Eltena Rethman has a vast range of experience, specifically within the NGO and Development Sector and in Higher Education where she serves as an ad-hock and guest-speaking lecturer. Her love for Community Development and the Social Development Sector started more than 24 years ago when she first worked as a community worker with the City of Cape Town. Eltena is a multi-talented development practitioner with a wealth of expertise and skills ranging from NGO and Early Childhood Development practitioner development to initiating and conceptualising community based projects and campaigns, training and development interventions: conceptualising course and training content, advocacy programmes, , fundraising and resource mobilisation, practitioner professionalisation and organisational development and steer heading organisations into the digital economy.