The CRIAA SA-DC members and directors (as from the AGM of 2022) are:
Mr Benoît Allanic – geographer and urban planner, regional development consultant
Mr Jonas Chigariro -agric. eng., university lecturer (UNAM), processing, handling & storage consultant
Mrs Saskia den Adel -social anthropologist (MA), researcher, social & gender expert, M&E consultant
Mr Roger Gamond -technologist, small scale industry development consultant (retired)
Mrs Jennifer Gatsi -HIV/Aids & gender consultant, accredited trainer (UN), NWHN founding member
Mrs Lilja Itenge-Prieur -self-entrepreneur, formerly at UNESCO-Paris (Procurement)
Mr Michel Mallet -agric. eng., natural product value-chain & rural development consultant
Mr Mbazo Motlhaping -community developer, sustainably harvested devil’s claw (SHDC) trainer
Ms Daniela Neu -resource economics & environmental management consultant (MA)
Ms Peggy Poncelet -agronomist, grant director CEPF (Washington)
Ms Véronique Rossow -biochemist (MA2), expert in oils & fats in food, cosmetic and industrial applications
Former active members now engaged in Namibian governmental services (and who had consequently resigned): Mrs Frederika Amutse-Shigwedha (Ministry of Urban and Rural Development), Ms Monica Ntinda (Ministry of Veteran Affairs).
Organisational Structure
Namibia Registered Office: 22 Johann Albrecht Street, PO Box 23778, Windhoek
- Executive Director: Michel Mallet
- Deputy Executive Director: Saskia den Adel-Sheehama
- Senior Consultant (agri-processing): Jonas Chigariro
- Field Officer/Trainer (NCRs): Ndinelao M. Nambala
- Finance & administration: Sibusiso (Busi) Sibanda
- Bookkeeper: Michael Matange
- Support Staff: Letisia Nafuka, David Ipinge
Namibia Women’s Health Network (NWHN):
- NWHN Director: Jennifer Gatsi
Katutura Artisans’ Project (KAP): R&D, Technology & Service Centre owner & managed by CRIAA SA-DC
- Sales: Paulina Ambondo-Ambinga
- Workshop Technician: Thomas Ambinga
- R&D/processing section: Helena Nambala
- Contract worker (processing): Rehabeam Malulu (July-October)
- Engineer: Jonas Chigariro
- Internal audit: Busi Sibanda
Europe-based technical expert: Véronique Rossow
CRIAA SA-DC has a number of associate members who are not formally members of CRIAA SA-DC but have been closely associated with its work and share the objectives and values of the Association. They can participate in the network of the organisation and represent a pool of experts from whom the Association can draw from.
Associate members:
Mrs Abigail Bachopi -community development and social worker, FHS coordinator
Mr Dave Cole -INP value chain expert and certification consultant
Mr Pierre du Plessis -multi-media, natural product value-chain and ABS expert
Mr William Hofmeyr -multi-media expert (MA)
Mrs Edwina Kuhlewind -community activist (Dordabis), NWHN founding member
Mr Kris Pate -IT and multimedia technology expert
Mrs Marianne Strohbach -vegetation ecologist