Dorcas Tiwaa Addai

• Develops 10+ meeting and research reports on pertinent human rights issues in Ghana annually
• Successfully led the planning, design and delivery of the Access to Justice Project for Women Accused of Witchcraft in Ghana with 300 direct and 9000 indirect beneficiaries
• Design and facilitate meetings, trainings, and workshops with the use of participatory methodologies and approaches
• Liaise and coordinate regional and international correspondence
• Prepare and submit human rights reports to international and regional organizations regarding CHRAJ reporting obligations to the UN Human Rights Council, Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institution and the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions
• Coordinate and facilitate country-level visits and meetings of international and regional organizations including UN Special Procedures

Assistant Secretary - Network of National Human Rights Institutions in West Africa (Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice)

Accra - June 2019 - Current

• Assisted in the coordination and conduct of election observation missions in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Liberia and the Gambia
• Increased the turnaround time for the submission of meeting minutes and conference reports to partners by 50%
• Compiles and prepare presentation materials, speeches and background information for conferences and meetings
• Lead in the arrangement of travel and hotel reservations
• Provides administrative support to conferences and workshops

• Worked hand-in-hand with 6 other Civil Society Organizations in the formulation and official launch of the Coalition of NGOs against Child Trafficking (CNACT) in Ghana
• Conducted monitoring and evaluation of ongoing projects embarked on by the Foundation to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments
• Developed 3 project reports to identify successful outcomes, insights and future recommendations.
• Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives
• Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance
• Conducted research into child trafficking in coastal communities in Ghana

• Assisted with project management coordinating, delivery and evaluation of transformative change to the practice of human rights and self-determination amongst minority communities in Europe
• Conducted research and the preparation of written materials on self- determination for media publication
• Analyzed projects to determine resource requirements.
• Completed assignments ahead of deadline.

• Assisted Committee experts in undertaking research on pertinent issues regarding the state of racial discrimination and other human rights issues in member countries that reported to the Committee
• Gathered, arranged, and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
• Presented technical research results to diverse audiences through written, visual and oral media.
• Analyzed reports from member states and civil societies on the state of racial discrimination in the various countries

• Founded the Empowering Ghanaian Women Initiative to share career and educational opportunities to empower young women in Ghana
• Advocated against domestic abuse and gender-based violence against women
• Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
• Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.

• Developed core sustainability principles into strategic approaches to short- and long-range capital and operations areas.
• Developed and executed strategies to address issues such as energy use and resource conservation.
• Utilized forward-thinking and resourceful strategies to tackle issues with resource conservation, energy use and pollution controls.
• Established clear targets and motivated team members to buy into sustainability principles at all levels.
• Designed social intervention programs to mitigate the environmental impact of the organization's production

• Published 5 news stories on UNHCR activities and persons of concern on the organization's website
• Conducted media monitoring by analyzing political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the persons of concern to UNHCR
• Assisted in the designing and conducting of the 2015 mass information campaign on self-reliance for refugees in Ghana
• Facilitated press conferences and other outreach events to raise visibility of organization.
• Assisted in the production and distribution of posters, brochures and press kits centered on refugees and asylum seekers in Ghana.
• Supported public relations managers with writing, researching and preparation of materials

• Dissertation: Analyzing Security Council Resolution 2272 In Preventing and Remedying Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN Peacekeepers in Central African Republic
• Recipient of the Patrick Thornberry Prize for Best Dissertation, 2017
• Commonwealth Scholarship, 2016 from the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
• Selected for internship placement with the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination -Geneva, Switzerland