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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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Cartoon Competition: Third World Journalist Net (DWJN)

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The Cartoon Competition of the Third World Journalist Net (DWJN) is accepting entries under the theme "Change the Perspective: African Unity – Illusion and Myth or Imperative and Opportunity." According to DWJN, the 50th anniversary of the African Union/Organisation for African Unity (AU/OAU) on May 25, 2013 provides a unique opportunity once more to focus on African unity and Pan-African discourse. DWJN adds that many people believe that the lack of opportunities for Africa is because political unity is not happening, instead crises and violent conflicts dominate the scene. Others consider African unity as a means of destroying African diversity, so that it is an unworthy goal. Again others criticise African union as a mystification, a tool of African elites to deceive Africans. At the same time, the Pan-African ideal is highly valued by most Africans, who believe it provides great opportunities for Africa and is the heart of the African renaissance. African cartoonists are invite to submit cartoons based on this theme, and the idea of "Change the Perspective".
The competition prizes will be EUR5000 for the 1st prize, EUR2000 for the 2nd prize, and EUR1000 for the 3rd prize.

Click here for more information about the competition.

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Cartoonists from Africa including the African diaspora are entitled to participate in the competition. Members of the jury or the organisers/promoters (and their families) are barred from entry.

Click here for more information on the conditions of participation.

The cartoons are to be sent to the following email address info@cartoon-competition.org and copied to dwjn@cartoon-competition.org

 

Deadline for entries is December 31, 2012, 12 pm

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Third World Journalist Net website on November 27 2012.