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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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CINI's approaches to intervention: an innovative strategy to combat malnutrition in India

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Chaudhuri, S. N. (2002). "CINI's approaches to intervention: an innovative strategy to combat malnutrition in India." Nutr Rev 60(5 Pt 2): S102-108.

Objectives: The Child in Need Institute (CINI) has been working toward sustainable health and nutrition development for women and children for the last twenty-six years. During the initial stages, the Institute focused on treatment and prevention of malnutrition in children under five years of age. Over the years, the program strategies have shifted to a more holistic lifecycle approach. This approach targets individuals during crucial periods of their lives--pregnant women, children (0-2 years of age) and adolescents (10-19 years of age)--as well as other vulnerable segments of the population. To reach out to these target groups, the Institute uses a three-pronged strategy that includes case management, behavior change communication, and linkage formation. Programs are either community- or center-based depending upon the need of the populations. CINI's current strategy has shown positive trends in improving the health and nutrition status of women, children, and adolescents in the community.

Results: include reduction of low birth weight babies, increase in proper antenatal care, reduction of severely malnourished children, decrease in maternal and infant mortality and morbidity rates, and improvement in community involvement in all reproductive and child health programs. CINI is currently monitoring its performance and activities to carry out operations research for providing further evidence for the effectiveness of its interventions.