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African development action with informed and engaged societies
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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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Making All Voices Count Grant

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Making All Voices Count is a global initiative that supports innovation, scaling-up, and research to deepen existing innovations and help harness new technologies to enable citizen engagement and government responsiveness. This programme focuses on creative and cutting-edge solutions, including those that use mobile and web technology, to ensure that the voices of citizens are heard and that governments have the capacity, as well as the incentive, to listen and respond. The goal of Making All Voices Count is a substantial push towards effective democratic governance and accountability. The organisers believe that open government depends on closing the feedback loop between citizens and government.

The initiative is supported by the Department for International Development (DFID), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Open Society Foundations (OSF) and Omidyar Network (ON), and is implemented by a consortium consisting of Hivos (lead organisation), the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), and Ushahidi.

There are three grant windows available:

  • Innovation: Backing innovative ideas and technology solutions
  • Scaling: Scaling successful initiatives and responses
  • Research and Evidence: Building an evidence base as to what works and why

Click here for more information about the grant.

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Registration information:
The organisers invite organisations, businesses, individuals, research institutes, and governments to apply online.

Click here to register and fill in an application form.

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Making All Voices Count website on September 26 2013.