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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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Bursary for ICT4D Masters - University of Manchester

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The 2017 Development Informatics Scholarship - worth £18,500 - for the Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) Master of Science degree from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom (UK), is available exclusively for developing country applicants to the University of Manchester's one-year MSc degree programme. The MSc ICT4D degree aims to create "ICT4D champions" who combine technical competencies in information systems and project management with an understanding of development context and practice.

For admission to the programme, applicants should have an appropriate Bachelor's degree (minimum 2:1 or equivalent) in a relevant discipline from an approved university. Admission of candidates who do not meet this criterion may be approved if satisfactory evidence of postgraduate study, research, or professional experience can be provided.

In order to be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must not have previously studied in a developed country (short/language courses excluded). Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have sufficient funds to cover the remaining tuition fee and living costs for the duration of the programme. Applicants must hold or be in process of achieving a UK second class honours, upper division or above, or its international equivalent, in their Bachelor's degree.

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Emails from Richard Heeks to The Communication Initiative on March 9 2010 and February 24 2017. Image credit: Jaco Renken via Twitter