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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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Rumour Management Manual: A Training Guide

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According to the publishers, Radio for Peacebuilding Africa (a project of Search for Common Ground), in sensitive times, rumours and misinformation can exacerbate growing tensions and the potential for conflict. Rumours can identify possible stories to investigate, or they can cause misinformation, tensions, and violence. This training guide, which was developed through practical experience in Burundi, is designed to support training on how journalists can better analyse and respond to rumours in an appropriate manner that will improve the credibility of the media, educate the public, and, as a result, strengthen democracy.

According to the guide, by the end of the training, participants will be able to: explain what a rumour is and its potentially lethal consequences; handle a rumour in a professional manner and in a way that will not cause violence or further damage; develop strategies to reduce the risk of the emergence and spread of rumours; and be able to recognise their roles and responsibilities as journalists in a conflict situation when dealing with rumours.
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English and French

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16

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Radio for Peace Building website on June 25 2010.

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Click here to download the French version of this document in PDF format.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 00:53 Permalink

This is a great tool for journalists. It couldn't be more relevant in Kenya now that were heading into an election year in 2012. Rumors led to a lot of misinformation and this largely contributed to the eruption of violence following the 2007/2008 general election.

Kudos to the publishers!