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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 cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Introduction (from the Background Paper for Communication for Development Roundtable)

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prepared for the VIII International Communication for Development Roundtable, Managua, Nicaragua

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It is two years since the last meeting of the Communication for Development Roundtable, two years in which the field of communication has evolved profoundly. This paper seeks to provide a summary of some of the key events, trends and developments in this field. It does not purport to be comprehensive or exhaustive, but to give a flavour, as succinctly as possible, of just some of the major developments and trends in this field. It is designed to provide information and to prompt discussion.(1) It is divided into two parts, the first of which focuses on debates on HIV/AIDS communication, the second on wider trends in communications over the last two years.



(1) Declaration of interest: The analysis presented here has been put together by the Panos Institute and should not be taken to represent the views of any of the other cosponsors of this meeting. While we have attempted to be descriptive of the debates outlined here, rather than put forward any particular argument, Panos has been directly engaged in many of the of the issues and debates explained in this document, and it should be read in that context.