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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.
 
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 cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Global Forum for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (Jun 26-28 2013)

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Nigeria (city to be confirmed)

The Global Forum for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) is being convened to help create partnerships to amplify the impact of MIL. A partnership between United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), and other key stakeholders, with support from the government of Saudi Arabia, the Forum is part of UNESCO's on-going work in the field of media and information literacy. With Africa as an overarching priority for UNESCO, the Global Forum for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GFPMIL) will incorporate the Pan-African MIL and Intercultural Dialogue Conference as the first global partnership project.

According to the organisers, GFPMIL will not be another academic meeting but a more focused and permanent mechanism designed at:

  • articulating concrete partnerships to drive MIL development and impact globally;
  • enabling the MIL community to speak as one voice on certain critical matters, particularly as it relates to policies; and
  • further deepening the strategy for MIL to be treated as a composite concept by providing a common platform for MIL related networks and associations globally.

Click here for more information about the conference.