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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 lainiciativadecomunicacion.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Community Tele-Centres - Tanzania

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Community Tele-Centres (CTC) was a five year program of the Livelihood Opportunities of the IICD aimed to transform communication and information exchange attitudes and practices in the whole of Tanzania, through better use of the existing infrastructure and use of appropriate new information and communication technologies, particularly in remote urban centres and in rural areas to reach the people of Tanzania.
Communication Strategies

This is a four-phase implementation programme. Phase 1 tries out the concepts of operation management and services/content development offering e-mail, voice mail, paging, telephony and basic Internet services. Phase 2 extends the services for more complex services like Internet services and sector specific Intranets for health and education. Phases 3 and 4 continue set-up and expansion.
Development Issues

Connectivity, health and education, agriculture, environmental purposes, local governing
Key Points

CTC was designed to transform the capabilities of the people in Tanzania's regions in accessing and exchanging information to meet priority development needs. To achieve this, contemporary telecommunications facilities were deployed, and Internet protocols and tools allowed for easier access to national and international knowledge centres. The establishment of receptive community communication services and installation of broadband communication capacity were integral in the process.
Partners



International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD), Telecom Systems Ltd., University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM Computer Centre)