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Structure and Governance
The management and governance structure of the CSO Partnership reflects its work at the global, regional and national levels and supports connections between levels.
Global Assembly
The Global Assembly (GA) is the highest governing body of the CPDE. Meeting at least once a year, it provides political leadership and direction in all of CPDE’s aspects and areas of work. The GA is responsible for the signing-off of policy, advocacy and external communication papers. It ensures the accountability of the Coordination Committee (CC) and approves annually the size and composition of the GA and the Co-Chairs.
The GA is composed of representatives from CPDE constituencies. Each sub-region and region have at least one representative in while sectoral or major groups have between two and eight representatives depending on the representational strength.
| Co-Chairs | Name | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Co-Chair | Beverly Longid | Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation |
| Co-Chair | Rosa Belen Aguirremezkorta | Centro de Estudios e Investigacion sobre Mujeres (CEIM) |
| Co-Chair | Marita Gonzalez | International Trade Union Confederation |
| Co-Chair | Justin Kilcullen | Social Justice Ireland |
| Co-Chair | Richard Ssewakiryanga | Uganda National NGO Forum |
| Africa | Name | Organisation |
| Regional Representative/s | Blanche Simonny Abegue | Dynamique OSCAF-Gabon |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Central Africa | Christine Andela | Collectif des ONG pour la Sécurité Alimentaire et le. Développement Rural |
| Sub-Regional Rep - East Africa | Eugene Rwibasira | Rwanda Development Organization |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Southern Africa | Nshindano Patrick Kryticious | Civil Society for Poverty Reduction |
| Sub-Regional Rep - West Africa | Aurelien Atidegla | OSCAF-Benin |
| Asia | Name | Organisation |
| Regional Representative | Thilak Kariyawasam | Sri Lanka Nature Group |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Central Asia | Chinara Aitbaeva | Nash Vek |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Northeast Asia | Jay Hung | TaiwanAid |
| Sub-Regional Rep - South Asia | Barkat Ullah Maruf | COAST Bd |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Southeast Asia | Nyi Nyi Aung | Local Resource Centre Myanmar |
| Pacific | Name | Organisation |
| Regional Representative/s | Emeline Siale Ilolahia | Pacific Islands Association of NGO (PIANGO) |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Polynesia | Drew Havea | Civil Society Forum of Tonga |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Micronesia | Sarah Thomas Nededog | Payu-TA, Guam |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Melanesia | Vani Catanasiga | Fiji Council of Social Services |
| Europe | Name | Organisation |
| Regional Representative | Izabella Toth | Cordaid |
| Sub-Regional Rep- Black Sea | Zaur Akbar | Youth Atlantic Treaty Association Azerbaijan |
| Sub-Regional Rep- Balkan | Simona Ognenovska | Macedonian Center for International Cooperation |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Name | Organisation |
| Regional Representative | Georgina Muñoz | Red Nicaragüense de Comercio Comunitario (RENICC) |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Andean | Liliana Rodriguez | Confederacion Colombiana de ONG |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Mexico and Central America | Laura Becerra | Equipo Pueblo DECA and Central America |
| Sub-Regional Rep- Caribbean | Maryam Amsale Ze-Dingel | Association of Development Agencies (ADA) |
| Sub-Regional Rep - South Cone | Marita Gonzalez | CGT- Red Sindical de Cooperación al Desarrollo, y Confederación Sindical de las Américas (CSA) |
| Middle East and North Africa | Name | Organisation |
| Regional Representative/s | Zahra Bazzi | Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND)/ Espace Associatif |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Middle East | Jamal el Jawahiri | Iraqui al-Amal |
| Sub-Regional Rep - North Africa | Douha El Jourshi | ADO+ |
| Sectors (Faith Based Organizations) | Name | Organisation |
| Sector Representative/Conveyor | Eva Ekelund | ACT Alliance |
| Sector Representative/Conveyor | Atallah FitzGibbon | Islamic Relief World Wide |
| Sector Representative/Conveyor | Ilona Maria Dorji | Lutheran World Federation |
| Sectors (Labour) | Name | Organisation |
| Sector Representative - Global | Paola Simonetti | International Trade Union Confederation |
| Europe | Diego Lopez Gonzales | International Trade Union Confederation |
| Africa | Hilma Mote | International Trade Union Confederation |
| Latin America | Daniel Angelim | Trade Union Confederation of the Americas |
| North America | Parayarrikal Haridasan | International Trade Union Confederation |
| Sectors (Agricultural and Rural Development) | Name | Organisation |
| Sector Representative - Global | Kurniawan Sabar | Institute for National and Democracy Studies (INDIES) |
| MENA | Mariam Al Jaajaa | Arab Group for the Protection of Nature |
| Latin America | Henry Morales | Movimiento Tzuk Kim-Pop |
| Africa | Gershom Kabaso | Zambia Social Forum (Zamsof) |
| Latin America | Alejandro Barrios | Instituto Politécnico Tomás Katari |
| MENA | Maha Jammoul | Consultative Center for Studies and Documentation (APN member) |
| Sectors (International CSOs) | Name | Organisation |
| Sector Representative - Global | Luca de Fraia | ActionAid International |
| Elie Gasagara | World Vision International | |
