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CSI Committee

MICHELLE CLOETE ROOKS MOODLEY
Michelle is the Account Manager at Quest Rooks is currently the Director of the Eastern
Staffing Solutions and Chairperson of Cape NGO Coalition. She has served in the
Corporate Social Investment Task Team. NGO sector for the past 21years. In addition,
With a love for her family, her church and in her academic studies her specialist field
community involvement, her passion is is development studies. She has had the
people. Heading up this particular project opportunity of working in 2 Provinces in
and seeing the huge difference it can make, South Africa which expands her contextual
is in itself an uplifting experience. “Giving lens. In her capacity as the Director of the
has a rippling effect, like bouncing a stone ECNGOC, her work provides her with the
on water. You may never know the outcome opportunity to engaging with various
of what you have done, but it is our duty as stakeholders in shaping the development
human beings to help wherever possible.” landscape in the Eastern Cape. The ECNGOC
finds itself positioned at a very strategic level
in the Eastern Cape and has the opportunity
to influence both policy and practice.
Her excellent people skills , passion and deep
love for her work provide the opportunity to
improve the development landscape in the
Eastern Cape.
GAVIN FERREIRA
Gavin worked in the Financial Services
industry for 30 years before starting out on
his own in business. He has served BKCOB
for the last 12 years in various capacities.
Currently he is very involved in Early
Childhood Development, raising funds and CAREY-LYN KURTEN
facilitating the improvement of conditions She designs and runs practical Emotional
for children in previously/currently Intelligence Courses to help people
disadvantaged communities. Gavin would bounce back from their challenges. She
describe himself as a civil society activist and is a skilled and energised facilitator who
someone who strives to achieve equality creates a space where people feel safe and
and opportunity for all in society. respected enough to share their ideas and

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