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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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Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press

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Journalists from the Middle East and North Africa are invited to submit entries for the Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press, which aims to promote media freedom and the rule of law in the region. The contest is open to print or online journalists from the following countries: Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

 

 

The prize is named after the former Lebanese columnist and academic who was assassinated in June 2005 for criticising Syria's policy toward Lebanon. It is awarded each year by the European Commission Delegation in Lebanon, in association with the Samir Kassir Foundation. There are two award categories - Best opinion article and Best investigative reporting article. The winners will be awarded EU€10,000 at an awards ceremony on June 2 2011.

Application Info

Click here for more information in English, French, and Arabic.

Click here to access application forms. Applicants must submit only one article related to the rule of law or human rights (good governance, fight against corruption, freedom of expression, etc.). The complete file of the registration form available on the website must be sent in either of these two formats:

  • By electronic mail (in Word or PDF format) prior to the deadline to the following address: coordination@prixsamirkassir.org
  • By regular mail (in hard copy and on CD-ROM) in an envelope with the following indication: "Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press" - and "Opinion Article category" or "Investigative Reporting category", prior to the deadline to the address below.
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Email from Charlotta Asplund to The Communication Initiative on February 1 2011.

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