Development action with informed and engaged societies
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.

Guidance on Distance Learning Modalities to Reach All Children and Youth During School Closures

Subtitle
Focusing on Low- and No-Tech Modalities to Reach the Most Marginalized

"...vulnerable and disadvantaged children and youth are more likely to be 'first-generation learners', and thus are less likely to have parental education support during school closures..."

Number of Pages

28

Source

Education in Crisis and Conflict Network, February 26 2021. Image credit: © UNICEF/UNI45507/Noorani

Rapid Social Data Collection Tools: Rapid Polling and Rapid Qualitative Research for Polio Outbreak Response

Subtitle
Version 2, November 2020

Have you identified an area where data can help you make decisions about appropriate polio communication for development (C4D) strategies in your country?

Languages

English, Arabic, and French

Number of Pages

21 (English); 24 (Arabic and French)

Source

Global Polio C4D Newsletters, Issue 6 (December 17 2020), Issue 7 (February 24 2021), and Issue 8 (April 28 2021). Image credit: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (a GPEI partner)

Getting Practical: Integrating Social Norms into Social and Behavior Change Programs

Author

"Recognizing that we are all governed by an unwritten rule book can be helpful when things change, or we want them to change.

Languages

English; French

Number of Pages

84 (guide); 97 (slide deck)

Source

Breakthrough website; "Social Norms are the Unwritten Rules", by Stephanie Desmon, February 17 2021; "We Don't Have to Be Experts in Everything: Integrating Social Norms into SBC", by Lisa Cobb, February 2 2021 - all accessed on February 24 2021; email from Lisa Cobb to The Communication Initiative on February 26 2021; and email from Cait Davin to The Communication Initiative on March 3 2021. Image credit: Rain Barrel Communications via Facebook

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