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OUR TEAM

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
Director: Ryan Sutherland
Deputy Director: Felicity Garvey
Deputy Director: Favour Emma-Nwachukwu
Deputy Director: Madison Miszewski
Education Project Co-Director: Jenny Zhu
Education Project Co-Director: Niels Kunz
Entrepreneurship Co-Director: Gary Xie
Entrepreneurship Co-Director: João André
SWaSH Director: Lorena Vidal
WaSH Project Director: Billy Shi
Health Project Co-Director: Swetha Kannan
Health Project Co-Director: Amy Jin
Finance Director: Jackson Kerr
Fundraising Co-Director: Sofia Usman
Fundraising Co-Director: Saumya Arora
Publicity Director: Julianna Emanuel
Research and Student Innovation Director: Elizabeth Violaris
Research Deputy Director: Emma Taylor
MEL Co-Director: Livia Eva Karoui
MEL Co-Director: Hassan Razzaq
Volunteer Training Co-Director: Fridah Aloo
Alumni Officer: Gerard Kuenning
Health Deputy Director: Thizkar Yousuf

Kite Dar es Salaam (2019/20)
Country Director: Sweetheart Anselimus
Deputy Director: Doris Macha
Treasurer: Fadhila Abbasi
Publicity Director: Jackson Chande
Health Director: Sam Suleiman
Education Director: Mohammed Hamad
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer: Gabriel Temu
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. 
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Patron

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

Director, Accountability in Tanzania​
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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​
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Michaela Chan
CDI Executive Board since 2018  
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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.
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Dr. Faustine Ndugulile

Member of Parliament in Dar es Salaam

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Francis Kuriakose

Researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam
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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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Our Projects

WaSH
​Education
Health
​Entrepreneurship

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Contact Us

info@cambridgedevelopment.org

Registered Charity Number: 1159244
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Vision
    • Our Partnership
    • Our Team >
      • Trustees
      • KITE DSM Committee
      • Advisors
    • Our Partners
    • Our Funders
    • Our Alumni
    • Equality and Diversity
    • Annual Report
  • Our Projects
    • WaSH
    • Education
    • Health
    • Entrepreneurship
  • Get Involved
  • Research
    • Research Paper Series
    • Impact Report
    • External Articles
    • Annual Symposium
  • Donate
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