Social norms action with informed and engaged societies
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.

Manual - Gender Action Learning System (GALS) Implementation Toolkit

Subtitle
Second Edition

"New models for gender relationships become a 'normal' part of thinking and behavior for both men and women, where general principles of human rights are integrated progressively into real life

Languages

English; Kyrgyz; Russian

Number of Pages

106 (English); 115 (Kyrgyz); 109 (Russian)

Source

United Nations Kyrgyz Republic website, May 4 2021. Image credit: Linda Mayoux and Vitaliy Konovalov

Social Norms Diagnostic Tool: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights & Gender-Based Violence

"Research into discriminatory social norms identifies many ways in which they may curtail the ability of women and girls, transgender and gender non-conforming people to break the cycle of pove

Number of Pages

34

Source

Email from Oxfam Policy & Practice to The Communication Initiative on December 17 2020; and Oxfam Policy & Practice website, April 20 2021. Image credit: Vina Salazar - Oxfam 2019

Getting Practical: Integrating Social Norms into Social and Behavior Change Programs

"Recognizing that we are all governed by an unwritten rule book can be helpful when things change, or we want them to change.

Languages

English; French

Number of Pages

84 (guide); 97 (slide deck)

Source

Breakthrough website; "Social Norms are the Unwritten Rules", by Stephanie Desmon, February 17 2021; "We Don't Have to Be Experts in Everything: Integrating Social Norms into SBC", by Lisa Cobb, February 2 2021 - all accessed on February 24 2021; email from Lisa Cobb to The Communication Initiative on February 26 2021; and email from Cait Davin to The Communication Initiative on March 3 2021. Image credit: Rain Barrel Communications via Facebook

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