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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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Insight Malaria Film Project

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This competition invites young filmmakers from four countries, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain, to apply to travel to Kenya for the film shooting of "Insight Malaria" in September 2010. Young people between 18 and 25 years old will jointly develop the screenplay of the film and thereby learn more about the fatal effects of malaria. Professional film producers from Germany will assist and support the group before, during, and after the shooting.

Within the "Insight Malaria" film production, the project is intended to focus on the effects malaria has on the daily life of people in Africa and how they deal with them. The campaign particularly focuses on adolescents and aims to promote participation and intercultural learning. Thus, the film will be completely shot by young people from the 4 countries involved in the competition and from Kenya, supported by a professional film team.

Application Info

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Click here for application information and access to application forms in PDF format by country for Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain.

How to apply:

  1. Produce a short video clip of a maximum length of two minutes, which deals with Africans and their daily life in the applicant's country.
  2. Think about issues related to malaria that could be interesting for the European audience and draft a short concept of the "Insight Malaria" film in Kenya (max. 1 page).
  3. Fill in the application form and tell why you are the right person for this international film production.
  4. Send a CD with your clip, the film concept draft, and the completed application form via post to the addresses available here.
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Stop Malaria Now! website, April 6 2010.