Dipika Shrestha
As the Data Manager at the Arab-American Family Support Center, Dipika uses powerful innovative tools to tell stories of the strong impact of the agency’s programs across New York City.
She was honored with the 2019 LCU Fund for President’s Award for Excellence in Leadership by the LCU Fund for Women’s Education for the impactful work she is doing for the young immigrant population in the US, through the weekly podcast At the End of the Day.
She is a communications professional and trainer with experience in Media Production, Coordinating Training, Communications Development, and Executing Media Strategies. At BBC Media Action Nepal office she was working as a Producer, Trainer, and Project Associate for projects on Maternal and Child Health, Climate Change, and Emergency Communication.
She graduated with a Master of International Affairs degree from Marxe School of Public and International Affairs - Baruch College in New York City in 2019. She did her Masters Degree in Business Studies from Tribhuvan University in Nepal in 2014.
Some of her productions and publications
Story Map examining the accessibility of affordable health services in low-income, underserved, and socially vulnerable communities in NYC, including those with a high concentration of Arab, Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian community members (published for Arab-American Family Support Center’s Research Institute, July 2022)
Project Associate and Communications Trainer, Lifeline Programming, Nepal, BBC Media Action, 2012 - 2015
Organized an event in New York to mark International Women's Day, 2015
Research, video and narration for BBC Media Action Nepal Overview, 2012
Research for the production of BBC's My Media Action film, 2012
Personal ‘blog site’ www.dipikaphotography.blogspot.com
Connect with her:
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and dipikaphotography@gmail.com