Social Norms
Social norms action with informed and engaged societies
Social Norms
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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Sensitisation on Constitutional Issues Project - Burkina Faso

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This project was established in an attempt to sensitise officials and citizens about legal issues contributing to the enforcement of Burkina Faso's "état de droit". By developing training programmes about the constitution and using information communication technology on three levels to distribute that information to regional offices, local officials will be educated and trained to communicate this information to their citizens.
Communication Strategies

At the national level, there was the development of an information database, training of trainers and development of educational materials including "interactive" radio programmes and multi-media applications. At the regional level activities included education of local officials using PowerPoint and Internet, training of local officials in meetings and conferences and development of multi-media training materials in cooperation with local media. At the local level, activities included information and discussion meetings, led by local officials, and collecting feedback from citizens on on the influence of the constitution on everyday life.
Development Issues

Political development, democracy
Key Points

With the adoption of a new constitution in 1992, and a recent introduction of the processes of democratisation and decentralisation, local elected officials need to be made aware of the content of the constitution.
Partners



Inter African Human Rights Organisation (Union Interafricaine Des Droits de l'Homme - UIDH), National Decentralisation Commission (CND), Informatics Delegation of the Government (DELGI), MATS, International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)

Sources

iicd Project series. Project number 1502.02. UIDH/Distributing Juridical Information. Version 2, 27 October 1998.