Andrea Zakarias
Address: AustraliaTel: +61401464087
Email: azakarias.info@gmail.com
Andrea Zakarias
Specialist areas of work and services:
Description:
Human trafficking,, labour exploitation, migrant worker, and forced marriage specialist. Victim/survivor support programs, policy adviser, advocacy
Experience, Background and Services:
Human trafficking, labour exploitation, and forced and early marriage technical specialist with over 15 years experience in 11 countries implementing victim/survivor support and protection programs and developing evidence-informed policy and programming. Experience in Australia, South East Asian, and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in protection and service delivery, project management, capacity building, community engagement, research, policy and advocacy, and collaboration with governments, service providers, community organisations, UN agencies, aid programmes, and humanitarian and human rights organisations.
Recent roles:
SEED Foundation - Protection and Service Delivery Manager Anti-Trafficking in Persons Programs, Kurdistan Region of Iraq (current - 2 years);
Red Cross - National Senior Program Officer for Labour Migration; National Program Coordinator, and National Policy Officer for the Support for Trafficked People Program (the Australian government support program for victims of human trafficking, slavery and slavery-like practices, including forced marriage) (6 years).
Former research assistant to Dr Anne Gallagher (UN, training and academic publications) (2 years).
Information and Research Officer - Asia Regional Trafficking in Persons Program, South East Asia - a trafficking-focused development programme (6 years)
- Debt Bondage
- Domestic Servitude
- Forced Labour
- Forced Marriage
- General
Description:
Human trafficking,, labour exploitation, migrant worker, and forced marriage specialist. Victim/survivor support programs, policy adviser, advocacy
Experience, Background and Services:
Human trafficking, labour exploitation, and forced and early marriage technical specialist with over 15 years experience in 11 countries implementing victim/survivor support and protection programs and developing evidence-informed policy and programming. Experience in Australia, South East Asian, and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in protection and service delivery, project management, capacity building, community engagement, research, policy and advocacy, and collaboration with governments, service providers, community organisations, UN agencies, aid programmes, and humanitarian and human rights organisations.
Recent roles:
SEED Foundation - Protection and Service Delivery Manager Anti-Trafficking in Persons Programs, Kurdistan Region of Iraq (current - 2 years);
Red Cross - National Senior Program Officer for Labour Migration; National Program Coordinator, and National Policy Officer for the Support for Trafficked People Program (the Australian government support program for victims of human trafficking, slavery and slavery-like practices, including forced marriage) (6 years).
Former research assistant to Dr Anne Gallagher (UN, training and academic publications) (2 years).
Information and Research Officer - Asia Regional Trafficking in Persons Program, South East Asia - a trafficking-focused development programme (6 years)
