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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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Weekly Environment Programme (Radio Comunidade Lospalos) - East Timor

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Radio Comunidade Lospalos is in the process of initiating a weekly radio programme focussing on the environment. The local station will work with local government organisations and NGOs to distribute relevant environmental information. The purpose of the programme is to give the local population a forum to discuss their concerns about environmental degradation, and to express their opinions about how to approach this problem.
Communication Strategies
The programme will engage members of the local community with experts, workers in the environmental health field, and local community representatives about environmental issues.
Development Issues
Environment.
Key Points
Established by UNESCO in May, 2000, Radio Comunidade Lospalos provides information that is specifically relevant to the community in and around Lospalos in the Lautem district of East Timor. An independent non-profit community radio station staffed by young people, it is built on the philosophy of giving a voice to the people and encouraging community participation in communication and the media.

Radio Comunidade Lospalos provides the local community with eight hours of broadcasting per day, from Monday to Saturday. Programming includes: two daily news bulletins (with local, national and international news); local announcements and dedications; specific information regarding elections and community happenings; "voxpops" that broadcast the views of people on the street; and English-language programmes. RCL has initiated three projects, including this one, involving members and groups within the community that do not typically have access to the media.

According to programme organisers, East Timor currently faces such environmental problems as floods, forest depletion, land slides, river siltation, and water pollution. They hope that the programme will provide a forum for the community to discuss these issues in order to formulate viable solutions.
Partners

United Nations Development Project (UNDP), UNESCO.

Sources

Projects page on Radio Comunidade Lospalos site.