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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.
 
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.
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Citizen-Led Innovation for a New Economy

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Citizen-Led Innovation for a New Economy
by Alison Mathie (Editor)

This new book showcases creative citizens changing their communities for the better

· Citizen-led Innovation for a New Economy edited by Alison Mathie of Coady International Institute and John Gaventa of the Institute of Development Studies (UK).
· Book features 11 case studies from ethnically diverse settings in Canada and the United States.

Citizen-led Innovation for a New Economy is a collection of case studies featured at a June 2013 conference in Antigonish hosted by the StFX Extension Department and Coady Institute.

“These are very inspiring stories,” said Dr. June Webber, director of Coady Institute and vice-president of StFX. “They cut across urban and rural initiatives in First Nation, Inuit, Latino, African American and other mixed communities. They also serve as a platform for ongoing discussion for citizen-led social innovation. Our hope is that this collection will spark creative thinking in communities that are grappling with their own issues around fairness, economic justice and environmental sustainability.”