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.

Preventing Violence Against Women: A Primer for African Women's Organizations

"...how vital it is to maintain political awareness in the work of prevention and speak up against anti-feminist actors that seek to undermine the premise of equality on which prevention is bas

Languages

English, French

Number of Pages

16

Source

Email from Leah Goldmann to The Communication Initiative on October 2 2019.

Advancing Social Norms Practice for Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health: The Why and the How

"Practitioners and investigators working on adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health have long recognized that the behavioral and health outcomes they seek to influence are functions

Source

IRH website; and "Veering From a Narrow Path: The Second Decade of Social Norms Research", by Jeffrey B. Bingenheimer, Ph.D., Journal of Adolescent Health, April 2019, Volume 64, Issue 4, Supplement, Pages S1–S3 - both accessed on August 7 2019; and email from Cait Davin to The Communication Initiative on August 16 2019. Image caption/credit: "Commentary and manuscript authors answer questions from the audience at the Learning Collaborative's Launch of the JAH Special Supplement". Cait Davin, 2019, Washington, DC, United States

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