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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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Elizabeth R. Award for Exceptional Contribution to Public Service Broadcasting

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The Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) makes this award annually to an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to Public Service Broadcasting. This can be over a lifetime, in a crisis or over a particular time.

Nominations are invited now for the 2007 Award. Any senior executive in a CBA member station, or in an affiliated organisation, may nominate a person who has made an exceptional contribution to public service broadcasting. This should be more than just long and distinguished service. The Award will go to someone who has had a major impact on the quality of broadcasting in a particular area, and brought about significant change - it could be, for example, a campaigner, performer, manager or a pioneering engineering inventor, who need not belong to a member or affiliate organisation.


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Four copies of the application form with supporting evidence such as cuttings, reports etc. should be sent along with 4 copies of photograph of the nominee. An additional copy of the nomination must be sent by email to award@cba.org.uk There is no entry fee for CBA members or CBA affiliates.

The deadline for application is August 1 2007.

Entries will not be acknowledged and only the winners will be informed.

Return the entry form to:

CBA Awards

Commonwealth Broadcasting Association

17 Fleet Street

London EC4Y 1AA

United Kingdom

Application Info
Click here to download the entry form and guidelines as an MS Word document.
Previous Winners
Click here for the winners of last year's competition.
Source

Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) website.