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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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Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) Fellowship Programme

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The Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) invites applications for the launch of a Fellowship programme that will send journalists to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, (COP17) in late 2011. The Fellowships are open predominantly to journalists from developing countries, but journalists from the United States (US) and Russia are also welcome to apply. As part of the fellowships, the CCMP will cover: travel, lodging and daily subsistence expenses; arrange press accreditation at COP17; and provide other support services. The Fellows will benefit from a series of specially designed activities, including an orientation session, breakfast briefings, a field trip, and a media clinic.

Throughout the conference, Fellows are free to report as they see fit. The programme allows Fellows to exchange views and information with their journalistic peers from around the world.

Applicants will be required to:

Complete and submit an online application form before the June 30 2011 deadline.
Provide a support letter from their editor, producer, or supervisor
[Note: Freelance journalists are welcome to apply, but must provide a letter of support indicating that their stories will be published or
broadcast]
Provide two samples of their work, published within the last 12 months
Have a valid passport.

For more information, contact:
Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP)
CCMP@panos.org.uk

Application Info

Click here for more information.

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Previous Winners

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previous winners.

Source

Email from Mike Shanahan to The Communication Initiative on June 15 2011; and the
CCMP website on June 21 2011.