The Communication Initiative Network

"In the case of our experience, the involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS prompted us to develop this study as one of the local HIV resource organization, as our unit of identity, told us that 'given the discrepancy between the demographics ...

This Tanzanian study is part of a situation analysis to understand the attitudes of policy makers and other key community and health authority decision makers towards male circumcision (MC), the policy and regulatory environment, and the ...

This research evaluates the effectiveness of a programme created for HIV-infected African-American and Latino young men who have sex with men (YMSM), located in North Carolina, United States, called STYLE (Strength Through Youth Livin’ ...

"Study Question: Can a poverty targeted social cash transfer influence HIV risk behavior?"

The Soul City Institute for Health and Development Regional Programme, involving partner organisations in Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, conducted qualitative formative audience research to explore ...

The main focus of this 35-page report is to review the risk factors for HIV among sex workers in sub-Saharan Africa and the interventions that have been successfully implemented in this region. The report, its findings, and recommendations are ...

Adolescent female sex workers (FSWs) who accessed sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention services, including peer-education-based health promotion and condom access, reported improved sexual behaviour. This is one of the findings of a ...

"I feel more confident than ever that the empowered and enlightened mothers of our time will continue to be the change agents in our societies with continued resilience in initiatives such as vaccination, family planning and basic education." ...

"The decision to produce this report was born from the need to expose the numerous cases of violence and murders unjustly suffered by transgender women in Latin America....Although this report focuses on physical violence, transgender women ...

"Although there is arguably much to be gained by disclosing [HIV status], there is also much at stake, including issues of individual and family honour and the possibility of living a 'normal' life." Starting with the question, Faidha gani? or ...

This impact evaluation in Spanish of the violence against women (VAW) campaign “A Disaster that We Men Can Avoid” from Puntos de Encuentro, Nicaragua, is directed to the men and women of nearly 250 organisations, women's groups, youth groups, ...

This International HIV/AIDS Alliance (The Alliance) report summarises the results of site assessments on HIV and drug use in China, India, Indonesia, Kenya, and Malaysia. The assessments were conducted by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and ...

"If I knew what would happen I would have kept it to myself..."

"I argue that young people's silences and respectful speech in family settings reflect a local moral world in which parents authorise and acknowledge sexual engagements of young people only when the latter have achieved the necessary spending ...

"... testing for STIs and HIV can now be conducted in a variety of non-healthcare settings without the need for access to microscopy or interaction with healthcare professionals. "

"The objective of this article is to describe a program of research involving Familias Unidas, a Hispanic-specific, parent-centered intervention, aimed at reducing substance use and HIV health disparities among Hispanic youth."

"We undertook a systematic review, and a meta-analysis when appropriate, to assess effectiveness of interventions to reduce sexual risk behaviours, and consequent HIV infection, among young people (10-25 years) in sub-Saharan Africa." This study ...

"In countries where HIV prevalence has declined at population level, sexual behaviour change among young people has been cited as an important contributing factor. Yet, questions remain regarding how to achieve - and maintain - the ...

This Oxfam India policy paper summarises the outcomes of consultations and studies around this question: What new framework will make a difference for groups in India that face acute poverty and social exclusion? It considers: addressing ...

From a meeting for journalists to assess the importance of media in shaping and influencing public perceptions of migration, this document contains recommendations for reporting, involving migrants, media actions, and governmental and ...

"The worldwide trend toward smaller families - average family size has declined by half since 1950 - is linked to advances in education and health care and increased opportunities for women. This great global success story can continue only if ...

This research explores why individuals in the United States (US) who are Deaf  are disproportionately vulnerable to HIV infection. "An analysis of the social, political, and attitudinal environments surrounding people who are Deaf reveals ...

"In order to provide an enabling environment for preventing HIV and drug abuse, it is important to have an educated population, one that does not hold misconceptions or is discriminatory towards PLHIV [people living with HIV] and key affected ...

"Even in countries with the highest HIV rates, there are relatively few examples of scaled-up, sustainable programmes within educational curricula."