| Sectors (Feminist Group) | Name | Organisation |
| Sector Representative - Global | Nurgul Dzhanaeva | Forum of Women's NGOs of Kyrgyzstan |
| International | Association for Women’s Rights in Development | |
| Eastern Africa | Mama Koite Doumbia | African Women's Development and Communications Network |
| Western Africa | Patricia Akakpo | NETRIGHT |
| Western Africa | MUSONET Network | |
| Asia | Shanta Laxmi Shrestha | Beyond Beijing Committee |
| Latin America | Maria Carolina Carrera Ferrer | Centro regional de Derechos Humanos y Justicia de Genero: Corporació nHumanas |
| Latin America | Monica Novillo | Coordinadora dela Mujer |
| Europe | Rosa Belen Agirregomezkorta | Centro de Estudios e Investigacion sobre Mujeres |
| MENA | Shaiek Samar | Tunisian Association for Democratic Women (Association Tunisienne des Femmes Démocrates - ATFD) | MENA | New Woman Foundation - Egypt |
| Pacific | Susana Tuisawau | Pacific Center for the Advancement of Women |
| Sectors (Indigenous Peoples) | Name | Organisation |
| Sector Representative - Global | Jiten Yumnam | Forum for Indigenous People of Action |
| Asia | Jiten Yumnam | Centre for Research and Advocacy, Manipur |
| Africa | Legborsi Saro Pyagbara | Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People |
| Latin America | Norma Maldonado | Asociacion Raxch' och' Oxlaju Aj |
| Pacific | Jerry Imbiri | Dewan Adat Papua |
| Sectors (Youth) | Name | Organisation |
| Sector Representative - Global | Josefina Villegas | Foro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Juventudes (FLACJ) |
| Pacific | Ernest Gibson | Pacific Youth Council |
| Africa | Rita Suwun Beri | Cameroon Youths and Students Forum for Peace |
| MENA | Nizar Hassan | Arab NGO Network for Development |
| Asia | Jenison Urikhimbam | Youth's Forum for Protection of Human Rights |
| Latin America | Josefina Villegas | Foro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Juventudes (FLACJ) |
| Europe | Anton Martinov | International Youth Alliance |
| Sectors (Migration/Diaspora) | Name | Organisation |
| Sector Representative & Convenor | Ramon Bultron | International Migrants Alliance |
| Pacific & Co-Convenor | Pefi Kingi | Pacificwin |
| Pacific | Mandeep Bela | The Union Network of Migrants |
| North America | Antonio Arizaga | Frente Unido De Inmigrantes Ecuatorianos |
| North America | Niel La Dode | Quebec, Canada |
| Europe | Anna Zobnina | European Network of Migrant Women |
| Europe | Paul Asquith | African Foundation for Development UK |
| Asia | Aaron Ceradoy | International Migrants Alliance |
| Asia | Glorene Das | Tenaganita |
| Africa | Malick Sy | Senegal |
| Africa | Tola Winjobi | CAFSO WRAG |
| Special Roles | Name | Organisation |
| Fiscal Sponsor | Amy Padilla | IBON International |
| GPEDC Non-Executive Co-Chair | Vitalice Meja | Reality of Aid-Africa |
Coordination Committee
The Coordination Committee (CC) is composed of members of the GC and acts under its supervision and mandate. The CC is responsible for:
- Following up on the decisions of the GC meetings;
- Facilitating policy development;
- Preparing the draft agenda and report for the annual GC meeting;
- Facilitating the setting up, coordination and coherence of the Working Groups;
- Overseeing the work of the Global Secretariat;
- Approving the draft annual budget for the CSO Partnership; and,
The CC meets at least twice a year and reports to the GC through the GC Annual Meeting to the Global Secretariat.
| Co-Chairs | Name | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Co-Chair | Beverly Longid | Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation |
| Co-Chair | Monica Novillo | Coordinadora de la Mujer |
| Co-Chair | Marita Gonzalez | International Trade Union Confederation |
| Co-Chair | Richard Ssewakiryanga | Uganda National NGO Forum |
| Co-Chair | Justin Kilcullen | Social Justice Ireland |
| Regions | Name | Organisation |
| Africa | Blanche Simonny Abegue | Dynamique OSCAF-Gabon |
| Africa | Tola Winjobi | CAFSO-WRAG for Development |
| Asia | Thilak Kariyawasam | Sri Lanka Nature Group |
| Asia | Chinara Aitbaeva | Nash Vek |
| Europe | Izabella Toth | Cordaid |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Malena Fama | Red Encuentro |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Georgina Muñoz Pavon | Red Latinoamericana por Justicia Economica y Social |
| Middle East and North Africa | Anas El Hasnaoui | Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) |
| Pacific | Emeline Siale Ilolahia | Pacific Islands Association of NGO |
| Sectors | Name | Organisation |
| Faith-Based Organizations | Eva Ekelund | ACT Alliance |
| Labour | Paola Simonetti | International Trade Union Confederation |
| Rural | Kurniawan Sabar | Institute for National and Democracy Studies (INDIES) |
| International CSOs (INGOs) | Luca de Fraia | ActionAid International |
| Feminist Groups | Nurgul Dzhanaeva | Forum of Women's NGOs in Kyrgyzstan |
| Indigenous Peoples | Jiten Yumnam | Forum for Indigenous People of Action |
| Youth | Josefina Villegas | Foro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Juventudes |
| Migrants | Aaron Ceradoy | Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants |
| Sectors | Name | Organisation |
| Fiscal Sponsor | Amy Padilla | IBON International |
| GPEDC Non-Executive Co-Chair | Vitalice Meja | Reality of Aid-Africa |
Co-Chairs
Beverly Longid
Co-Chair, Governance
Longid served as global representative of CPDE’s Indigenous Peoples sector, a human rights activist from the Philippines, also serves as the Global Coordinator of the International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL).
