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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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Women of Faith Transforming Conflict: A Multi-Religious Training Manual

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This 48-page manual, published by Religions for Peace, uses lessons learned in two inter-faith peace projects - one in West Africa and one in Southeast Europe - to provide a practical guide for planning and implementing programmes around women's roles in transforming conflict.

Section 1 provides an overview of Religions for Peace and the two programmes, describing the synergy of their work.

Section 2 offers insights for readers who want to learn more about the role of women and religion in situations of conflict. There is also a detailed description of the regional trainings on "Religion, Women and Conflict" in West Africa, which provides information for those interested in how to organise and structure a 4-day regional training session on this topic. This section also includes national action plans designed by women of faith from Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Kosovo. In addition, it offers specific suggestions for advocacy and training for people interested in strategic planning and mobilising faith-based women and their organisations.

Section 3 is designed to provide a step-by-step session for trainers working on 3 issues: Conflict Transformation; Communication and Leadership Skills; and Media and Advocacy.

An Annex section includes regional communiqués drafted by participants during the West Africa and Southeast Europe trainings. It also contains a list of other related resources. For more information, contact: Religions for Peace-Internationalinfo@wcrp.org
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Languages

English

Number of Pages

48

Source

Religions for Peace website on August 28 2008.