Development action with informed and engaged societies
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 Communication Initiative (The CI) is honoured to support your work, and we thank you for being engaged. We are positioned as a support process to your work as a social enterprise primarily funded funded by a small group of partner organisations. We are free and equitable and will remain that way for all network participants.

Our present situation involves a very small number of agencies providing the financial support necessary for a process that is utilised by thousands of organisations. It would be great to share that load in response to the growing demand on The CI network.

It would be excellent if you and/or your organisation could join the Associates programme, which provides the opportunity for many organisations to make small contributions. The suggested costs follow, along with examples of present Associates. To join and pay online, please click here. Or contact Victoria Martin with your proposed payment or any questions you may have - e.g., how many people from my organisation are involved.

 

Suggested Associates Contribution Levels:

 

US$5,000 per office - For Country, Regional, and HQ offices of major international development organisations

US$2,500 per office - For Country, Regional, and HQ offices of medium-sized international non-governmental organisations (NGOs)

US$2,000 per department - University Departments - OECD Countries

US$750 per department - University Departments - All other Countries

US$ 100 - Small, local NGOs/community-based organisations (CBOs)

US$100 to 200 - Individual

 

Thank you for considering this. The more we can share the financial load of The CI/Drum Beat process across a larger number of organisations and offices that using this process the better we will be able to support your important work.

Warren

Warren Feek
Executive Director
The Communication Initiative
http://www.comminit.com
Twitter: @warrencomminit
Facebook: The Communication Initiative Network
LinkedIn: Warren Feek
Office - 1–250-658-6372
Mobile 1-250-588-8795
Fax 1-250-658-1728

 


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Submitted by mliwena on Sun, 10/06/2013 - 00:20 Permalink

Mungu FM 88.MHZ-The heartbeat & voice of Southern Africa- Mungu Fm 88.5 MHZ -The heartbeat & Voice of Southern Africa- is a growing community based media organization which began operating in Mongu, Western province of Zambia in July 2013.
This new radio station is specifically located on the fifth floor at Napsa building in Mongu the provincial capital of Western Province about six hundred kilometers away west of Lusaka the capital city of Zambia. Mungu Fm will be the third one to be established in this province which has been rated as the leading region in terms of poverty and underdevelopment by the government,Poverty levels in this province for the last twenty years has been around 80% or more,thus affecting other countries in the area. Recognizing the influence and power of not just radio but community based radio among the people of not only Western province of Zambia but Southern Africa as a whole. The founder of this project thought it wise to create a perfect communication channel or vehicle that will be dedicated to the dissemination of relevant and up to date information on cross cutting issues in social, cultural,religious, economics,sports among many others pulling the southern Africa regions development behind. Specifically the radio station will produce and air different types of radio programs as well as news on a 24 hours basis focusing for example on the millennium development Goals (MDGs) including other strategies and initiatives aimed at eradicating poverty and undervelopment in our countries/ region.The first countries targeted in Southern Africa will include Angola, Botswana, Namibia,Lesotho, Swaziland South Africa and Zambia. The main reason for choosing those seven countries to begin with is that they share similar cultures and tradition as well as the three local languages spoken being Situana, Sisutu and Silozi. Engllsh will also be used and it was thought that embracing those mentioned languages might be the beginning of regional integration as wished by regional organizations such as SADC also communication and access to information will be relatively easy and as such looks forward to working with the regional body in furthering the same.
Furthermore Mungu Fm will embrace the views and voices, concerns and comments of both the elite and illiterate people such as the women, youths,children the elderly as well as the disabled living in its target countries to interact through radio and find solutions to their challenges. The ordinary poor people living in rural remote communities where they rarely see microphones and note books and pens before them will be afforded an opportunity to exercise their fundamental human right of access to information and communication in line with article 20 of the universal declaration of human rights. On the other hand will be the elite living in the urban communities of our countries. These programs will be interactive as well as encourage active participation in many ways for example one magazine program is called "Southern Africa,Yesterday, today and Tomorrow." Mungu Fm Radio 88.5 MHZ- The heartbeat & Voice of Southern Africa- is a huge unique masterpiece project which require different stakeholders to urgently come on board and play multiple roles as well as put their ideas and resources together with the founders in order to implement this vision aimed at transforming the Southern African Region through the use of Radio, which is still the religiously followed as a traditional means of accessing relevant and up to date information to help them make decision as well as actively participate in development discussions.
. Mungu Fm is set to begin full broadcasting online by this month end 2013. To all development stakeholders, journalists and others organizations as well as individuals willing to contribute to the development of Southern African region beginning with Western Zambia forging forward, this is the best time to partner with us. Moreover for those of you already working in our target countries or intend to do so we urgently look forward to communicating with you on how we combine efforts.. Mukeya Liwena Chief Executive Officer and founder. mliwena@yahoo.co.uk  or mobile 0969950638.

