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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Bringing Sustainable Development Closer to the People through Mainstream and Civil Society Media Networks

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Inter Press Service (IPS) and the International Federation of Environmental Journalists (IFEJ) have partnered to commission environmental journalists to contribute in-depth, independent reporting on sustainable development. This partnership was created within, and is supported by, the Alliance of Communicators for Sustainable Development (COM+); IPS and IFEJ are both founder members of COM+.
Communication Strategies

This partnership between media-oriented networks involves encouraging journalists to use their voice to inform members of the global public about environmental issues, using information and communication technology (ICT) to share information.

Local journalists from all regions may contribute their stories about key sustainable development issues online, with submissions accepted in many different languages. Specifically, IFEJ's network of individuals and national associations of specialised environmental journalists is working with the IPS network of writers and editors to disseminate news through the IPS website. The authors cover issues such as climate change, energy, water management and pollution, ecosystems, and health and environment. Short abstracts and photos related to each story are accompanied by links to the full article.

Partnership is playing a key role in distribution; the stories are being disseminated through the IPS global newswire service, COM+ partners, Tierramérica, the IFEJ network and Terraviva and Planet's Voice, among others.

Development Issues

Sustainable Development, Environment.

Partners

IPS, IFEJ, COM+.