Marilena Veronica Ene
Programme Officer
Marilena Veronica Ene, GFC’s Programme Officer, supports participatory, survivor-led grantmaking, working alongside partners to strengthen grassroots activism and advance systems change to prevent child sexual abuse and violence. She is a humanitarian and development professional with experience across Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine. Her work focuses on localization, participatory approaches, fundraising, and programme design and management, with a strong emphasis on gender equality, safeguarding, and survivor-centered practice. She has been actively engaged in the Ukraine refugee response, supporting locally led initiatives and civil society actors working with affected communities. Veronica speaks Romanian, English, and Spanish.