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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 lainiciativadecomunicacion.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Educator’s Awareness Project

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Launched in February 2005, the Educator’s Awareness Project aims to empower South African educators about sexuality and diversity by providing knowledge, information, and materials concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) dynamics. Organised by the non-profit Triangle Project, the initiative is designed to help educators understand and address sexual diversity issues in the classroom.
Communication Strategies

This project uses face-to-face exchanges - workshops - in addition to printed materials in an effort to enable educators to deal with issues of sexual diversity, not only amongst their pupils but also amongst themselves. The programme offers 2-day workshops which provide educators with knowledge, information and materials about sexuality. The project’s participants receive a manual containing information and activities, and receive ongoing support from the project organisers.

The workshops are presented by a Triangle Project trainer who is a qualified clinical psychologist. The workshop contents include:

  • Why the need to address sexual diversity?
  • Exploring and knowing ourselves
  • Developing ways to involve our learners
  • Sexual diversity - questions and answers
  • Sexual identity and development through childhood, adolescence and adulthood
  • Responding to sexual diversity at school
Development Issues

Youth, Rights.

Key Points

The main aim of the project is to reduce homophobia, prejudice and heterosexism in schools and create safe and secure environments for students. The project organiers hope it will help to reduce the prejudice and ignorance that exist in schools.

Partners

Triangle Project, Department of Education.

Sources

Educator's Awareness Project website.