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HQ: Danuta Swiecicka, Program Officer for Africa

M.A. International Development: Poverty, Conflict and Reconstruction

Ms. Swiecicka holds a Master’s degree in International Development with a specialization in Poverty, Conflict and Reconstruction, and a Bachelor’s degree in International Development and Globalization.  Before joining CHF, Ms. Swiecicka worked for a number of years as a Policy Analyst with the Federal Government.  During her time at the department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, she served as a political liaison between Canada and several Pan-African Institutions, including the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development. More recently at the department of Citizenship and Immigration, her work focused on human trafficking policy development and ensuring the legal immigration status of foreign victims of trafficking in Canada. She also brings to CHF prior volunteer experience from Ghana and Southern China. 

At CHF Ms. Swiecicka provides program support on projects in Sudan, Ethiopia and Ghana.  She is also responsible for representing the organization at the Canadian Food Security Policy Group.