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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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Social Communication for People Empowerment (SCOPE) - India

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Based in India, Social Communication for People Empowerment (SCOPE) is a non-profit movement committed to community development and social action through social communication. Its mission is to strengthen the voices of the voiceless by creating what these people define as systems that support meaningful living, institutions, and practices that are pluralistic, sustainable, just, collaborative, and liberating.
Communication Strategies
SCOPE engages in the following activities:
  • Creating space to enable concerned individuals and organisations to come together for the building of their own process of development
  • Conducting workshops on media education for students, educators, parents, and community leaders who are trying to rediscover their creativity
  • Developing a loose network of individuals and institutions worldwide that are interested in transforming "the existing model of development", which SCOPE describes as "dehumanising and destructive"
  • Implementing and documenting projects: SCOPE analyses, synthesises, and contextualises research about development - to the end of exploring, rediscovering, and regenerating "the diverse model of development"
  • Publishing a printed bulletin to share information, vision, and practical resources on SCOPE's alternative model of development as a vehicle for discussion, sharing of experience, and building awareness
  • Providing advisory services to organisations and projects through research work, seminars, and workshops that reflect new thinking and research and that creatively apply these features to transform policies and activities.
Development Issues
Justice, Participation.
Sources

Letter sent from Ashish Khare to The Communication Initiative on August 30 2003 and March 23 2004.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 11/30/1999 - 00:00 Permalink

It will be useful for media advisory service and there experience in media education will be more useful