Prior to becoming CPDE Co-chair, Longid has already served several key positions in numerous indigenous peoples (IP) formations at the national, regional, and global levels. She is a council member of SANDUGO, a national movement of national minorities for self-determination, as well as Coordinator of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE).
She has been vigorously putting forward sectoral issues and concerns in different international engagements such as the United Nations processes on IP and human rights, Universal Periodic Review, among others.
Rosa Belen Agirregomezkorta Ibarluzea
Co-Chair, Communications
She is the Executive Director of the Centro de Estudios e Investigación sobre Mujeres (CEIM) / Centre for Women’s Studies and Research, based in Spain, participating in the Feminist Group and the Conflict and Fragility Working Group.
Graduated on Politic Sciences and Sociology, she has a long experience in human rights, development and humanitarian action from a feminist perspective.
She has represented her organisation in various networks and coalitions including the Women in Development Europe (WIDE) network, and the DAC-CSO Reference Group. Engaged in global processes in CSW, Beijing and GPEDC High Level Meetings in Mexico and Nairobi, the DAC Recommendation on Ending Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment in Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Assistance as well as related to 1325UNSCR in OSCE processes. Also monitoring public policies and the implementation of international commitments (CEDAW, Istanbul Convention, Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and UNSCR1325), co-founding the CEDAW-Istanbul-Beijing Platform and launching shadow reports in Spain.
Marita Gonzalez
Co-Chair, Membership
Marita is a member of the General Confederation of Labor of the Argentine Republic. She has worked as a representative of CPDE’s Labour sector through the Trade Union for Development Cooperation Network (TUDCN) of ITUC – International Trade Union Confederation, and was later elected as regional representative for the Southern Cone of Latin America and the Caribbean.
A union activist in development cooperation issues since 2008, she leads the Argentina Platform for the Monitoring of the 2030 Agenda in Argentina (PAMPA 2030), which brings together union sectors, NGO platforms, indigenous, academia, feminists, environmentalists, and human rights movements. She has also led the alliance between workers’ sectors and human rights organizations in the Workers for Memory, Truth and Justice Program, which advances social justice in the face of military dictatorships in the Southern Cone. She is a strong voice on matters of transparency and accountability of the private sector engagement in development and civil society participation in the processes of South-South Cooperation, among others, with focus on the 2030 Agenda.
Justin Kilcullen
Co-Chair, Program and Finance
Kilcullen brings to CPDE his decades-long experience in fighting injustice and poverty, and organising CSOs around the cause of human rights and sustainable development. He was programme officer for Africa and Laos at the Irish Catholic agency for overseas development Trocaire, before serving as its executive director for 20 years. An architect by training, he used to build camps for Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees as Trocaire Laos representative, and also received an award from the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland for his work on earthquake resistant housing in El Salvador. He is a past President of CIDSE, an international alliance of Catholic development organisations in Europe and North America, adviser to the Pontifical council Cor Unum, the Vatican body that coordinates the charitable work of the Catholic Church, and vice-president of Concord, the confederation of over 1,500 European development NGOs.
Richard Ssewakiryanga
Co-Chair, Policy
Ssewakiryanga is the Executive Director of the Uganda National NGO Forum and a former co-chair of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP). He is also a Policy Anthropologist who has helped formulate national poverty reduction strategies and shape international discussions of development cooperation and effectiveness.
Global Secretariat
The Global Secretariat supports the daily management and finances of the CSO Partnership. It is currently hosted by IBON International as CPDE’s Fiscal Management Organisation (FMO). To read the Terms of Reference of the FMO, please access it here:
Executive Secretary
Robert is responsible for the day-to-day direction, coordination, implementation, control and completion of activities of CPDE’s programme, based on the platform’s strategic objectives and outcomes.
Leo Pura
Deputy Programme Manager
Leo coordinates CPDE’s programme cycle of planning, monitoring, and implementation, and evaluation, ensuring that outputs are aligned with the platform’s performance framework. He develops tools for monitoring and evaluating CPDE’s progress in the achievement of its programme outcomes. He also serves as the Programme Manager for European Commission-supported actions.
Matt Simonds
Senior Policy Liaison
Matt provides policy formulation, oversight, and advising for CPDE’s advocacy campaigns, workshops, and publications on effective development cooperation. He also liaises with policy arenas, especially in its engagements with GPEDC, UN, and OECD, while helping organise advocacy and campaign events and activities.
Glenis Balangue
Capacity Development Coordinator
Glenis helps organise initiatives that build the capacities of the CPDE membership to engage in activities around effective development cooperation. She works closely with the Network Manager to evaluate the needs of the constituents, and provide the necessary support for their active participation in the platform.
