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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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Khuluma uKhululeke! - Speak Free!

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"Khuluma uKhululeke! - Speak Free!" is a radio programme series aimed at what ABC Ulwazi calls the period of Early Childhood Development (ECD) [ages 0-9]. The ABC Ulwazi's Cost of a Child's Silence Project produced "Khuluma uKhululeke! - Speak Free!" by involving young children between the ages of 4 and 9 in expressing their experiences and opinions on children's rights issues through the medium of radio.
Communication Strategies

The project's production team involved young children in children's rights workshops that focussed on encouraging children to communicate their point of view. With their (and their guardians) permission, their voices were recorded and used in the production of ten 10-minute children's rights programmes. Production of the English series is complete and a Zulu-version is underway. The programmes were broadcast at selected Gauteng community radio stations in October and November 2003.

Development Issues

Children, Rights, Early Childhood Development.

Key Points

The project aims to stimulate a community radio forum through which South African children of all ages can communicate.

Partners

ABC Ulwazi and Bernard van Leer Foundation.

Sources

ABC Ulwazi News, dated September 25 2003.