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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.
 
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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The Drum Beat 712 - Thanking and Inviting CI Associates

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The Drum BeatThanking and Inviting CI Associates - The Drum Beat 712
May 25 2016
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Do you, your office, and/or your organisation gain value from the knowledge sharing and social networking platforms of The Communication Initiative (The CI)? If so, can we please encourage you to make a small financial contribution that recognises that value and helps to sustain and grow this platform? Below are profiles of some of the individuals and groups that have answered yes to these questions, becoming CI Associates. Please access this link for ways to contribute. We invite you to add your name to the list, joining them in keeping The CI processes, including The Drum Beat, flourishing in support of your very important work.
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Our current CI Associates, in alphabetical order by first letter of first word, are:
  • 1. Breeze FMOperating out of Chipata, the capital of the Eastern Province of Zambia, Breeze FM is a public interest radio station combining education, information, news, and entertainment. Overall, content is oriented towards community and small business development.
    • * For a summary of Breeze FM, please click here.
    • * To read an issue of The Soul Beat focused on "The Power of Radio in Africa", click here.
    • * For further community radio content from Soul Beat Africa, click here.

  • 2. Communication and Development Studies, Ohio UniversityOffered in the United States (US), this Master's degree programme "emphasizes the use of communication to promote positive social change....The 'Comm Dev' curriculum encompasses core courses that emphasize topics and proficiencies in areas that include Communication and Social Change; Development Theory; Communication Theory; Participatory Research Methods; and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)....[S]tudents have specialized in areas that include, among others, health communication, participatory video, the digital divide, gender and development, conflict resolution, and the political economy of media. The program encourages original research..."
    • * To access summaries on communication theories on The CI website, click here.
    • * The CI has many resources on the topical foci of Communication and Development Studies, Ohio University, such as participatory video, gender, and the digital divide. Please head to our home page and search or browse around.

  • 3. Developing Radio Partners (DRP)DRP is a US-based, non-profit, solutions-oriented media development organiation committed to building "vibrant, participatory communities internationally through the development of financially and editorially independent media services", with a focus on community radio. "Country by country, we build the capacity of individual radio stations, associations and programming networks by working alongside station managers, their staff and their communities" to bring information to those hardest to reach on development topics such as population, climate change, health, and governance.
    • * Please see The CI's Media Development theme site for more.
    • * To subscribe to our niche e-magazine sharing with you the latest CI postings on media development, send an email to: mediadev@comminit.com

  • 4. Doug Ward"Doug Ward's passion for radio was stoked by listening to crystal sets in the 1940s, then helping design CBC's As It Happens in the 70's, and now working with rural African broadcasters to give voice to small-scale farmers. He is Chair of the Board of Farm Radio International."
    • * To access our Natural Resource Management theme site, click here.
    • * To view content related to Farm Radio International, click here.

  • 5. Early Childhood Development Virtual University, University of VictoriaECDVU offers a "multi-faceted approach to addressing Early Childhood Development (ECD) leadership needs in the Majority World. It is a unique training and capacity building programme using distributed learning methods including the internet, CD-ROM and face-to-face seminars, and is a programme of the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria."

  • 6. Equal Access InternationalEqual Access is an international non-profit organisation creating interactive media and community mobilisation programmes designed to inform, educate, and inspire locally driven, lasting positive social change in thematic areas including: empowerment of women and girls and ending violence against them; youth life skills and livelihoods; civic engagement and peacebuilding; human rights; agriculture and economic development; and early childhood education. In 2016, Equal Access is launching a new peacebuilding programme in Cameroon.

  • 7. Globalization and Development Communication, MS / Temple University's School of Media and CommunicationTemple University's Master of Science in Globalization and Development Communication (GDC) covers the goals, issues, and practices of development communication. While the GDC programme includes training in research skills and theory, it emphasises effective action and involves a practicum capstone experience. Offered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, the programme prepares students with the knowledge and skills required to address challenges in areas such as public health, environmental sustainability, human rights and others.
    • * Graduating students - or anyone looking to work in the fields of communication and media - may find information of interest to them in the Vacancies section on our Classifieds site. We welcome submissions as well! If you would like to list your vacancies, please contact Victoria Martin - vmartin@comminit.com

  • 8. Health Communication Resources (HCR)HCR is an international not-for-profit "specialising in training grass roots community practitioners to utilise the power of community radio for positive social change. HCR's mission is to 'equip communities and partners with the skills and resources to support community transformation and well-being through community-centred radio programming'....HCR provides support at all stages of the project cycle from project development to implementation to monitoring and evaluation."

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Ready to Become a CI Associate?
Simply click here to join the CI Associates. If you would prefer to be issued an invoice or have any questions, please contact The CI Administrator, Victoria Martin vmartin@comminit.com
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  • 9. iMedia AssociatesUnited Kingdom (UK)-based international media development and communications company iMedia works with "rapidly converging media to tackle communications challenges presented by conflict, fragile governance and poverty." iMedia works with donors, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), mobile phone companies, and broadcasters in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. For example, in Ethiopia and Zambia, iMedia is building capacity of local teams to write and produce long-running radio dramas for social and behavioural change.

