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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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Jóvenes líderes de América Latina ayudarán a promover los ODS

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Tere Gonzáles; fundadora y presidenta de Litro de Luz, México -movimiento global que recicla botellas de plástico para proveer de una fuente de luz a comunidades pobres- y Carolina Medina; cofundadora y directora ejecutiva de Agruppa en Colombia -empresa que utiliza tecnología móvil para facilitar el acceso a alimentos de calidad a empresas del rubro-, son entrevistadas por Radio ONU ya que formarán parte de la primera generación de jóvenes líderes para los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS).

La primera generación de jóvenes líderes se trata de una iniciativa de la Oficina del Enviado Especial de la Juventud para dar a conocer e impulsar el involucramiento de esa población en el cumplimiento de los ODS. Consta de 17 jóvenes de todo el mundo que han sido reconocidos por su contribución para alcanzar lo que propone la Agenda.

La entrevista es realizada en vivo, a través de la página en Facebook de Radio ONU. 

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Tomado de la nota 'Jóvenes líderes de América Latina ayudarán a promover los ODS', publicada en el sitio web de Radio ONU.