Staff and Structures
The CIDSE Secretariat facilitates and coordinates the common efforts of its members, represents CIDSE at the EU and international levels and undertakes advocacy activities and other initiatives in collaboration with its members to contribute towards systemic change and global justice.
The Secretariat is organised into teams that coordinate various working groups in order to achieve its objectives:
1. Societal and ecological transformation
2. Communities regaining control over the commons
3. Facing climate change: just and sustainable food and energy models
4. Change starts with us
CIDSE Management Team
François Delvaux
Senior Advisor Tel: +32 (0)2 282 40 70
delvaux(at)cidse.org
CIDSE Staff
Inês
Barral
Finance and Administrative Assistantbarral(at)cidse.org
Carmen Contreras
Communications Officercontreras(at)cidse.org
Anne
Helder
Communications Internhelder(at)cidse.org
Marie-Paule Ogereau
Communications and Administrative Assistant Tel: +32 (0)2 233 37 52
ogereau(at)cidse.org
Ida Paraskeva
Advocacy and communications internparaskeva(at)cidse.org
Yvette Pierret
Office Administration and Logistics Assistant Tel: +32 (0)2 233 37 55
pierret(at)cidse.org
Abid Rehman
Monitoring, evaluation and learning, Senior Advisorrehman(at)cidse.org
Saïd Ben
Seddik
Technician and Programmer, Office MaintenanceTel: +32 (0)2 230 15 01
benseddik(at)cidse.org
Decision Making Structures
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is composed of the directors of the 18 member
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is the implementing and supervising arm of the Board of Directors. The
Lieve Herijgers (Broederlijk Delen), President
Ricardo Loy (Manos Unidas)
Mgr. Pirmin Spiegel (Misereor)
Alistair Dutton (SCIAF)
Caoimhe de Barra (Trócaire)
Josianne Gauthier (CIDSE), Secretary General
Mgr. A. Tesfaselassie Medhin (Eparchy of Adigrat/Ethiopia), Ecclesiastical Assistant
Dunie Wijbenga (Cordaid), Interim Treasurer
Working groups
CIDSE member agencies work together in working groups, platforms and fora on the issues defined in the strategic plan. The CIDSE Secretariat facilitates the working groups and ensures communication between the member agencies and the overall coherence of CIDSE’s work.
networks
CIDSE is also a member of other networks, including CAN Europe, the Laudato Si Movement, and CONCORD.
CIDSE is also a founding member of the European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSIA): a group of organisations joining forces in Europe to promote climate and social justice, highly inspired by the Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’ of Pope Francis. This alliance brings together the following organisations: COMECE – Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU; JESC – Jesuit European Social Centre; CIDSE – International family of Catholic social justice organisations; GCCM – Global Catholic Climate Movement; Justice and Peace Europe; CCEE – Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe.