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The Communication Initiative
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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The Drum Beat 113 - Communication Competencies

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COMPETENCIES: Communication for Development/Social Change

In most Drum Beats we share information with you, The Drum Beat network [now 14,000 plus people and organisations]. This issue is different. We would like you to share your insights, perspectives and information with us.

The CHANGE Project, The Rockefeller Foundation and the Pan American Health Organization are working to define competencies for practitioners of Communication for Development/Social Change. This information will be used to define training/education needs and guide other decision making. The Communication Initiative is supporting this process. We welcome your contributions, from your experience, to this important enquiry.

If you have good, easy access to the internet please go to one of the following URLs and complete the relevant questionnaire.

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SEEKING - any information on piloting ICTs among mountain peoples and regions (as a special case of public/private service to remote areas). Of particular interest - the sociocultural aspects of such initiatives, in the global context of rapidly encroaching information/knowledge management technologies on local governance and social policy.

Contact John Lawrence jeslawrence@att.net

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DB CLASSIFIEDS:

Training, Materials, Consultants - will be issued October 3rd.

For more information or to include something in this listing in the future, please contact Janice Innes jinnes@comminit.com

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