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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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Shoot Nations - Picture Power

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Shoot Nations, sponsored by Plan UK [United Kingdom], is open to all young people aged 11 - 24. Its purpose is to support young people from all religions, cultures, and countries to share their passions and frustrations through photography. Shoot Nations is a free global youth photography competition to get young people to document what matters to them, what's right and what's wrong in their world, and how to make a difference.



Top photographs will be exhibited in a global exhibition touring selected major cities (London, Berlin, Madrid, Dakar, and Delhi). All photos will be exhibited online at shootnations.org. 48 chosen photos will be collated into a "Light-Box" art piece (collage of photos) which will be presented and displayed at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on international Youth Day. Selected photos will be displayed on Plan UK's development education website.


Click here to view prizes from sponsors.


The competition has two thematic categories or "briefs". Participants may enter three photos to answer one of the following two briefs:


Brief 1:

  1. What upsets you?
  2. What could you do about it?
  3. Who listens to you?

Brief 2:

  1. Who do you look up to?
  2. Who rules?
  3. Where are they?

The deadline for application is extended to July 23 2007.

Application Info
Click here for further information in English.

Click here to access information in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and German.

Click here for contest rules.

Click here to download an application form in PDF format.
Previous Winners
Click here and here to see photos from the 2006 competition.

Update, August 6 2007: Winners of the photo awards for 2007 have been announced and are accessible for viewing through the Shoot Nations website. 48 photos have been selected to be included in the Shoot Nations light-box. All entries may be viewed by clicking here.
Source

The Shoot Nations website; and email from Shoot Nations to The Communication Initiative on August 6 2007.