M.A. International Affairs, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Ottawa, 1996
B.A. Honours in Economics, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 1985
Anne-Marie Dawson has over 30 years of experience in international development. Her work with a range of clients representing private, public and non-governmental sector organizations in Canada and overseas has focused on research, project/program planning, implementation, performance monitoring, and evaluation in accordance with the results-based management (RBM) approach. Ms. Dawson has recently developed expertise in quality assessment of evaluation products through her work for international clients on behalf of Universalia. Her sectors of expertise include poverty reduction and livelihoods support, basic education, integrated community development, economic and social research, governance, human rights, gender equality, and small business development.
From 2008 to 2009, Ms. Dawson directed the Rural Enterprise Expansion Project (REEP) in Vietnam on behalf of Oxfam and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) (now Global Affairs Canada (GAC)). She has also carried out research and writing projects on political, governance, and human rights issues in various countries for the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Human Rights Internet (HRI), and CIDA. Ms. Dawson is fluent in English and French and has a basic knowledge of Spanish.
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