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Submitted by mliwena on Sun, 10/06/2013 - 00:21 Permalink

Mungu FM 88.MHZ-The heartbeat & voice of Southern Africa- Mungu Fm 88.5 MHZ -The heartbeat & Voice of Southern Africa- is a growing community based media organization which began operating in Mongu, Western province of Zambia in July 2013.
This new radio station is specifically located on the fifth floor at Napsa building in Mongu the provincial capital of Western Province about six hundred kilometers away west of Lusaka the capital city of Zambia. Mungu Fm will be the third one to be established in this province which has been rated as the leading region in terms of poverty and underdevelopment by the government,Poverty levels in this province for the last twenty years has been around 80% or more,thus affecting other countries in the area. Recognizing the influence and power of not just radio but community based radio among the people of not only Western province of Zambia but Southern Africa as a whole. The founder of this project thought it wise to create a perfect communication channel or vehicle that will be dedicated to the dissemination of relevant and up to date information on cross cutting issues in social, cultural,religious, economics,sports among many others pulling the southern Africa regions development behind. Specifically the radio station will produce and air different types of radio programs as well as news on a 24 hours basis focusing for example on the millennium development Goals (MDGs) including other strategies and initiatives aimed at eradicating poverty and undervelopment in our countries/ region.The first countries targeted in Southern Africa will include Angola, Botswana, Namibia,Lesotho, Swaziland South Africa and Zambia. The main reason for choosing those seven countries to begin with is that they share similar cultures and tradition as well as the three local languages spoken being Situana, Sisutu and Silozi. Engllsh will also be used and it was thought that embracing those mentioned languages might be the beginning of regional integration as wished by regional organizations such as SADC also communication and access to information will be relatively easy and as such looks forward to working with the regional body in furthering the same.
Furthermore Mungu Fm will embrace the views and voices, concerns and comments of both the elite and illiterate people such as the women, youths,children the elderly as well as the disabled living in its target countries to interact through radio and find solutions to their challenges. The ordinary poor people living in rural remote communities where they rarely see microphones and note books and pens before them will be afforded an opportunity to exercise their fundamental human right of access to information and communication in line with article 20 of the universal declaration of human rights. On the other hand will be the elite living in the urban communities of our countries. These programs will be interactive as well as encourage active participation in many ways for example one magazine program is called "Southern Africa,Yesterday, today and Tomorrow." Mungu Fm Radio 88.5 MHZ- The heartbeat & Voice of Southern Africa- is a huge unique masterpiece project which require different stakeholders to urgently come on board and play multiple roles as well as put their ideas and resources together with the founders in order to implement this vision aimed at transforming the Southern African Region through the use of Radio, which is still the religiously followed as a traditional means of accessing relevant and up to date information to help them make decision as well as actively participate in development discussions.
. Mungu Fm is set to begin full broadcasting online by this month end 2013. To all development stakeholders, journalists and others organizations as well as individuals willing to contribute to the development of Southern African region beginning with Western Zambia forging forward, this is the best time to partner with us. Moreover for those of you already working in our target countries or intend to do so we urgently look forward to communicating with you on how we combine efforts.. Mukeya Liwena Chief Executive Officer and founder. mliwena@yahoo.co.uk  or mobile 0969950638.

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