The Communication Initiative
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The Communication Initiative
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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System of Communication for the Peace (Sistema de Comunicación para la Paz - SIPAZ)

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This network specialises in the production, management and distribution of information for peace-building, contributing to regional efforts by promoting a culture of tolerance, respect for nature and supporting processes of community organisation.

The network interrelates five local projects recognised for their actions on behalf of peace and sustainable development: Belén de los Andaquíes/ Caquetá, La Cocha/Nariño, Puerto Caicedo/Putumayo, Bogotá (Neighborhoods of Bolívar City), San Gil and Pamplona/Santander. Organisations send information via email to be included in a weekly newscast that is sent to radio stations participating in the network.

The network is an interactive "system", working to generate dialogue and debate, where all the members produce information and exchange experiences on themes such as food security, environmental education, appropriation of regional and local culture, etc.
Communication Strategies
SIPAZ trains members of local organisations, so that they obtain the technical and conceptual tools needed for them to be and be recognised as producers of information for peace. On the other hand, SIPAZ collects and formats this information in order to bring it to a wider public from the local (neighborhood, path, municipality) to the masses (region, department, country) through a system of exchange with members of the network.
Development Issues
Peace, Culture, Community-building.
Key Points
The news features of SIPAZ favour questions and alternatives over vioence and spectacle; SIPAZ focuses on the everyday and routine - women, children, peasants, community organisations, poetry, music, common contests, and the undertakings of the neighborhoods of member stations.
Partners

Asociación para el Desarrollo Campesino, Ecofondo, Procomún, Corporación Nuevo Milenio de Putumayo, Fundación Colombia Multicolor, Fundación Comunarte de Belén de los Andaquíes.

Sources

Translated from Spanish on La Iniciativa de Comunicaci