The Communication Initiative
Development action with informed and engaged societies
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.

Holistic Security Manual for Human Rights Defenders

9 years ago Network Contact Tactical Techn…

Author

  • Peter Steudtner
  • Ali Ravi
  • Daniel Ó Cluanaigh
  • Craig Higson-Smith

"When we work to bring about positive social change, we can face persistent threats and attacks which impact upon our physical and psychological integrity, and often affect our friends and fami

Click here to directly access the manual in PDF format (95 pages, high-res vers…

Publishers

Number of Pages

95

Source

"Holistic Security & How We Got Here", by Hannah Smith, November 8 2016 and Holistic Security Manual website - both accessed on April 19 2017. Image credit: Tactical Technology Collaborative

The Right to Dissent: International Law Obligations to Respect, Protect and Fulfill the Right to Participate in Public Affairs by Engaging in Criticism, Opposition and Dissent

9 years ago Network Contact Lawyers' Right…

Author

  • Lois Leslie

Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) produced this manual to promote human rights and the rule of law through enhancing knowledge of international human rights law guarantees of the rights to partic

Click here for the 252-page guide for free in PDF format.
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Publishers

Number of Pages

252

Source

e-CIVICUS 817, April 14 2017; and International Service for Human Rights and LRWC website, both accessed on April 18 2017. Image credit: LRWC

Training Manual: Gender Leadership in Humanitarian Action

9 years ago Network Contact Oxfam Policy a…
Subtitle
Institutionalizing Gender in Emergencies: Bridging Policy and Practice in the Humanitarian System

Author

  • Fiona Gell
  • Fiona Gell
  • Eliza Hilton
  • Tess Dico-Young

The purpose of this training manual is to support the institutionalisation of gender equality and women's rights in all humanitarian action.

Click here for the 312-page manual in PDF format.

Publishers

Number of Pages

312

Source

Oxfam website, April 13 2017.

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