African development action with informed and engaged societies
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.

Community-Based Surveillance Training Manual for Targeted Diseases and Signals

"Communities play an important role in the prevention, detection, and response to infectious disease threats.

Languages

The manual has been distributed in the national Amharic language since 2007, depending upon demand and budget. In 2012, the manual was translated into the Oromifa and Somali languages; copies of the manual are printed as needed by the field offices. Limited copies of the English version of the manual have been printed since 2013. See Network Contact, above, to inquire further.

Number of Pages

38 (English)

Source

CGPP Ethiopia website, January 6 2020.

Citizen Journalism Guidelines on Electoral Reporting in Zimbabwe

"[C]itizen journalists' use of alternative media platforms plays an important role in providing information to citizens located in marginalised communities with limited access to mainstream med

Number of Pages

57

Source

IMS website, December 13 2019. Image caption/credit: A citizen journalist covering the voting process at a by-election in rural Gutu, Zimbabwe. IMS

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