Our Executive Committees

CDI prides itself on being student-run. Our committee works closely throughout the year with the Kite Dar es Salaam committee, before combining forces in the summer in Tanzania. Each team has a parallel structure, so that all our members can work alongside their international counterparts.
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Here are our 2021/22 executive committees:
Cambridge Development Initiative
Kite Dar es Salaam (2019/20)
Crucially, our student teams are supported by an exciting mix of academics, professionals and entrepreneurs. They make up the Board of Trustees and Board of Advisors, experts in a wide range of sectors, who use their wealth of experience to ensure that the two  organisations continue their impressive growth.

Our Trustees

The CDI Board of Trustees was formed in 2014 as a means of oversight for the student committee. Our Board members meet quarterly, and provide advice on important organisational matters. 

Patron

The Right Honourable Lord Alton of Liverpool
Becky Donaldson
Co-founder of Blue Tap

Kate Dyer

Director, Accountability in Tanzania​

Rajan Bhopal

CDI Education Project Director, 2014/15
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Dr Peter Collins

CEO of Permasense
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Georgia Ware

CDI Entrepreneurship Project Director, 2015/16​
Michaela Chan
CDI Executive Board since 2018  

Gabby Arenge

CDI Vice President, 2015/16
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Our Advisors

Our Advisors are from both the UK and Tanzania, and work closely with each of our projects to ensure that they continue their positive sustainable impact upon Tanzanian society.

Dr. Faustine Ndugulile

Member of Parliament in Dar es Salaam

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Francis Kuriakose

Researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam

Simon Anholt

Independent Policy Advisor
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Dr. Shailendra Vyakarnam

Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL)
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Dr. Solava Ibrahim

Affiliated Lecturer, Centre of Development Studies, Cambridge
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