  • 10. International Development Research Centre (IDRC)"A key part of Canada's foreign policy efforts, IDRC supports research in developing countries to promote growth and development."
    • * Click here to view The Drum Beat 701, which looks at research learnings that highlight communication solutions designed to address water-related impacts of climate change. Selections come from a number of organisations working around the world, including IDRC.
    • * The recently published Drum Beat 710 explores the use of research being conducted to understand and shape the communication dynamics at the centre of the quest to end malaria for good.
    • * If the focus of your work is on research, look no further than these two CI theme sites: Public Engagement with Science and HIV/AIDS, Young People, Research.

  • 11. InternewsHaving worked in over 90 countries since its formation in 1982, Internews "is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect and the means to make their voices heard....Internews trains both media professionals and citizen journalists, introduces innovative media solutions, increases coverage of vital issues and helps establish policies needed for open access to information."
    • * Click here to filter through the hundreds of postings on The CI site related to Internews' work.

  • 12. Shayna Plaut, Ph.D.Dr. Plaut is the Simons Postdoctoral Research Fellow in International Law and Human Security at the School for International Studies in Simon Fraser University. Her work focuses on human rights and journalism and journalism education with a specific focus on people who do not fit well into the traditional understanding of the nation state.

  • 13. Shirley Ann Sullivan Educational Foundation (SASEF)SASEF's mission is to "provide education to children and youth throughout the world. Through continued research of educational programs, we identify and implement solutions impacting the development of children and youth." SASEF created The V Sign to equip children and youth with a real self-protection tool in the event they are being trafficked or stolen.
    • * Click here to access our Communication: Achieving Results for our Children theme site.
    • * A search for the terms children and education, which can be filtered by the categories on the right-hand side, can be found here.

  • 14. Strategies for Hope Trust"The Strategies for Hope (SFH) Trust produces books, films, and training manuals on community-based approaches to HIV prevention, care and support, especially in sub-Saharan Africa....They include, for example, the film 'What can I do?' and the 'Called to Care' toolkit, which are designed particularly for use by faith-based organisations but are also used by many secular NGOs and community groups. They also include the 'Stepping Stones' training package, including the 'Stepping Stones PLUS' manual..."

  • 15. The Healthy Aboriginal Network"The Healthy Aboriginal Network creates comic books on health and social issues for youth. Their work is innovative in that they create rough animations to focus group test their draft stories on YouTube with youth and professionals."

  • 16. The Manoff GroupThe mission of The Manoff Group is to "help families improve their wellbeing by using their own resources to practice healthy behaviors. To achieve this, we provide expertise in Social and Behavior Change (SBCC) and Knowledge Management (KM) to programs throughout the developing world."
    • * The Manoff Group focuses on community-based development. For offerings on The CI website that explore the strategy of community participation, click here.
    • * We offer a bi-monthly e-magazine featuring our latest postings on issues related to children and development. To subscribe, send a message to: children@comminit.com

  • 17. The Media Studies and Journalism Department of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)Located in Dhaka City, ULAB "aims to continuously produce graduates who are globally competitive, critical in thinking, problem solvers, excellent communicators and professional through a curriculum that is liberal arts-based and devoted to communication, journalism and media studies."
    • * The Training, Conferences, and Meetings section on our Classifieds site offers a number of upcoming events that may be of interest to those studying the media and journalism. (If you would like to submit information about a training programme or C4D gathering, please contact Victoria Martin - vmartin@comminit.com).

  • 18. University of GuelphOntario, Canada's University of Guelph provides "learning for local and international development education and research....The evolution of communication studies and its nexus with development studies (i.e. community development and international development) are key dimensions of our teaching. In class, we examine the fundamental principles, theoretical perspectives and practices existing currently, and historically, in the field of communication for social and environmental change."
    • * Click here to read a summary of a thesis presented to The University of Guelph called "Campus/Community Radio in Canada: Linking Listener to Broadcaster with Web 2.0 Technologies."

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This issue of The Drum Beat was written by Kier Olsen DeVries.
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The Drum Beat is the email and web network of The Communication Initiative Partnership.

Full list of the CI Partners:
ANDI, BBC Media Action, Bernard van Leer Foundation, Breakthrough, Citurna TV, Fundación Imaginario,Fundación Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano (FNPI), Heartlines, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs, Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP), MISA, Open Society Foundations, Oxfam Novib, PAHO,The Panos Institute, Puntos de Encuentro, SAfAIDS, Sesame Workshop, Soul City, STEPS International, UNAIDS, UNICEF,Universidad de los Andes, USAID, World Health Organization (WHO), W.K. Kellogg Foundation

The Drum Beat seeks to cover the full range of communication for development activities. Inclusion of an item does not imply endorsement or support by The Partners.

Chair of the Partners Group: Garth Japhet, Founder, Soul City garth@heartlines.org.za

Executive Director: Warren Feek wfeek@comminit.com
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