue on a Family Systems Approach to Promote Maternal and Child Nutrition

"Future maternal and child nutrition research and interventions can be strengthened by systems thinking that acknowledges that individuals are situated within family and community systems."

Source

"Introduction: A Family Systems Approach to Promote Maternal, Child and Adolescent Nutrition", by Judi Aubel, Stephanie L. Martin, and Kenda Cunningham, Maternal & Child Nutrition, volume 17, issue S1, e13228 - sent from Judi Aubel to The Communication Initiative on July 31 2021. Image credit: Jonathan Odhong'/IITA (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

The ACT Framework Package: Measuring Social Norms Around Female Genital Mutilation

"Concrete data on the operationalization and testing of the effectiveness of social norms approaches, especially those using communication approaches, is limited."

Number of Pages

Varied (see above).

Source

Email from Suruchi Sood to The Communication Initiative on July 19 2021; and UNICEF Humanitarian Practice website, July 20 2021. Image credit: © UNICEF/UN05216/Dragaj

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