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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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Voices of Our Future Award

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World Pulse has announced the call for applicants for the annual Voices of Our Future programme, an online training programme in web 2.0, citizen journalism, and empowerment for emerging grassroots women leaders from around the globe. Thirty applicants will be chosen to learn how to use social media to share their stories and visions for social change with a global audience.


After being selected, the correspondents will, as stated by World Pulse, embark on a five-month "virtual" journey on the frontiers of new media and women's empowerment. They will receive:

  • Web 2.0 and citizen journalism training from experts, including The Press Institute and The Op-Ed Project, via phone and internet
  • Mentoring sessions and support via phone and internet
  • Opportunities for publication in World Pulse Magazine
  • Opportunities to connect with grassroots women leaders from around the globe.
  • Technology stipend to offset communications costs.
Application Info

Click here for complete rules.



Who Can Apply?

Any woman, 18 years of age or older, can apply. Applicants must join the Voices of Our Future Applicants Group on PulseWire prior to the deadline date above. During the course of the four-week application process, candidates will be given a set of learning materials through the Voices of Our Future Applicants Classroom and will be asked to complete an associated writing assignment. A panel of staff and selected volunteers, called Listeners, will choose 30 applicants based on the following criteria:

  1. Completion of all assignments
  2. Expression of a positive vision for the future and solutions-oriented writing
  3. Commitment to promote global issues through the eyes of women
  4. Communication of personal experience as an under-represented voice in one's community, nation, or world; living in a developing country or conflict zone; or facing discrimination on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, race, or social class
  5. Demonstration of leadership on a personal, community, national, or global level
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Previous Winners

Click here to read about previous winners.

Source

Emails from Rachael Maddock-Hughes and Scott Beck to The Communication Initiative on August 16 and August 18 2011, respectively.