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 cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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International Network for Visitors to Eco Farms & Forests (INVEFF) - Global

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This global ecological network, utilising a new concept of ecofarming, was developed by members of a 1999 ASHOKA conference in India. Their new concept is summarised as follows - ecofarming goes beyond organic farming by: providing products and processes provided directly by nature with out human intervention; recognising the spiritual value of all living beings; concentrates not only on farmlands, but also on forests, wildlife and natural biodiversity.
Communication Strategies

An e-mail discussion network to share experiences about ecofarms and forests and to provide current information about ecofarms and forests around the world.
Development Issues

Environment, agriculture, economic development.
Key Points

Interested persons can join the discussion list by sending an empty e-mail addressed to: INVEFF-subscribe@onelist.com
Partners



The European Centre for Ecological Agriculture and Tourism -- Poland (ECEAT-Poland) is an ecological NGO working to save small family farms in Poland, threatened socially and economically by Poland's impending entry into the European Union, by promoting ecotourism to organic farms and transitional farms. Over 100 small Polish organic and traditional farms are cooperating and receiving ecotourist visitors.

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Letter from Jadwiga Lopata to The Communication Initiative.