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. 

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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Disabled Village Children

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This is a 672-page reference book designed to help professionals and families meet the needs of disabled children. It has been tested by and includes feedback from individuals in 27 countries and 6 continents.

Information in this book is intended for health workers, village rehabilitation workers, and family members who encounter, work, or live with, disabled children.

Some of the pages that make up this book provide exercises and activities that, for example, could be helpful to a family with a child who has Cerebral Palsy (Chapter 9), or deafness (Chapter 31), or arthritis. In the case of arthritis, the book offers: an Exercise Instruction Sheet; an Information Sheet on Aspirin; and a specific chapter dedicated to the topic.

The book is broken into three parts:
  • Part 1: Working with the Child and Family: Information on Different Disabilities
  • Part 2: Working with the Community: Village Involvement in the Rehabilitation, Social Integration, and Rights of Disabled Children
  • Part 3. Working in the Shop: Rehabilitation Aids and Procedures
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English
Number of Pages
672
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 05/23/2005 - 04:54 Permalink

many thanks

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 13:30 Permalink

VER VERY EDUCATIVE A GIFT TO THE DISABLED AND THE CARERS

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 03/21/2010 - 11:14 Permalink

Very nice theme...but if those were implemented rather than saying...there will be a better development in the nation.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 03/21/2010 - 11:34 Permalink

like this article