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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 lainiciativadecomunicacion.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Risks and Rewards: Stories from the Philippine Migration Trail

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Some 7 million people from the Philippines can be found in more than 100 countries across all continents, making them one of most globalised peoples on earth. This collection of 36 news articles follows these Filipino workers across 13 countries in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. It explores the lives they build away from home, with a focus on reproductive health and sexuality.

The project began with a seminar for participating writer-fellows from East Asia and the Middle East, held in Bangkok, Thailand on February 22-23, 2000, to allow them to exchange ideas and discuss migration in Asia. Sixteen journalists from East Asia, and one from the Middle East (Lebanon) participated. Five resource persons from Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Hong Kong shared their insights on labour migration in the region, especially about women (who make up the majority of migrants) and reproductive health issues that workers face in the host countries.

The publication is part of a series on migration and reproductive health that Inter Press Service (IPS) (Asia-Pacific) is undertaking, with the support of the Ford Foundation. The stories aim to give a human face to migration, an issue often viewed and discussed in the media as solely a labour matter.