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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Transitions Online (TOL) Photo Competition

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Transitions Online (TOL) invites entries in this year's photo competition. The best entries will be published on the TOL website. Photographs must be taken within Transitions Online’s coverage region, which comprises Central Europe & the Baltic states; Eastern Europe & Russia; Southeastern Europe; Central Asia; and the Caucasus. The competition is open to everyone, of all ages and from all countries. Entries from amateurs and professionals are equally welcome. Each entrant may submit up to four photographs, but no entrant may win more than one prize. Photographs may be entered in four categories:

  • Politics and democracy
  • Industry and economy
  • Education
  • Everyday life

TOL will grant one first prize and three prizes for runners up.

  • First prize €200
  • Runners up €50

The format for entries is the following:

  1. Photographs must be submitted in digital format, as a JPEG file no larger than 3MB, and sent to photo@tol.org (According to TOL, if you experience problems sending your picture via email, you may send it to the address in the contact information below on a CD-Rom with your name and email on the disc.)
  2. Each entrant must submit their full name and contact details: address, email address, and telephone number.
  3. Entries should include a short description of what the image shows, its location, the date it was taken, and why it is relevant to the competition.


By entering the competition, participants agree that they own the rights to the photographs that they submit. Transitions (TOL) recognises that participants own the copyright to their pictures, but, by submitting photographs, participants agree that TOL has the right to publish the photos on its website and at its events free of charge, as long as it credits the photographer.

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Email from Sarka Truxova to The Communication Initiative on October 14 2010.