Governance

The Economic and Social Development Center of Palestine (ESDC) was registered in 2003 as an NGO under registration no. RA/2267/B with the Palestinian Authority. ESDC is governed by an elected multidisciplinary Board of Directors. The BoD consists of 9 members, 6 men and 3 women. The term of the BoD is two years, after which elections are held and the General Assembly elects the new BoD.

ESDC is governed by the following core values:

1. Equality
2. Democracy
3. Partnership
4. Cooperation
5. Transparency
6. Integrity
7. Social Justice
8. Civil peace

ESDC staff consists of more than twenty full time employees specialized in capacity building of cooperatives and community based organizations (CBOs), agriculture, water and environment. The staff work from one of ESDC’s three offices: Ramallah, Gaza and Tubas.

ESDC’s general assembly consists of 26 members from both genders, where members are from different areas and specializations in the field of development, they meet at least one time every year .While the board of directors consist of 9 members elected by the general assembly members every two years.

ESDC staff consist of more than twenty full time employees specialized in capacity building of cooperatives and community–based organizations, agriculture, water and environment based on three offices in Ramallah, Gaza and Tubas.