Gabrielle Henderson
Gabrielle Henderson is currently the programme specialist with UN Women’s Multi-Country Office (MCO) for the Caribbean with responsibility for the management of programming related to addressing violence against women and girls and the gender equality and human rights portfolio of work, particularly the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). In this role, Gabrielle provides and manages technical and programmatic support to governments and civil society organizations throughout the twenty-two Caribbean countries covered by the UN Women MCO for the Caribbean. Areas of support include: the development and implementation of national strategic plans on gender-based violence, community-based social mobilization initiatives to address GBV, gender policy, capacity building of law enforcement and judicial officers, legislative review and reform, design, implementation and evaluation of projects and programmes, CEDAW reporting and the implementation of concluding observations, reporting for the Universal Periodic Review and on the Belem do Para convention. Gabrielle also serves as the Evaluation Focal Point for the MCO.
Gabrielle’s background in both youth and feminist activism in the region is complemented by experience in programme management which includes work with organizations such as UNICEF Caribbean Area Office, the Caribbean HIV and AIDS Alliance, The Family Planning Association of T&T, Credo Centre for socially displaced children, CAFRA and the Youth and National Health Service in London, England. Gabrielle has also worked as an independent consultant and holds a Masters degree in Applied Anthropology with Youth and Community Work and a Bachelors in Sociology with Business Management from The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus. She has both an academic and professional interest in the role of participatory arts-based educational approaches in Caribbean development processes and loves the Caribbean sea.
