Meet the CDO Team

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Kirsty Joshua

Chairperson

Esther John

Vice-Chair

Tara Wortley

Treasurer

Shayla Ellick

Secretary

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​MISSION AND HISTORY

In 2011 the Civil Society Organisations (CSO) raised the need for a dedicated organisation to act with and on behalf of St Helena’s CSOs and increase communication with St Helena Government. The following year, the St Helena Community Development Organisation (CDO) was formed.

Kirsty Joshua

Esther John

Tara Wortley

Shayla Ellick

Adam Sizeland

Cynthia Bennett

Amira Aziz-Abdel

Helena Lochen

Isha Harris

Director of the Community Development Organisation 

The Community Development Organisation aims to:

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• strengthen community and family life

• increase communication or act as an advocate between CSOs and SHG

• raise standards of governance in CSOs

• enhance accountability and policy formation in CSOs through support and training

• encourage inclusion of marginalized or underrepresented groups

• protect cultural, natural and built heritage as CSOs are the most effective way of providing protection of the wide range of heritage