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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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Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)'s Press Freedom Award 2007

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The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) in conjunction with Southern Africa Trust is inviting nominations for its annual Press Freedom Award. The award, with a cash prize of US$2,500, is given to a journalist in the Southern Africa region to honour excellence in journalism.

Excellence in journalism is described by MISA as "the upholding of ethics of the profession at all costs and the relentless pursuit of truth behind the bare facts." The award is in recognition of the work of an individual or institution considered to have made a significant contribution to the promotion of media freedom in the region. Excellence may be achieved either through reportage or through work in media reform, lobbying or training.

Application Info
The MISA Press Freedom Award is open to all forms of media and media organisations, e.g., photography, print, video, internet, or media associations and institutions. Eligible individuals or institutions should be based in the Southern African region.

All nominations should be accompanied by a letter (motivation) not exceeding 1,500 words and the CV of the nominee. Where applicable a copy of the work, or a portfolio of work, should be included with the nomination.

Nominations should be sent to the MISA secretariat for the attention of the Regional Director by July 30 2007.
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MISA website on May 29 2007.