Gerry Jaynes

Gerry Jaynes is a creative storyteller and UNICEF Aotearoa's Content and Ambassador Lead, with over a decade of experience across broadcast, digital, and humanitarian storytelling.

Before moving into the not-for-profit space, Gerry spent almost ten years as a Creative Producer across major networks including Warner Bros. Discovery, MediaWorks, and NBC Universal, conceptualising, writing, directing, and editing campaigns for some of New Zealand's biggest television shows. She holds a Bachelor of Communications from Auckland University of Technology, and brings a sharp eye for the human story to every campaign she creates.

Stories by Gerry Jaynes

Children across the Pacific to receive lifesaving vaccines

Life-saving vaccines for the Pacific

UNICEF has partnered with Rotary on the ‘Give Every Child a Future’ programme. This means 300,000 vaccine doses will be delivered to children on more than 330 islands over the next three years!

A history of hope

Over the last 200 years, vaccines have built up a pretty astounding resume. In that short amount of time, they’ve helped us ward off some of the world’s most devastating diseases.

The ‘packed meal’ that helped AlBatoul recover from malnutrition

During the conflict in Sudan, UNICEF and partners have delivered truckloads of health and nutrition supplies to support the growing number of displaced communities.

A young boy eats a bowl of rice as his only meal that day at a home near Kenema, Sierra Leone

It's an ambitious goal to end world hunger by 2030

3 billion people globally cannot afford a healthy diet. We're not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030. Over the last five years the number of people who suffer from hunger continues to increase.

Two drops is all it takes to protect a child from polio

With only one case of poliovirus reported in 2021, Afghanistan has an extraordinary opportunity to eradicate polio. The recent vaccination campaign is crucial for preventing resurgence of polio within the country.