HIC GS

Habitat International Coalition
Global network for the right to habitat and social justice

HIC Faces

HIC Presidents

Davinder Lamba

2007 – 2011

Lorena Zárate

2011- 2019

Enrique Ortiz

2003 – 2007

Kirtee Shah

1999 – 2003

Han Van Putten

1990 – 1998

David Hall

1984 – 1989

Benno Heinen

1978 – 1984

Adriana Allen

President 2019- 2023

HIC General Secretaries

Han van Putten

1978-1987

Enrique Ortiz

1988 – 1999

Eldrige Jerry

2000 – 2001

Cesare Ottolini

2002

Ana Sugranyes

2003 – 2013

Álvaro Puertas

2013-2020

Yolande Hendler

Yolande Hendler

2020-today

HIC Wisdom Keepers

Enrique Ortiz

Mexico

Davinder Lamba

Kenya

Diana Lee

Kenya

Barry Pinsky

Canada

Tabitha Siwale

Tanzania

Eike Schütz

Germany

Ana Sugranyes

Chile

Han van Putten

The Netherlands

HIC Board Members

Adriana Allen

Habitat International Coalition
(Global)

President

Alexandre Frediani

The International Institute for
Environment and Development
(United Kingdom)

HIC Board
Representative of Europe

Ana Pastor

Civil Association
Madre Tierra (Argentine)

HIC Board
Representative
of Latin America

Moussa Ka

Association Habitants et Travailleurs de Baraka
(Senegal)

HIC Board
Representative
of Africa

Ana Falú

CISCSA (Argentina)

HIC Board
Representative of Women’s
and/or Feminist Movements

Rana Ghanem

Social Democratic Forum, Yemen

HIC Board Representative
Middle East/North Africa

Massa Kone

CGLTE OA (Mali)

HIC Board Representative
of Social Movements

HIC Board Alternates

Ramiro García

Centro de Estudios y Promoción
del Desarrollo – DESCO (Peru)

Latin America

Maartje van Eerd

Institute for Housing and
Urban Development Studies (Netherlands)

Europe

Khalid Khawaldeh

Dana and Qadisiyah
Local Community Cooperative,
Jordan

Middle East/North Africa

HIC Reference Centers Staff

Davinder Lamba

HIC – Africa Focal Point
Nairobi

Yves Joël Zoffoun

Africa Focal Point
Cotonou

Ahmed Mansour

HIC-HLRN
Cairo

Joseph Schechla

HIC-HLRN
Cairo

Yasser Abdel Qader

HIC-HLRN
Cairo

Raúl Rios

HIC Latin America
Mexico

Patricia Santiago

HIC Latin America
Mexico

Magdalena Ferniza

HIC Latin America
Mexico

Narciso Cuevas

HIC Latin America
Mexico

Norma Aguilar

HIC Latin America
Mexico

Maria Silvia Emanuelli

HIC Latin America
Mexico

Peter Slits

HIC Liaison Officer
in the Netherlands

Heather EL Aydi

HIC-HLRN
Cairo

Areli Sandoval

HIC Latin America

Mexico

Esmeralda García

Esmeralda García Rivero

HIC Latin America
Mexico

HIC General Secretariat Staff

Yolande Hendler

Yolande Hendler

HIC Secretary General

Cape Town

Marie Pompei

Membership Coordinator

Santiago de Chile

Irene Fuertes

Communications Coordinator

Barcelona

Desmond Chieshe

Africa Regional Coordinator

Abuja

Pelisa Tengwa

Senior Office Coordinator

Cape Town

Diana Wachira

Diana Angela Wambui Wachira

Learning Officer

Nairobi

Nazla Davids

Finance Consultant (RTFS)

Cape Town

Isabel Pascual

GPR2C Communications Coordinator

HIC Communications Support

Barcelona

Sophia Torres

GPR2C International Relations Officer

HIC Advocacy Support

Barcelona

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