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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.
 
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 lainiciativadecomunicacion.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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CORE Polio Partners - United to Achieve a Polio-Free World

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Child Survival and Collaborations Resources Group (CORE)

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This was presented at the June 2004 UNICEF meeting dedicated to examining communication in the context of the final push to eradicate polio. The presentation provided an overview of the role of the Child Survival and Collaborations Resources Group (CORE) private voluntary organisation (PVO) consortium in India (comprised of international NGOs such as World Vision as well as states, districts, and blocks). A social mobilisation network, comprised of UNICEF and CORE and accountable to the local state government, was formed In Uttar Pradesh (UP). UP was a focus area due to strong resistance to the OPV programme - this resistance was reduced by including add-on activities such as the installation and maintenance of hand pumps.


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