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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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Youth Environmental News Desk - Global

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To celebrate the work of young winners of the United Nations Environment Programme Global 500 Award, HORIZON Communications and the Environment News Service have joined forces to create a Youth Environmental News Desk.
Communication Strategies

News reports on successful environmental endeavors written by people up to the age of 19 will be published and distributed worldwide by the Environment News Service (ENS), the original international daily newswire of the environment, online at: http://ens-news.com and featured on the HORIZON Solutions Site at: http://www.solutions-site.org. News reports published through the Youth Environmental News Desk will be translated and distributed in Spanish, English, German, Portuguese, Swedish, Mandarin, Swahili, French, Nepali, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu with distribution in other languages in the future. Young reporters can send an article together with a brief personal resume to the ENS editorial desk at news@ens-news.com. Only email submissions will be accepted. Please put the words Youth Desk in the subject line of the email message.
Development Issues

Youth, Environment.
Key Points

The Youth Environmental News Desk officially opened on World Environment Day, June 5, 2001, with a monthly contest to choose articles for publication. Entries are invited from all countries of the world. Articles will cover workable solutions to current environmental problems from an unbiased perspective. Topics will range from energy efficiency measures to corporate pollution reduction, from biodiversity preservation to agricultural practices.

In recognition of their work towards protection of the environment, current and previous Global 500 Youth Laureates are especially invited to contribute reports.

The contest will be widely publicized internationally by ENS, by HORIZON, and by the United Nations Environment Programme.

All submissions will be reviewed by a seven member international panel chosen jointly by HORIZON and ENS. At least one article each month will be selected for publication. The writers of all published reports will receive a byline and be paid a fee for their work.

Submissions for publication are due by the first of each month. One or more articles will be chosen for publication on the 15th of the month. More contest details are available on the HORIZON Solutions Site and on the Environment News Service website.