"I have become convinced that the sustainability of forests depends fundamentally on better treatment of the people living in and around them. Half of those are women." - Carol J. Pierce Colfer

"The year 2011 was the International Year of the Forest, which witnessed growing interest globally in the links between people and forests. Some of that attention has been directed at women’s roles as well..."

"The key principle to bear in mind - whether programmes are working with men as supportive partners or as agents of social change - is that working with men represents an opportunity to address gender inequality and improve health outcomes."

"As digital technology advances and digital products become cheaper, it will not be possible for governments to exercise control on the flow of information."

This news article describes the gender-related work of a network of community stations Educación Radiofónica de Bolivia (Erbol) focusing on improving social conditions through grassroots communication. The work of empowering people in the ...

"When adolescent girls win, everyone wins. The primary motivation to improve the health of and health care for adolescent girls must always be the wellbeing of girls themselves. But girls are also agents of positive change for their future ...

"The younger generation is most active on social media, and will help in creating the right buzz to stop violence against women." - Asian Age, March 8 2013 This report illustrates some data from the March 8 2013 global launch of Ring the Bell ...

This PowerPoint presentation describes the methodology of the organisation Breakthrough in selecting a communication route to establish a women's human rights campaign against sex selective elimination (SSE) of female gender foetuses before ...

This document shares the results of the Expert Review Committee (ERC) on Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization in Nigeria, which took place in Abuja, Nigeria, from March 19-20 2013. It includes background, discussion of strategy (including ...

This United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE) document examines information and communication technology (ICT) use in educational assessment. It asks:

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"I have had the very real privilege of being involved in the Global Polio Eradication initiative (GPEI) for the past 7 or 8 years. My vantage point has been somewhat unique as someone who sits outside the main implementing organisations but has ...

This fourth publication in the Girls Count series of the Coalition for Adolescent Girls is a result of their investigations to "uncover girl adolescent girl-specific data and insights to drive meaningful action," as a poverty reduction strategy. ...

To provide an opportunity for sharing menstrual hygiene management (MHM) research

"Collaboration and knowledge sharing are increasingly viewed as essential to achieving the international development agenda. Collaboration among individuals provides venues for sharing perspectives and building effective practices that can help ...

The analysis offers reflections on the post-2015 development framework, based on their views of the strengths and weaknesses of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) development framework, key changes since 2000, and ideas on how to address the ...

"Shared, or social learning uses the knowledge and experience of each participant in the learning process - it is a looped (or iterative) process of sharing information, knowledge and experience and then applying that to an action. This in turn ...

This fact sheet on young people living with HIV uses global data to discuss HIV among young people with the intent of stimulating more HIV prevention education, voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), treatment, and care programmes that can ...

This analysis of empowerment of women in economically poor urban areas of India, South Africa, and Ghana is based upon the ActionAid Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) which "conceptualises empowerment as follows: Empowerment includes giving ...

"Public trust...plays an important role in the public's compliance with public health interventions, especially compliance with vaccination programs, which target mainly healthy people. Where public trust is eroded, rumours can spread and this ...

"For generations, women have served as peace educators, both in their families and in their societies. They have proved instrumental in building bridges rather than walls." - Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan

This news story captures the way that children are being immunised as they cross the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. At the checkpoint, where approximately 50,000 people pass through daily, children under the age of 5 years are ushered ...

"At the heart of every social cause is the need to connect with people; to inspire, convince, and prompt them to take action or change behaviors. It is a tall order. Words, even carefully chosen words, are almost never enough. Time and time again ...

"Over the years, the Foundation has realised the importance of more holistic thinking, rooting interventions in local circumstances and becoming active in such areas as health and social protection as well as early learning." - Lisa Jordan

"Human rights cannot be separated from HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support." - Christine Stegling

This International HIV/AIDS Alliance (the Alliance) document sets out high-level direction and sets 17 measurable goals for the Alliance. The document sets objectives until 2015 for linking organisations to use in coordination with national ...