Hannah Dawson
About Hannah Dawson
Hannah Dawson serves as the Monitoring and Learning Officer for the Disability Inclusive Development program at Sightsavers, where she has worked since 2021. With a background in international development and experience across multiple countries, she focuses on innovative solutions to complex issues related to health, gender, and inclusion.
Work at Sightsavers
Hannah Dawson has been serving as the Monitoring and Learning Officer for the Disability Inclusive Development within the Fund Management Team at Sightsavers since 2021. In this role, she provides technical support to 11 consortium partners, contributing to the management of a £29.25 million commercial contract for the Disability Inclusive Development programme. Her work focuses on generating innovative and evidence-based solutions to complex development problems, particularly in health, gender, and inclusion.
Previous Experience
Prior to her current role, Hannah Dawson worked at Islamic Relief Worldwide as a Regional Programmes Officer from 2018 to 2021, where she focused on initiatives across the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe. She also served as a Graduate Project Officer at the Humanitarian Academy for Development in Khartoum, Sudan, for four months in 2018. Her earlier experience includes working as an International Development Researcher at the Global Development Institute in Uganda and as a Graduate Trainee at the Humanitarian Academy for Development.
Education and Expertise
Hannah Dawson holds a Master of Science (MSc) in International Development: Poverty, Inequality and Development from The University of Manchester, which she completed from 2016 to 2017. She earned her undergraduate degree in Geography (Human) with First Class Honours from Cardiff University, studying from 2013 to 2016. Her educational background is complemented by A Levels from Oaklands Catholic School Sixth Form and 10 GCSEs graded A*-B from Wykeham House Girls School.
Disability Inclusion Projects
Hannah Dawson has extensive experience working on disability inclusion projects across six countries, including Bangladesh, Jordan, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, and Tanzania. She has been seconded to various countries such as Sudan, Lebanon, Albania, Kosovo, and Turkey for development projects. Her advocacy work emphasizes the importance of taking action in addition to expressing concerns regarding disability rights and inclusion.
Contributions to Conferences and Publications
Hannah Dawson has actively participated in discussions about dismantling barriers to women's rights, notably at the Women Deliver conference. She contributed to a blog that discussed key takeaways from the conference, highlighting her commitment to addressing obstacles impeding progress in women's rights and disability inclusion.