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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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Henry Kaufman Prize

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The Institute of International Education (IIE) announces a call for nominations for the Henry Kaufman Prize. The Prize will be awarded annually to honour a national leader or public official for his or her work in promoting and developing international education at the tertiary level. Such efforts may include, but are not limited to, the following activities:

•founding study abroad programmes or international institutions of higher education
•facilitating the exchange of international students for the purpose of mutual understanding
•developing policy that increases the potential for study abroad
•aiding threatened scholars to escape persecution

The winner will receive a specially struck medal and a diploma presented at the Institute’s headquarters in New York City in acknowledgment for his or her efforts and achievements in advancing international education.

Application Info


To nominate, please submit a letter explaining how the individual has promoted international education while serving as a public official or national leader. News articles pertaining to the nominee and his or her efforts to promote international education may be included. Please enclose full name and contact information in letter of nomination.  Nominees must currently hold, or previously have held, a position as a national leader or public official including, but not limited to:


• Head of State
• Minister of Education
• Governor
• Mayor
Nominations are welcome from government officials, journalists, and leaders in academia, business, and philanthropy from all nations.

The nomination letter should be emailed to IIEKaufmanPrize@iie.org.


Or mail hard copy to:

Henry Kaufman Prize Committee
c/o Dr. Allan E. Goodman
Institute of International Education
809 United Nations Plaza, 9th Floor
New York, New York
United States
10017


Click here for more information.
Click here for more information in PDF format.

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Previous Winners

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Source

Email from Institute of International Education to The Communication Initiative on Aug 11 2011.
Institute of International Education website on Aug 19 2011.