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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. 

On the transfer, co-founder Victoria Martin expressed her pleasure to see this work continue under Wits' leadership, knowing that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction. 

As Wits, we honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades and look forward building from that strong base. This includes co-founders Warren Feek (1953-2024) and Victoria Martin as well as La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA), which continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com with links to The CI Global site. We are also eager to forge new partnerships and entertain new ideas as we consider how best to contribute to social and behaviour change in our rapidly evolving environment.

If you are joining the International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Panama, please join Wits and CILA on Monday, 22 June, to share your thoughts and suggestion for the relaunch of the Communication Initiative. We will be in Pacifica 5 from 12-1:25 for the Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: The Communication Initiative: celebrating a driving force for Communication for Social Change and the way forward. We will reflect on the legacy of Warren Feek and family in creating the Communication Initiative, consider the contributions of CI over the years and then turn our attention towards the future in this dynamic session. 

If you are unable to join us in Panama, we still want to hear from you. Please contribute your thoughts by following this link: https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026 or reaching out to ci_surveys@commint.com. 

You can also follow the QR Code:

 https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026

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Care in a Time of CORONA

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"Spread facts not fear. Be wise about what information you trust, and share."

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, Heartlines and the South African Council of Churches (SACC) created a website in an effort to ensure people have the information they need to stay healthy and stop the novel coronavirus from spreading. Downloadable posters, videos, and audio recordings seek to provide clear, simple information about issues such as vaccines, handwashing, social distancing, and mental health during the pandemic. The materials also address issues such as care for the sick and for caregivers, how to conduct funerals during the pandemic, and what churches can do to support their communities and their spiritual wellbeing.

Languages

Various downloadable materials on the website are available in: English, isiZulu, Afrikaans, seSotho, Ndebele, Northern Sotho (Sepedi), isiXhosa, siSwati, XiTsonga, TshiVenda, and seTswana

Source

Email from Garth Japhet to The Communication Initiative on January 20 2021; and Care in a Time of CORONA website and Church in Action Facebook page, both accessed on January 21 2021.