The Communication Initiative
Development action with informed and engaged societies
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 cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Participatory Communication Course

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Event/Training Summary

This program is structured to allow participants to continue working full time while integrating learning into their daily work. It will provide an overview of participatory communication processes, including a review of the theory and philosophy that form the basis of this communicative approach. Participants will gain skills that enable them to manage and integrate programs requiring community participation and community mobilization. This online course provides the opportunity to apply participatory theories and concepts to real-life projects and problems in human development through individual assignments and group projects.

The course will address the facilitation of the following: participatory needs assessment; participation in decision making and creating an enabling environment; participatory photography, art, and theater; and participation in community owned media – radio, video, and internet.

Participants will explore developments in the realm of development communication, be prepared to conduct assessments for development communication initiatives, and learn to train development communication practitioners. To access a sample training module please click here.

Registration Information

Please click here for more information about program registration.

Registration information can be obtained by contacting Rafael Obregon, Ph.D.

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