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The Communication Initiative

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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InterAction’s photography contest focuses on the work done by its members in the field to raise awareness of their efforts. The organisation is seeking submissions that capture the impact their community has made during the past quarter century. The contest seeks programme pictures that offer a glimpse into non-governmental organisation (NGO) activities in international relief and development. All images should be of work in the field, outside the United States.

One winner will receive round-trip airfare to Washington, DC, US (flights originating in the US only), where they will receive their award at the Gala Banquet of InterAction’s Forum. The winner will also receive a complimentary one-year subscription to Monday Developments Magazine and one free half-page advertisement. The Grand Prize Winner’s photograph will also run as the cover of the special Forum recap issue of Monday Developments.

Five winners will receive a complimentary copy of an InterAction publication of their choice, as well as a quarter-page advertisement in Monday Developments. All winning photographs will be displayed throughout the special Forum recap issue of Monday Developments, in addition to an online gallery.

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InterAction website on March 8 2010.