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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.
 
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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Help Me Investigate Website

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Help Me Investigate is a website that aims to help those who want to investigate questions in the public interest. The United Kingdom (UK)-based site was launched in July 2009 with funding from Channel 4s 4iP fund and Screen West Midlands.

In February 2011, the code for the original site was released under an open source licence, while HelpMeInvestigate.com was redirected to the site blog, which provides regular tips on issues.

Sections of the site include the following:

  • "Blog for Help Me Investigate" is a project to make it easier for journalists, bloggers, and anyone else to collaborate on investigating questions of public interest. In addition to this blog space, there are sub-sites on health, welfare, and education, primarily in the UK, and open source tools (with code available on GitHub, along with a Wordpress plugin).
  • The "Olympics" section for the 2012 summer games in London, UK, is designed to help investigative reporters with resources and connections.
  • The "Help others investigate" section is intended to support building teams in the areas of education, health, welfare, and the Olympics (which may evolve into a broader team on sport and arts). There is a form for participating.
  • "Investigate something" is a resource section with the following linked sub-topics:
    •  "The Help Me Investigate blog - and how to find what you need on it.
    • Help Me Investigate Health - specific guidance on how the health services work, and updates on health-related news and investigations.
    • Help Me Investigate Welfare - specific guidance on how the welfare services work, and updates on welfare-related news and investigations.
    • Help Me Investigate Education - join others finding out how to investigate the education system
    • What Do They Know - submit Freedom of Information requests to get information from a public body.
    • Where Does My Money Go? - information on how public money is spent.
    • Data Protection FAQ- how to use the Data Protection Act to gain access to information held about you."
  • The video section includes: "Help Me Investigate… Education: Tips on investigating education from Fiona Millar"
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Open Society Foundations website, July 23 2012. Image credit: Redjotter website