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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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Stem van Afrika Funding for Community Media

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Stem van Afrika (SvA) is a Dutch foundation that supports community-based media in Africa. The foundation was established in 1962 by Dutch broadcasters convinced that community radio can make a major contribution to the emancipation of people. SvA is inviting community, local, and associative radio stations, community and associative radio networks, and African organisations developing support programmes to local and community radio stations in Africa to apply for funding. The call for proposals seeks to support projects intending to reinforce the community radio landscape in Africa. Proposed projects must be designed to support a community radio/community initiative, be innovative and/or related to training, and be non-denominational in content and outreach.

SvA will consider projects and programmes if they are related to at least one of the following categories:

  • programme formats;
  • "target" groups;
  • thematic issues;
  • training;
  • technology; and
  • sustainability.

Click here for more information about the funding.

Application Info

Applications are accepted in English, French, or Portuguese.

How to apply:

  • Applicants should use the standard project application form [MS Word format] provided by SvA, available on the SvA website.
  • Project applications may be submitted as attachment by email and sent to Proposal2010@stemvanafrika.nl
  • Applications including the purchase of equipment should be submitted with pro-forma invoices.
  • Applicants, please note: the more concise and logical the project proposal, the fewer inquiries are necessary later on. This shortens the process of decision making.


Click here to download the application form in MS Word.

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TRRAACE Electronic Newsletter N° 116 - January 17 2010; and Stem van Afrika website on February 3 2010.

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