Margaret Yarcia
Communications Manager
Meg manages the communications component of CPDE’s advocacies and campaigns, and facilitates the implementation of its knowledge management strategy. Guided by the platform’s approach to promoting effective development cooperation, she oversees the design and development of its communication materials, including publications, news releases, and digital multimedia.
Daniela Sepulveda
Communications and Capacity Development Officer
Daniela produces and publishes materials promoting CPDE’s advocacy, and supporting its network management, capacity development, and programme and finance work. She coordinates with relevant regional and sectoral focal points, and Task Forces in bridging information exchange, between the various levels of CPDE constituencies. She also provides support to Capacity Development needs as requested by Network Manager/Capacity Development Coordinator.
Fanny Porot
Communications Officer
Fanny produces and publishes materials promoting CPDE’s advocacy, and supporting its network management, capacity development, and programme and finance work. She coordinates with relevant regional and sectoral focal points, and Task Forces in bridging information exchange, between the various levels of CPDE constituencies.
Alvin Villamor
Webmaster
Alvin helps ensure CPDE’s active online presence especially by maintaining a dynamic and interactive website. He also manages internal communications and knowledge management systems through the administration of mailing lists, and provides communications support through the design of CPDE’s information materials.
Wigen Echual
Programme Assistant
As Programme Assistant, Wigen provides assistance in all of the Programme Manager/Officers tasks requiring administrative support, such as logistics preparation for meetings and events, document archiving, documentation of meetings and conferences, budget preparation, disbursements and liquidation, and other tasks as may be deemed necessary by the Secretariat.
Independent Accountability
The Independent Accountability Committee (IAC) of the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) was established to serve as a strategic Board of Reference to the governance structures of CPDE: to the Global Council (GC), the Coordinating Committee (CC) and to the Co-chairs. The IAC provides help and assistance to the governance structures and to the global secretariat to ensure that CPDE meets and maintains high standards of transparency, accountability and integrity, in line with the Istanbul principles.
The members of the IAC
Emele Duituturaga
Independent Consultation for Development, Gender, Social Inclusion, Civil Society
Former Executive Director at Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO)
Former CPDE Regional Representative CPDE Asia-Pacific and Program and Finance Committee member
Elomo Andela
Advisor and Partnership Manager, Collective of NGOs for Food Security and Rural Development (COSADER)
Has socio-professional background working alongside CSOs
Has had a long experience in the field of CSO accountability, transparency and responsibility
Former African Representative, CPDE Working Group on the Enabling Environment for Civil Society and worked closely with CPDE since its inception
Regional and Sectoral Coordinating Units
As with its global counterpart, regional and sectoral coordinating units operate guided by the principles of diversity, representation, gender equity, and consensus decision-making.
The regional coordinating units convene existing sub-regional platforms, development CSOs and sectoral networks/groups within the region to develop and implement a collective advocacy, outreach and capacity development work plan. Through the regional coordination committees, the regional focal person and its representative(s) to the GC are selected.​
The regional coordinating units are composed of a regional representative, sub-regional representatives, sector focal persons (at least one for each recognized sector) and regional secretariat (at most two dedicated staff). They are responsible for: (1) planning, coordination, communication and financial management, (2) policy development and advocacy engagement, and (3) outreach and capacity building. Generally, these are the governance bodies that provide leadership and direction to aid and development effectiveness work within the region following the vision, mission, goals, and strategies of the CPDE. These are also the units responsible for overseeing the operations of the regional secretariat.
To date, most regions have regional secretariats responsible for: (1) network coordination, administration, and outreach, (2) documentation and information management, (3) coordinating CPDE advocacy, outreach and capacity development activities with CPDE working groups and sectoral representatives in the region ensuring smooth and timely implementation and proper representation, (4) and coordinating with the Global Secretariat on CPDE program and platform decisions, activities, and processes.
Sectors also maintain coordinating units facilitated by a global representative and composed of regional representatives. The global representative sits at the CC, while global and regional representatives sit at the GC. Regional sectoral representatives are also part of regional coordinating units/committees to ensure synergy in their work with their respective region/sub-region.
| Regional Secretariats | Name | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | Sarah Torres | Reality of Aid Asia Pacific |
| Africa | Cynthia Barasa | Reality of Aid Africa |
| Latin America | Georgina Muñoz | Red Nicaragüense de Comercio Comunitario (RENICC) |
| Europe | Biljana Spasovka | Balkan Civil Society Development Network |
| MENA | Zarah Bazzi | Arab NGO Network for Development |
| Pacific | Emeline Siale Ilolahia | Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO) |
| Sectoral Secretariats | Name | Organisation |
| Faith-Based Organisations (FBO) | Catherine Wangui Njuguna | ACT Alliance |
| Labour | Diego Gonzalez Lopez | International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) |
| Rural | Rhoda Gueta | People's Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS) |
| International Civil Society Organisations (ICSO) | Luca De Fraia | ActionAid |
| Feminist Group | Nurgul Dzhanaeva | Forum of Women's NGOs of Kyrgyzstan |
| Indigenous People (IP) | Loi Manalansan | International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL) |
| Youth | Josefina Villegas | Foro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Juventudes (FLACJ) |
| Migrants | Aaron Ceradoy | Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants |
| Conflict and Fragility | Deewa dela Cruz | International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL) |
| South-South Cooperation | Myrna Maglahus | Reality of Aid (ROA) Global |
The Global Assembly (GA) is the highest governing body of the CPDE. Meeting at least once a year, it provides political leadership and direction in all of CPDE’s aspects and areas of work. The GA is responsible for the signing-off of policy, advocacy and external communication papers. It ensures the accountability of the Coordination Committee (CC) and approves annually the size and composition of the GA and the Co-Chairs.
