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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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Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy Toolkit

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Extending Service Delivery (ESD), a Pathfinder-led United States Agency for International Development (USAID) project, has created an online Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy (HTSP) Toolkit. An electronic library of resources, the toolkit assembles a collection of counselling, advocacy, and educational materials in one online location. The materials come from multiple organisations and are freely available to health providers and community workers around the world.

The site operates under a continuous publishing principle to ensure that new resources are identified and made available including:

  • Research papers discussing the evidence for the benefits of the healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy
  • International policy guidance from organisations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and USAID
  • Training manuals, materials, and job aids
  • Client and public education materials
  • Resources for advocating with policy makers, religious leaders, and community members

 

Included in the toolkit is a series of training videos, divided into three sections. The series can be viewed online in English or in French. Users in developing countries with limited internet access can request this and other K4Health eToolkits on flash drive or CD-ROM by sending an email to toolkits@k4health.org.

 

For more information, contact:

Extending Service Delivery (ESD) Project
ESDMail@ESDProj.org 

Languages

English, French

Source

Pathfinder website, June 10 2011.