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The Communication Initiative

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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Servicio de Capacitación en Radio y Televisión para el Desarrollo - Bolivia

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Under the auspices of the Universidad Católica Boliviana, the Radio & Television Training Service for Development (SECRAD) provides training in planning, producing, and evaluating communication materials and strategies that seek to improve people's standard of living.

The main objective of the programme is to make information available to all Bolivians through training programmes and production on radio, video, and television. SECRAD also works to empower educational communication for development through as consulting, research work, and documentation.
Communication Strategies
SECRAD's activities focus on training in audiovisual management and production (radio, video, and TV), promotion in different sectors of the society, and development of a culture of critical response to the information the media provides. The organisation also produces audiovisual materials that aim to solve actual problems and facilitate development for social change. Documentation and supporting materials (audiovisuals, printouts) are maintained.
Key Points
Established through a Presidential Resolution issued in 1986, SECRAD is based at La Paz but has a national scope through the Universidad Católica Boliviana. SECRED was founded with support from UNESCO's International Communication Development Program (PIDC).
Partners

Universidad Católica Boliviana.

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The Universidad Cat