History of CESA
In the end of 2007s, a group of scientists and volunteers launched a
pioneer Community and Environmental Services Center
(EuropeAid/123879/C/ACT/EC) as a project in the community of Saint
Katherine, South Sinai,
The project was the first of its kind in South Sinai and was established
for providing different services included health, veterinary, social,
culture & heritage and training courses for local Bedouins.
During the course of the project, the project organizers recognized a
unique opportunity to replicate the project's success in areas and
different wadis of Saint Katherine. In 2008, these twenty men and women
officially created the Association of Community and Environmental Services
(CESA). The Association registered with the Ministry of Social Affairs as
a private, voluntary, non-governmental organization, and the office of
CESA opened in the area of El-Shamiya, Saint Katherine by the decree no.
102/2009.
Structure
Governance
CESA is directed by a eleven-member Board of Directors, all of whom are
volunteers elected by a General Assembly of founding members. Board
meetings are held on a monthly basis, and the approval of a majority of
the Board is required for all major policy decisions. The Chairperson of
CESA is also elected by the Board. The General Assembly supervises the
activities of the Board, and the Ministry of Social Affairs monitors the
organization as a whole. The Ministry reviews CESA’s accounts and conducts
regular audits.
Board of Directors
| Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Abdel-Azeem Chairperson |
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| Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Ismail Deputy of the Chairperson |
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| Mr. Soliman Mahmoud Farag Treasury |
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| Dr. Tamer Shawky Abdel-Moneim Secretary |
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| Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Aziz Abdel-Rahim Member |
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| Mr. Ismail Ali Hatab Member |
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| Mr. Mohamed Mahmoud Farag Member |
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| Mr. Hesham Kamel Ahmed El-Sayed Member |
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| Mrs. Eman Hussein Ibrahim Member |
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| Mrs. Amal Abdel-Halim Abdel-Latif Member |
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| Mrs. Hosnia Salem Gomaa Member |
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Supportive administrations
Mr. Bassem Ayman Balbol Human Resources Administration
Mr. Ahmed Atef Amer Water and Soil Administration
Mrs. Hosnia Omar Awad Cultural & Heritage Administration
Mr. Akram Hassan Mohamed Mushroom Production Administration
Mr. Alaa El-Din Mohamed Mohamed
Clinical Examination Administration
Mr. Salem Mahmoud
Veterinary and Animal Production Administration
Mr. El-Sayed Ismail El-Sayed
Financial Administration
Mr. Shady Mahmoud Salah
IT Unit Manager
Most Actors Dealing with the Society
1. South Sinai Governorate.
2. Saint Katherine City Council
3. NGOs in South Sinai and Egypt working in the field of environmental and
community services representing over Egypt.
4. Different unions and civil societies.
Mission of the Association
Application of scientific and practical techniques to help the local
Bedouins of Saint Katherine and surrounding areas in order to support them
with environmental, social and health services to ensure them with a
dignified and safe life.
Working Fields of the Society:
- Health care for the family
- Social welfare
- Development of family economy
- Social assistance
- Cultural and scientific services
- Environmental services
- Conservation of culture and heritage
