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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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Institutional Review of Educational Radio Dramas: Acronyms and Abbreviations

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Acronyms and Abbreviations


AED - Academy for Educational Development (USA)


AIC - Agricultural Information Centre (Kenya)


AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome


AIR - All India Radio


ATB - Burkina Faso Theatre Workshop


BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation


CBO - Community-based Organization


CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA)


CHEMS - Cambodian Health Education and Media Service


DFID - Department for International Development (UK)


DRC - Democratic Republic of Congo


EU - European Union


FGM - Female Genital Mutilation


FP - Family Planning


GTZ - German government aid agency


HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus


HU - Health Unlimited


IEC - Information, Education and Communication


INGO - International Non-governmental Organization


JHU/CCP - Johns Hopkins University/Center for Communication Programs (USA)


KAP - Knowledge, Attitude and Practice


KBC - Kenya Broadcasting Corporation


MBC - Malawi Broadcasting Corporation


MCH - Mother and Child Health


MOH - Ministry of Health (generic)


NGO - Non-governmental Organization


ORS - Oral Rehydration Solution


PCI - Population Communications International (USA)


PRA - Participatory Rural Appraisal


PSI - Population Services International (USA)


PLWA - People Living with AIDS


PWA - People With AIDS


RCP - Radio Communication Project (Nepal)


RMP - Rruga Me Pisha (Albania)


RTD - Radio Tanzania


RTNB - National radio and TV authority (Burundi)


SfCG - Search for Common Ground


SFPS - Santé Familiale et Prévention de Sida (Family Health and AIDS Prevention Project) (West Africa)


STD - Sexually Transmitted Disease


SWET - Story Workshop Educational Trust (Malawi)


TB - Tuberculoses [sic]


UK - United Kingdom


UN - United Nations


UNAIDS - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS


UNDP - United Nations Development Programme


UNFPA - United Nations Family Planning Association


UNHCR - United Nations High Commission for Refugees


UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund


US - United States


USAID - United States Agency for International Development


WHO - World Health Organization