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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.
 
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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Africa Alive! - 8 African countries

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Africa Alive! is a multi-nation African initiative created to improve reproductive health and reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS among youth through synergistic partnerships. The Initiative was formally endorsed at a meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe on 16-19 November 1998 by representatives from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe who work with youths to promote reproductive health and prevent HIV/AIDS. African regional organisations represented at the meeting included the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the Commonwealth Health Secretariat.
Communication Strategies

The Initiative will have an estimated audience of 150 million youth across Africa and aims to establish and strengthen existing network to improve reproductive health and HIV/AIDS programming for youth and to advocate for a supportive environment for these programmes. They plan to generate funds from the public and private sectors and international donor agencies for a coordinated HIV/AIDS prevention programme across Africa. A regional music concert to create mass awareness of the dangers of HIV/AIDS and to promote prevention is scheduled to coincide with the World AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa in the year 2000.
Development Issues

Health, youth, AIDS.
Key Points

An Africa Alive! Interim Steering Committee (ISC), with representation from the eight project countries, was formed and will act as the regional decision-making body. Nairobi, Kenya was chosen as the temporary office. In each country National Working Committees will be formed to determine the most effective way to move the Initiative ahead.
Partners



6 regional and 27 national organisations from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Sources

Letter from Anne Akia Fiedler to The Communication Initiative.