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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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Research Awards on Gender, Sexuality, and Health for Southeast Asia or China

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The 2007 Research Awards Programme is providing small research grants, two mentoring workshops, and distance mentoring to support the work of young researchers working in the field of gender, sexuality, and health. The goal is increasing the capacity for research among young scholars from the region of Southeast Asia and the Greater Mekong sub region in the field of sexual and reproductive health.

The objectives are:

  • to train junior researchers in the use of critical theories and innovative methodologies.
  • to provide research awards of up to US$7,500 to six young researchers for nine-month projects with funding by the Rockefeller Foundation-Southeast Asia Regional Programme.
  • to provide four-day mentoring workshops for short-listed applicants and four-day workshops following the research period for mentor inputs on analysis and writing.
  • to publish and disseminate research findings including possible translation into native languages.
  • to provide continuing support including direct supervision at research sites in their home countries when possible as well as mail and email support by consortium members.

Preference is given to junior staff working with universities, government agencies or non-governmental organisations (NGOs), particularly those who have attended regional or national training courses on gender and sexuality.

Deadline for applications is June 30 2007.

Application Info
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Email from Buppha La-aeid to The Communication Initiative on January 30 2007.