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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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Learning Adventures in Citizenship - USA

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This is a partnership programme of the Markle Foundation and Thirteen/WNET designed to use the Internet to promote student participation and volunteerism in communities nationwide, and to enhance to public's opinion of the enhancement new technologies can make in children's lives. Developed with, and underwritten by the Markle Foundation, Learning Adventures is part of the Foundation's $100 million investment over the next three-to-five years to help ensure that public needs are served by emerging communications media and information technologies.
Communication Strategies

An interactive website enhances learning for children through games, contests and information as an educational companion with a documentary series "New York: A Documentary Film" featured on PBS, a national television station. Also provided on the site are lesson plans for teachers, and opportunities for youth to become involved in their communities.
Development Issues

Children, community participation, environment, rights
Key Points

Zoë Baird, President of the Markle Foundation says that "Learning Adventures in Citizenship is an important and engaging way for children to use their own media to discover how they can contribute to their communities through the lessons of those who built our hometown-New York City. Learning Adventures in Citizenship is a multi-disciplinary resource that can be used in the classroom or at home. Most important, it gets young people involved in their community."
Partners



Markle Foundation, Thirteen/WNET, PBS

Sources

The Markle Foundation Website (Click here to view new release)and the Learning Adventures Website (Click here for Learning Adventures site).

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 11/30/1999 - 00:00 Permalink

this page suked i thought i was going to go insane with anger after i read it