Media 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 cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Ebola Communication Network (ECN)

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The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) has developed the Ebola Communication Network (ECN), which houses Ebola-related social and behaviour change communication (SBCC) materials, as well as other resources and tools intended for people working in the fight against Ebola.
The online portal "is populated with more than 120 resources, including not only SBCC materials like posters, brochures and infographics, but also Demographic and Health Surveys of affected regions, customized maps and peer-reviewed journal articles. The site is responsive to mobile devices and optimized for low bandwidth situations. It includes an RSS feed of Ebola-related news that is updated in real time."
Information can be searched based on language, type (e.g., public service announcements, posters, and fact sheets), topic (e.g., prevention, treatment, safe burial practices), and audience (e.g., community health workers, governments, health care providers); more categories may be added as the collection grows.
The communication resources that are collected come from a variety of sources, including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the World Health Organization (WHO). Users are encouraged to submit or upload their own materials, which are posted after a brief review process.
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JHUCCP website on October 13 2014.