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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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Africamix World Tour - Global

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Africamix, a volunteer-based traveling arts and music festival organised to help combat child abuse and neglect, will commence its tour in California in June 2002 and travel from there to 18 countries around the world. According to Africamix spokesperson, Beatrice Gatebuke, the multicultural, two-day festivals are designed to raise global consciousness and funding for the prevention of child abuse and neglect in black communities.
Hosts for the Africamix 2002 tour include the U.S. in June, Canada in July, England and France in August, Uganda and Rwanda in September, Kenya and Ethiopia in October, Zambia, Mozambique and Botswana in November and the DR Congo in December. Hosting countries during 2003 are Mali and Madagascar in April, Senegal, Sierra-Leone and Nigeria in May, and South Africa in June.
Communication Strategies

The subtitle of the Festivals is "Seeing the World from the Perspective of Another".

All of the Africamix Festivals will involve many festivities throughout the weekend. These will include art exhibits and musical performances from various musicians all over the world ranging from all types of music avenues. There will be opportunities for guest speakers to promote public awareness on issues related to the ongoing impact of child abuse and neglect in Africa

Development Issues

Children, Rights

Key Points

The touring festival will benefit local non-profit and non-governmental organisations active in providing residential services and therapeutic foster care for abandoned, abused and neglected children in the countries hosting the event.

Sources

Africamix website.