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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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Commemmoration Project: Genocide in Our Time

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The Rwanda Commemoration Project: Genocide in Our Time initiative seeks to raise awareness around the world of the ten-year anniversary of the Rwandan genocide and the important lessons of the tragic events in Rwanda. The project encourages awareness to be raised through publications, films, photo exhibits and other forms of communication.
Communication Strategies

The project organiser, Washington College of Law Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, with the cooperation of faculty and students, produced an 8-page resource booklet to encourage law schools, universities, high schools, NGOs, community groups and religious organisations to plan programming to mark the 10th anniversary of these heinous acts.


The booklet, illustrated with drawings by child survivors of the Genocide, provides a short background of the Genocide and a range of ideas for commemorative actions, substantive programmes and outreach activities. Also included are a short bibliography of books, articles, films and traveling photo exhibits, website links and a sample day of programming.


In addition to the resources available in the booklet, the Center's website has an expanded bibliography, an event planning worksheet and a variety of poems, readings and other materials.


Electronic copies of the booklet can be downloaded from the click here.

Development Issues

Rights, Conflict

Key Points

Nearly a million people were killed in ninety days during the 1994 genocide.

"The Project's approach is to encourage people both to look back at what led to the genocide in Rwanda and to look forward to prevent looming genocide around the world today."

Partners

American University Washington College of Law Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.

Sources

Pambazuka News website on March 17, 2004