The GA is composed of representatives from CPDE constituencies. Each sub-region and region have at least one representative in while sectoral or major groups have between two and eight representatives depending on the representational strength.
| Co-Chairs | Name | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Co-Chair | Beverly Longid | Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation |
| Co-Chair | Rosa Belen Aguirremezkorta | Centro de Estudios e Investigacion sobre Mujeres (CEIM) |
| Co-Chair | Marita Gonzalez | International Trade Union Confederation |
| Co-Chair | Justin Kilcullen | Social Justice Ireland |
| Co-Chair | Richard Ssewakiryanga | Uganda National NGO Forum |
| Africa | Name | Organisation |
| Regional Representative/s | Blanche Simonny Abegue | Dynamique OSCAF-Gabon |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Central Africa | Christine Andela | Collectif des ONG pour la Sécurité Alimentaire et le. Développement Rural |
| Sub-Regional Rep - East Africa | Eugene Rwibasira | Rwanda Development Organization |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Southern Africa | Nshindano Patrick Kryticious | Civil Society for Poverty Reduction |
| Sub-Regional Rep - West Africa | Aurelien Atidegla | OSCAF-Benin |
| Asia | Name | Organisation |
| Regional Representative | Thilak Kariyawasam | Sri Lanka Nature Group |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Central Asia | Chinara Aitbaeva | Nash Vek |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Northeast Asia | Jay Hung | TaiwanAid |
| Sub-Regional Rep - South Asia | Barkat Ullah Maruf | COAST Bd |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Southeast Asia | Nyi Nyi Aung | Local Resource Centre Myanmar |
| Pacific | Name | Organisation |
| Regional Representative/s | Emeline Siale Ilolahia | Pacific Islands Association of NGO (PIANGO) |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Polynesia | Drew Havea | Civil Society Forum of Tonga |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Micronesia | Sarah Thomas Nededog | Payu-TA, Guam |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Melanesia | Vani Catanasiga | Fiji Council of Social Services |
| Europe | Name | Organisation |
| Regional Representative | Izabella Toth | Cordaid |
| Sub-Regional Rep- Black Sea | Zaur Akbar | Youth Atlantic Treaty Association Azerbaijan |
| Sub-Regional Rep- Balkan | Simona Ognenovska | Macedonian Center for International Cooperation |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Name | Organisation |
| Regional Representative | Georgina Muñoz | Red Nicaragüense de Comercio Comunitario (RENICC) |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Andean | Liliana Rodriguez | Confederacion Colombiana de ONG |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Mexico and Central America | Laura Becerra | Equipo Pueblo DECA and Central America |
| Sub-Regional Rep- Caribbean | Maryam Amsale Ze-Dingel | Association of Development Agencies (ADA) |
| Sub-Regional Rep - South Cone | Marita Gonzalez | CGT- Red Sindical de Cooperación al Desarrollo, y Confederación Sindical de las Américas (CSA) |
| Middle East and North Africa | Name | Organisation |
| Regional Representative/s | Zahra Bazzi | Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND)/ Espace Associatif |
| Sub-Regional Rep - Middle East | Jamal el Jawahiri | Iraqui al-Amal |
| Sub-Regional Rep - North Africa | Douha El Jourshi | ADO+ |
| Sectors (Faith Based Organizations) | Name | Organisation |
| Sector Representative/Conveyor | Eva Ekelund | ACT Alliance |
| Sector Representative/Conveyor | Atallah FitzGibbon | Islamic Relief World Wide |
| Sector Representative/Conveyor | Ilona Maria Dorji | Lutheran World Federation |
| Sectors (Labour) | Name | Organisation |
| Sector Representative - Global | Paola Simonetti | International Trade Union Confederation |
| Europe | Diego Lopez Gonzales | International Trade Union Confederation |
| Africa | Hilma Mote | International Trade Union Confederation |
| Latin America | Daniel Angelim | Trade Union Confederation of the Americas |
| North America | Parayarrikal Haridasan | International Trade Union Confederation |
| Sectors (Agricultural and Rural Development) | Name | Organisation |
| Sector Representative - Global | Kurniawan Sabar | Institute for National and Democracy Studies (INDIES) |
| MENA | Mariam Al Jaajaa | Arab Group for the Protection of Nature |
| Latin America | Henry Morales | Movimiento Tzuk Kim-Pop |
| Africa | Gershom Kabaso | Zambia Social Forum (Zamsof) |
| Latin America | Alejandro Barrios | Instituto Politécnico Tomás Katari |
| MENA | Maha Jammoul | Consultative Center for Studies and Documentation (APN member) |
| Sectors (International CSOs) | Name | Organisation |
| Sector Representative - Global | Luca de Fraia | ActionAid International |
| Elie Gasagara | World Vision International | |
| Sectors (Feminist Group) | Name | Organisation |
| Sector Representative - Global | Nurgul Dzhanaeva | Forum of Women's NGOs of Kyrgyzstan |
| International | Association for Women’s Rights in Development | |
| Eastern Africa | Mama Koite Doumbia | African Women's Development and Communications Network |
| Western Africa | Patricia Akakpo | NETRIGHT |
