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African development action with informed and engaged societies
Soul Beat Africa
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.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com and is linked with The CI Global site.

Stories-Without-An-Ending: An Adult Education Tool for Dialogue and Social Change

4 years ago Network Contact Judi Aubel - T…

"The 'story-without-an-ending' is a method that makes everyone participate. With these stories, we are actively involved from the beginning to the end. We are actors of our own development.

Click here for the resource in English in PDF format.
Click here for the resource in French in PDF format.
Languages

English, French

Number of Pages

64

Source

Emails from Judi Aubel to The Communication Initiative on July 14 2021 and July 31 2021; email from the FSN Network to The Communication Initiative on July 15 2021; FSN Network website, July 15 2021; and email from Francesca D'Asaro Biondo to The Communication Initiative on August 3 2021. Image credit: Sékou Traoré

Subnational Risk Communication and Community Engagement Implementation Field Guide to COVID-19

5 years ago Network Contact tmoetsabi

"Essential in all community engagement is a commitment to listening to community concerns, providing recommendations, facilitating choices, demonstrating empathy, including affected communities

Number of Pages

76

Source

UNICEF Zimbabwe website, April 8 2021.

Encouraging Family Planning Counseling that Promotes Meaningful Choice: Resource Package

5 years ago Network Contact Breakthrough-ACTION

"Behavioral design is an approach that leverages insights from behavioral economics, social psychology, human centered design, and other disciplines to develop and test innovative solutions tha

Click here for the "how-to" guide [PDF, 18 pages].
Click here for the "handoff" package [PDF, 15 pages].
Number of Pages

Various

Source

Email from Breakthrough ACTION to The Communication Initiative on March 16 2021; and Breakthrough ACTION website; Feasibility Study Insights: Results from a 3-Week Feasibility Study [PDF]; Evaluation Results: Encouraging Family Planning Counseling that Promotes Meaningful Choice in Malawi [PDF] - all accessed on March 31 2021. Image credit: Lydia Trupe, Breakthrough ACTION

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