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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.
 
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CHILDREN and EQUITY at the WHAT WORKS? Summit

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This is the space for discussion and debate on CHILDREN and EQUITY issues, programmes, strategies and research that will be shared and discussed at the forthcoming What Works? Summit in Indonesia, 14th to 16th April, 2018. We will seek to post the presentations for your comment and questions, whether you are at the Summit or not. All advance questiosn are most welcome. Some of the relevant sessions follow.  

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Submitted by Warren Feek on Mon, 04/02/2018 - 14:23 Permalink

SPECIAL PANEL: Global to Local Approach: The Ending Violence Against Children Campaign

Room: Kintamani 2; Tuesday April 17th, 2018

Time: 10am to 11-15am (WITA - Indonesia Central Time)

Violence impacts millions of girls and boys, in everyday places with familiar faces, but its impacts are often overlooked. Several years ago, UNICEF launched the ENDViolence against children campaign to bring visibility to the issue. ENDViolence takes a “glocal” approach, connecting the global campaign with local SBCC activities at the country level. This panel, made up of practitioners from academia, UNICEF, and the entertainment education sector, will explore what works in bridging global and national level SBCC strategies as part of the EndViolence campaign, with a special focus on the engagement of entertainment media in social and behavior change to end violence against children.

The panel will begin with an overview by the moderator of the key contributions to date of the ENDViolence campaign, including laying the ground to establish the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, fostering political commitments of 15 pathfinder countries, improving data on violence, and the formulation of seven global strategies to end violence. The panel will conclude with insights from the Executive Director of the MTV Staying Alive Foundation on how to productively work with the entertainment sector to create effective content for shifting behaviors, attitudes and norms related to violence.

Online questions and discussion: at this link CHILDREN and EQUITY

Panelists

SBCC Strategies for Ending Violence Against Children: What Works in Engaging Entertainment Media
Suruchi Sood, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University

Taking the Global Campaign Local: Experiences Engaging Young People and Using Entertainment Education as Part of the ENDViolence Campaign - TBD, UNICEF South Africa Country Office

Entertainment Education Approaches to Ending Violence: How to Effectively Engage the Entertainment Sector
Georgia Arnold, MTV Staying Alive Foundation

Moderator: Susana Sottoli, UNICEF