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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.
 
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[WEBINAR] Maintaining momentum in family planning: How can social and behavior change programs adapt to the new reality of COVID-19?

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April 23, 2020

8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. EDT / 12:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m. GMT

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COVID-19 is already impacting the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of women and girls around the world through disruptions to supply chains, reductions in service availability, and changes to individual, household, and community-level behaviors. Not only are these effects likely to grow in the coming weeks and months, but we are facing a long-term crisis if we don’t act now to meet the SRH needs of women and girls. More than ever, the role of social and behavior change (SBC) is essential in supporting access to life-saving contraceptives and reproductive health services and empowering individuals with options to engage in self-care for family planning. However, SBC implementers active in this field need to find new ways to engage communities under lock-down, identify specific needs of subpopulations such as youth, and adapt messaging in response to shifting access to SRH services.

This webinar will review the impact of COVID-19 on SRH, consider how the changing commodity and supply context will impact demand generation work, present new, actionable guidance for SBC implementers on adapting approaches and messaging, and discuss how SBC organizations can respond to youth needs. We are learning together as each day unfolds and welcome you to join this discussion so that we can collectively find the best way forward.

The webinar will be in English, with simultaneous translation into French.

Moderator: 

- Lynn Van Lith, Technical Director, Breakthrough ACTION (Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs)

Featured Speakers:

- Beth Schlachter, Executive Director, FP2020

- John Skibiak, Director, Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition

- Joanna Skinner, Family Planning Technical Lead, Breakthrough ACTION (Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs)

- Manasa Priya Vasudevan, Program Manager, Know Your Body, Know Your Rights Program (The YP Foundation)

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