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Tricia Basdeo
Biography
Tricia Basdeo graduated from The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, in 2013, with a BSc in Psychology and a minor in Gender and Development Studies. She founded the S.I.M.P.L.E. Foundation (Smiles Ignited Making Precious Lights Everywhere) in 2011, to assist underprivileged children in Trinidad and Tobago. She is the President. Currently, she is enrolled as an MSc student at the IGDS at The UWI, St. Augustine Campus. Her research focuses on perceptions of "intimate partner violence" by men and women in Trinidad and Tobago.
"I’ve always been interested in activism and advocacy work that helps to establish lasting, positive changes in the lives of children and women throughout Trinidad and Tobago."
Partnerships
Research
Areas of interest
- Gender and Violence inclusive of intimate partner violence, domestic violence and cyber violence
- Child Abuse and Child Rights
- Gender Policy and Development
- Sexual Harassment in the workplace
Outreach
Rapporteur and Co-Author
Women’s Conversation Project Report, a collaboration with WINAD and IGDS.
Rapporteur and Interviewer
Subjective Well-Being Regional Report, a collaboration with UNDP and IGDS. The final report will form part of the UNDP Regional Human Development Report 2016.
Publications
Technical Reports
2020: Gender mainstreaming in national sustainable development planning in the Caribbean
UN ECLAC "This study assesses the status of gender mainstreaming in the policy framework of the 29 Caribbean member states and Associate Members of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which are also members of its subsidiary organ for the subregion: the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC)."
CEPAL ISSUU
2018: Gender-Based Violence in Trinidad and Tobago
UN Women "This Qualitative Study is a companion report to the “National Women’s Health Survey for Trinidad and Tobago: Final Report” produced by the IADB."
Appointments & Memberships
Steering Committee Member for Trinidad and TObago
MenEngage Alliance
Downloads and Links
Tricia Basdeo
Outreach and Partnerships
MSc (UWI), BSc Psychology (UWI)
E-mail: tricia.basdeo@sta.uwi.edu
Tel/ext: (868)-662-2002 ext. 84054
Recent technical reports
2020: Gender mainstreaming in national sustainable development planning in the Caribbean
UN ECLAC "This study assesses the status of gender mainstreaming in the policy framework of the 29 Caribbean member states and Associate Members of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which are also members of its subsidiary organ for the subregion: the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC)."
2018: Gender-Based Violence in Trinidad and Tobago
UN Women "This Qualitative Study is a companion report to the “National Women’s Health Survey for Trinidad and Tobago: Final Report” produced by the IADB."
