Cairn Verhulst

Cairn joined the Libros Para Pueblos Board of Directors in 2022. Throughout her career, she has been committed to advancing the rights of children, creativity, and safe spaces for all children to learn and grow into their full potential. She brings extensive experience in applied social sciences, strategic planning, advocacy and data storytelling. With training in anthropology and public health, Cairn has worked most of her career with community-based organizations, universities and with UNICEF on child protection and prevention and support for survivors of violence. Having lived and worked primarily in Haiti, Jordan, Egypt, and Senegal, she and her family are now full-time residents of Oaxaca.

As a board member, Cairn contributes to evidence-generation, monitoring and evaluation.