Sophie is the Managing Director at Dikoda. As a seasoned public health nutritionist, she has 20+ years of impactful research and nutrition experience for international agencies in low- and middle-income countries. Under her leadership, she oversees and drives the development of Dikoda. She also maintains a strong commitment to Dikoda business’s goal of creating healthier urban populations. In addition, she liaises with industry professionals, stakeholders, and urban communities to ensure the organization’s research support structure is continuously driving forward.
Projects
2023
Drivers of food choice among school-aged children in Fiji
2023
Technical assistance on the impact of the crisis on diets in Asia and the Pacific for WFP
2022-2023
Assistance to UNICEF for the development of Maternal Nutrition costed technical operational guidelines and standard operating procedures in Bangladesh
2022-2023
Assistance to UNICEF to conduct a research on the food environment factors affecting young children, adolescents, and mothers’ diets in Fiji
2022
Assistance to UNICEF to conduct a review of policies and programmes in prevention and management of all forms of malnutrition across all life stages in 14 Pacific Island Countries
2021 - 2022
Technical assistance for an urban nutrition intervention review in Myanmar for UNOPS
Researchers
Amal A. Abed
Nutrition, WASH, health education, and MEAL program and research expert
Projects: DIKODA