| Western Africa | MUSONET Network | |
| Asia | Shanta Laxmi Shrestha | Beyond Beijing Committee |
| Latin America | Maria Carolina Carrera Ferrer | Centro regional de Derechos Humanos y Justicia de Genero: Corporació nHumanas |
| Latin America | Monica Novillo | Coordinadora dela Mujer |
| Europe | Rosa Belen Agirregomezkorta | Centro de Estudios e Investigacion sobre Mujeres |
| MENA | Shaiek Samar | Tunisian Association for Democratic Women (Association Tunisienne des Femmes Démocrates - ATFD) | MENA | New Woman Foundation - Egypt |
| Pacific | Susana Tuisawau | Pacific Center for the Advancement of Women |
| Sectors (Indigenous Peoples) | Name | Organisation |
| Sector Representative - Global | Jiten Yumnam | Forum for Indigenous People of Action |
| Asia | Jiten Yumnam | Centre for Research and Advocacy, Manipur |
| Africa | Legborsi Saro Pyagbara | Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People |
| Latin America | Norma Maldonado | Asociacion Raxch' och' Oxlaju Aj |
| Pacific | Jerry Imbiri | Dewan Adat Papua |
| Sectors (Youth) | Name | Organisation |
| Sector Representative - Global | Josefina Villegas | Foro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Juventudes (FLACJ) |
| Pacific | Ernest Gibson | Pacific Youth Council |
| Africa | Rita Suwun Beri | Cameroon Youths and Students Forum for Peace |
| MENA | Nizar Hassan | Arab NGO Network for Development |
| Asia | Jenison Urikhimbam | Youth's Forum for Protection of Human Rights |
| Latin America | Josefina Villegas | Foro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Juventudes (FLACJ) |
| Europe | Anton Martinov | International Youth Alliance |
| Sectors (Migration/Diaspora) | Name | Organisation |
| Sector Representative & Convenor | Ramon Bultron | International Migrants Alliance |
| Pacific & Co-Convenor | Pefi Kingi | Pacificwin |
| Pacific | Mandeep Bela | The Union Network of Migrants |
| North America | Antonio Arizaga | Frente Unido De Inmigrantes Ecuatorianos |
| North America | Niel La Dode | Quebec, Canada |
| Europe | Anna Zobnina | European Network of Migrant Women |
| Europe | Paul Asquith | African Foundation for Development UK |
| Asia | Aaron Ceradoy | International Migrants Alliance |
| Asia | Glorene Das | Tenaganita |
| Africa | Malick Sy | Senegal |
| Africa | Tola Winjobi | CAFSO WRAG |
| Special Roles | Name | Organisation |
| Fiscal Sponsor | Amy Padilla | IBON International |
| GPEDC Non-Executive Co-Chair | Vitalice Meja | Reality of Aid-Africa |
The Coordination Committee (CC) is composed of members of the GC and acts under its supervision and mandate. The CC is responsible for:
- Following up on the decisions of the GC meetings;
- Facilitating policy development;
- Preparing the draft agenda and report for the annual GC meeting;
- Facilitating the setting up, coordination and coherence of the Working Groups;
- Overseeing the work of the Global Secretariat;
- Approving the draft annual budget for the CSO Partnership; and,
The CC meets at least twice a year and reports to the GC through the GC Annual Meeting to the Global Secretariat.
| Co-Chairs | Name | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Co-Chair | Beverly Longid | Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation |
| Co-Chair | Monica Novillo | Coordinadora de la Mujer |
| Co-Chair | Marita Gonzalez | International Trade Union Confederation |
| Co-Chair | Richard Ssewakiryanga | Uganda National NGO Forum |
| Co-Chair | Justin Kilcullen | Social Justice Ireland |
| Regions | Name | Organisation |
| Africa | Blanche Simonny Abegue | Dynamique OSCAF-Gabon |
| Africa | Tola Winjobi | CAFSO-WRAG for Development |
| Asia | Thilak Kariyawasam | Sri Lanka Nature Group |
| Asia | Chinara Aitbaeva | Nash Vek |
| Europe | Izabella Toth | Cordaid |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Malena Fama | Red Encuentro |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Georgina Muñoz Pavon | Red Latinoamericana por Justicia Economica y Social |
| Middle East and North Africa | Anas El Hasnaoui | Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) |
| Pacific | Emeline Siale Ilolahia | Pacific Islands Association of NGO |
| Sectors | Name | Organisation |
| Faith-Based Organizations | Eva Ekelund | ACT Alliance |
| Labour | Paola Simonetti | International Trade Union Confederation |
| Rural | Kurniawan Sabar | Institute for National and Democracy Studies (INDIES) |
| International CSOs (INGOs) | Luca de Fraia | ActionAid International |
| Feminist Groups | Nurgul Dzhanaeva | Forum of Women's NGOs in Kyrgyzstan |
| Indigenous Peoples | Jiten Yumnam | Forum for Indigenous People of Action |
| Youth | Josefina Villegas | Foro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Juventudes |
| Migrants | Aaron Ceradoy | Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants |
| Sectors | Name | Organisation |
| Fiscal Sponsor | Amy Padilla | IBON International |
| GPEDC Non-Executive Co-Chair | Vitalice Meja | Reality of Aid-Africa |
Beverly Longid
Co-Chair, Governance
Longid served as global representative of CPDE’s Indigenous Peoples sector, a human rights activist from the Philippines, also serves as the Global Coordinator of the International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL).
