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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 cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Barricada de Salud [Barricades to Health] - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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This project is sponsored by the ABIA, Brazilian Interdisciplinary Association on AIDS. Organisers work with groups who compose Afro-Reggae music in order to disseminate information about HIV/AIDS in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Communication Strategies
The project started in the Lapa neighborhood and has become an itinerant show that visits different neighbourhoods in Rio, particularly low-income areas.
Development Issues
HIV/AIDS.
Key Points
Located in Rio de Janeiro, ABIA carries out research, policy analysis and advocacy, public education, and dissemination activities nationally and internationally. It often represents the Brazilian civil society sector in international AIDS conferences and working groups.
Sources

Development Gateway site; and "Documenting and Sharing Learning in Health Communication for Development - A Literature Review." Prepared by Rafael Obreg