Social Norms
Social norms action with informed and engaged societies
Social Norms
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 cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Comunicación e Intercambio para el Desarrollo Humano en América Latina, A.C. , CIDHAL - Mexico

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Founded in 1969 by a Belgium journalist and pioneer of feminism in Mexico, CIDHAL is a feminist civilian association devoted to promoting alternatives in the areas of education, information, citizen participation, and health care in order to contribute to developing an equal society among genders and social classes. CIDHAL also promotes holistic health care young men and women, particularly in the areas of sexual and reproduction health. It encourages options for the improvement of women's quality of life - and the betterment of their communities - through education and by promoting sustainable economic projects. With a constant focus on gender, it seeks to establish coordination between academy, government, and civilian society to make society more democratic.
Communication Strategies
CIDHAL's activities are carried out through its alternative health service areas and its documentation and communications centre. Specific projects include Maternity without Risks Project, Midwives Project, Youth to Youth Project, Attention to Cases of Violence Project, Creation of a Participative Model of Defense to Face the Negative Effects of Globalization Project, and the High School Project (in its initial stages).

CIDHAL also produces two weekly radio programmes: "Mujer que sabe Latín" (Women Who Know Latin) and "Mujeres Caminemos Juntas" (Women Let's Walk Together). In addition, it disseminates a weekly supplement in the local press called "Mujeres Caminemos Juntas" (Women Let's Walk Together), also available on the Internet (CIDHAL site). It offers workshops to women and men who work in the media for the purpose of creating a network through which information on women's health, reproduction rights, violence against women, and other issues relating to women's empowerment will have a permanent place in the media.
Development Issues
Women, Gender, Health, Population, Youth, Rights.
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CIDHAL site.