Prior to becoming CPDE Co-chair, Longid has already served several key positions in numerous indigenous peoples (IP) formations at the national, regional, and global levels. She is a council member of SANDUGO, a national movement of national minorities for self-determination, as well as Coordinator of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE).
She has been vigorously putting forward sectoral issues and concerns in different international engagements such as the United Nations processes on IP and human rights, Universal Periodic Review, among others.
Rosa Belen Agirregomezkorta Ibarluzea
Co-Chair, Communications
She is the Executive Director of the Centro de Estudios e Investigación sobre Mujeres (CEIM) / Centre for Women’s Studies and Research, based in Spain, participating in the Feminist Group and the Conflict and Fragility Working Group.
Graduated on Politic Sciences and Sociology, she has a long experience in human rights, development and humanitarian action from a feminist perspective.
She has represented her organisation in various networks and coalitions including the Women in Development Europe (WIDE) network, and the DAC-CSO Reference Group. Engaged in global processes in CSW, Beijing and GPEDC High Level Meetings in Mexico and Nairobi, the DAC Recommendation on Ending Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment in Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Assistance as well as related to 1325UNSCR in OSCE processes. Also monitoring public policies and the implementation of international commitments (CEDAW, Istanbul Convention, Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and UNSCR1325), co-founding the CEDAW-Istanbul-Beijing Platform and launching shadow reports in Spain.
Marita Gonzalez
Co-Chair, Membership
Marita is a member of the General Confederation of Labor of the Argentine Republic. She has worked as a representative of CPDE’s Labour sector through the Trade Union for Development Cooperation Network (TUDCN) of ITUC – International Trade Union Confederation, and was later elected as regional representative for the Southern Cone of Latin America and the Caribbean.
A union activist in development cooperation issues since 2008, she leads the Argentina Platform for the Monitoring of the 2030 Agenda in Argentina (PAMPA 2030), which brings together union sectors, NGO platforms, indigenous, academia, feminists, environmentalists, and human rights movements. She has also led the alliance between workers’ sectors and human rights organizations in the Workers for Memory, Truth and Justice Program, which advances social justice in the face of military dictatorships in the Southern Cone. She is a strong voice on matters of transparency and accountability of the private sector engagement in development and civil society participation in the processes of South-South Cooperation, among others, with focus on the 2030 Agenda.
Justin Kilcullen
Co-Chair, Program and Finance
Kilcullen brings to CPDE his decades-long experience in fighting injustice and poverty, and organising CSOs around the cause of human rights and sustainable development. He was programme officer for Africa and Laos at the Irish Catholic agency for overseas development Trocaire, before serving as its executive director for 20 years. An architect by training, he used to build camps for Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees as Trocaire Laos representative, and also received an award from the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland for his work on earthquake resistant housing in El Salvador. He is a past President of CIDSE, an international alliance of Catholic development organisations in Europe and North America, adviser to the Pontifical council Cor Unum, the Vatican body that coordinates the charitable work of the Catholic Church, and vice-president of Concord, the confederation of over 1,500 European development NGOs.
Richard Ssewakiryanga
Co-Chair, Policy
Ssewakiryanga is the Executive Director of the Uganda National NGO Forum and a former co-chair of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP). He is also a Policy Anthropologist who has helped formulate national poverty reduction strategies and shape international discussions of development cooperation and effectiveness.
The Global Secretariat supports the daily management and finances of the CSO Partnership. It is currently hosted by IBON International as CPDE’s Fiscal Management Organisation (FMO). To read the Terms of Reference of the FMO, please access it here:
Executive Secretary
Robert is responsible for the day-to-day direction, coordination, implementation, control and completion of activities of CPDE’s programme, based on the platform’s strategic objectives and outcomes.
Leo Pura
Deputy Programme Manager
Leo coordinates CPDE’s programme cycle of planning, monitoring, and implementation, and evaluation, ensuring that outputs are aligned with the platform’s performance framework. He develops tools for monitoring and evaluating CPDE’s progress in the achievement of its programme outcomes. He also serves as the Programme Manager for European Commission-supported actions.
Matt Simonds
Senior Policy Liaison
Matt provides policy formulation, oversight, and advising for CPDE’s advocacy campaigns, workshops, and publications on effective development cooperation. He also liaises with policy arenas, especially in its engagements with GPEDC, UN, and OECD, while helping organise advocacy and campaign events and activities.
Glenis Balangue
Capacity Development Coordinator
Glenis helps organise initiatives that build the capacities of the CPDE membership to engage in activities around effective development cooperation. She works closely with the Network Manager to evaluate the needs of the constituents, and provide the necessary support for their active participation in the platform.
