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.

Extreme Dialogue

9 years ago Network Contact Extreme Dialogue

Extreme Dialogue aims to build resilience to radicalisation among young people through a series of open-access educational resources and short films that foster critical thinking and digital litera

Languages

All films and resources are freely available online on the project website in English. Films and resources are also available in French, German, and Hungarian, and the films are accessible in British Sign Language (BSL) on request.

Source

"Using Social Media to Communicate against Violent Extremism" [PDF] and Extreme Dialogue website, both accessed on December 9 2016, and email from Lucie Parker to The Communication Initiative on January 5 2017.

A First Look at Digital Security

9 years ago Network Contact Access Now

Author

  • Kim Burton
  • Anqi Li

"Say you know that you want to protect yourself online, but you don't know where to start. Or maybe you've heard about a best practice or tactic to use, but you don't know how to implement it.

Click here for the 7-page booklet in PDF format.
Click here to access the Digital Security Helpline and to find out how to conta…

Publishers

Languages

The booklet is available in English. The Digital Security Helpline services are available with support in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Tagalog, and Arabic.

Number of Pages

7

Source

"Don't panic! Download 'A First Look at Digital Security'", by Anqi Li and Kim Burton, Access Now, November 17 2016, and Digital Security Helpline - both accessed on December 9 2016. Image credit: Access Now

A How To Guide: Undermining Violent Extremist Narratives in South East Asia

9 years ago Network Contact Hedayah

Author

  • Sara Zeiger

Supported by the Australian Government and led by Hedayah, the International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, this compendium p

Click here for the 45-page document in PDF format.

Publishers

Number of Pages

45

Source

Living Safe Together website and Emirates News Agency, WAM (Wakalat Anba'a al-Emarat) website, both accessed on December 8 2016.

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