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.

Life on Hold

"It's less about being informed and more about feeling something and being moved by it." - Filmmaker Reem Haddad

Source

"Al Jazeera Web Doc Will Mark Anniversary of Syrian Conflict", by Abigail Edge, February 26 2015, Journalism.co.uk; "Life on Hold: Al Jazeera Web Documentary Reflects on the Syrian Refugee Crisis", by Jess Linington, May 6 2015, i-Docs; "Sabra: Lives on Hold", Al Jazeera, October 4 2015; and Life on Hold website - all accessed on June 24 2016. Image credit: © Al Jazeera

News That Moves - Mediterranean Rumor Tracker

"For refugees making their way to Europe, information is a matter of life and death.

Publishers

Languages

English, Arabic, Farsi, Greek

Source

Email from Internews to The Communication Initiative on June 1 2016; "Where Rumors Can Kill", by Jeanne Bourgault, Foreign Policy, May 31 2016; and Internews website - both accessed on June 23 2016'; and email from Stijn Aelbers to The Communication Initiative on July 4 2016. Image credit: Internews

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