Margaret Yarcia
Communications Manager
Meg manages the communications component of CPDE’s advocacies and campaigns, and facilitates the implementation of its knowledge management strategy. Guided by the platform’s approach to promoting effective development cooperation, she oversees the design and development of its communication materials, including publications, news releases, and digital multimedia.
Daniela Sepulveda
Communications and Capacity Development Officer
Daniela produces and publishes materials promoting CPDE’s advocacy, and supporting its network management, capacity development, and programme and finance work. She coordinates with relevant regional and sectoral focal points, and Task Forces in bridging information exchange, between the various levels of CPDE constituencies. She also provides support to Capacity Development needs as requested by Network Manager/Capacity Development Coordinator.
Fanny Porot
Communications Officer
Fanny produces and publishes materials promoting CPDE’s advocacy, and supporting its network management, capacity development, and programme and finance work. She coordinates with relevant regional and sectoral focal points, and Task Forces in bridging information exchange, between the various levels of CPDE constituencies.
Alvin Villamor
Webmaster
Alvin helps ensure CPDE’s active online presence especially by maintaining a dynamic and interactive website. He also manages internal communications and knowledge management systems through the administration of mailing lists, and provides communications support through the design of CPDE’s information materials.
Wigen Echual
Programme Assistant
As Programme Assistant, Wigen provides assistance in all of the Programme Manager/Officers tasks requiring administrative support, such as logistics preparation for meetings and events, document archiving, documentation of meetings and conferences, budget preparation, disbursements and liquidation, and other tasks as may be deemed necessary by the Secretariat.
The Independent Accountability Committee (IAC) of the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) was established to serve as a strategic Board of Reference to the governance structures of CPDE: to the Global Council (GC), the Coordinating Committee (CC) and to the Co-chairs. The IAC provides help and assistance to the governance structures and to the global secretariat to ensure that CPDE meets and maintains high standards of transparency, accountability and integrity, in line with the Istanbul principles.
The members of the IAC
Emele Duituturaga
Independent Consultation for Development, Gender, Social Inclusion, Civil Society
Former Executive Director at Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO)
Former CPDE Regional Representative CPDE Asia-Pacific and Program and Finance Committee member
Elomo Andela
Advisor and Partnership Manager, Collective of NGOs for Food Security and Rural Development (COSADER)
Has socio-professional background working alongside CSOs
Has had a long experience in the field of CSO accountability, transparency and responsibility
Former African Representative, CPDE Working Group on the Enabling Environment for Civil Society and worked closely with CPDE since its inception
As with its global counterpart, regional and sectoral coordinating units operate guided by the principles of diversity, representation, gender equity, and consensus decision-making.
The regional coordinating units convene existing sub-regional platforms, development CSOs and sectoral networks/groups within the region to develop and implement a collective advocacy, outreach and capacity development work plan. Through the regional coordination committees, the regional focal person and its representative(s) to the GC are selected.​
The regional coordinating units are composed of a regional representative, sub-regional representatives, sector focal persons (at least one for each recognized sector) and regional secretariat (at most two dedicated staff). They are responsible for: (1) planning, coordination, communication and financial management, (2) policy development and advocacy engagement, and (3) outreach and capacity building. Generally, these are the governance bodies that provide leadership and direction to aid and development effectiveness work within the region following the vision, mission, goals, and strategies of the CPDE. These are also the units responsible for overseeing the operations of the regional secretariat.
To date, most regions have regional secretariats responsible for: (1) network coordination, administration, and outreach, (2) documentation and information management, (3) coordinating CPDE advocacy, outreach and capacity development activities with CPDE working groups and sectoral representatives in the region ensuring smooth and timely implementation and proper representation, (4) and coordinating with the Global Secretariat on CPDE program and platform decisions, activities, and processes.
Sectors also maintain coordinating units facilitated by a global representative and composed of regional representatives. The global representative sits at the CC, while global and regional representatives sit at the GC. Regional sectoral representatives are also part of regional coordinating units/committees to ensure synergy in their work with their respective region/sub-region.
| Regional Secretariats | Name | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | Sarah Torres | Reality of Aid Asia Pacific |
| Africa | Cynthia Barasa | Reality of Aid Africa |
| Latin America | Georgina Muñoz | Red Nicaragüense de Comercio Comunitario (RENICC) |
| Europe | Biljana Spasovka | Balkan Civil Society Development Network |
| MENA | Zarah Bazzi | Arab NGO Network for Development |
| Pacific | Emeline Siale Ilolahia | Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO) |
| Sectoral Secretariats | Name | Organisation |
| Faith-Based Organisations (FBO) | Catherine Wangui Njuguna | ACT Alliance |
| Labour | Diego Gonzalez Lopez | International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) |
| Rural | Rhoda Gueta | People's Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS) |
| International Civil Society Organisations (ICSO) | Luca De Fraia | ActionAid |
| Feminist Group | Nurgul Dzhanaeva | Forum of Women's NGOs of Kyrgyzstan |
| Indigenous People (IP) | Loi Manalansan | International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL) |
| Youth | Josefina Villegas | Foro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Juventudes (FLACJ) |
| Migrants | Aaron Ceradoy | Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants |
| Conflict and Fragility | Deewa dela Cruz | International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL) |
| South-South Cooperation | Myrna Maglahus | Reality of Aid (ROA) Global |
