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)
Helping Nepalese Immigrants for 11 Years
Nepali artist displays artworks at Manhattan exhibition
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
Producer/ presenter for the first 21 episodes of Milijuli Nepali, a daily emergency radio program of life-saving information for those affected by the earthquake of April 2015 in Nepal
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

"In Nepal most women don't have easy access to hospital delivery and many babies die." Presenter Dipika Shrestha broadcast a radio show which gave people greater access to information on health. For more information about our work in Nepal visit: http://bbc.in/1SgpMc0

For more information about our work in Nepal visit: http://bbc.in/1SgpMc0 BBC Media Action is working to improve dialogue and debate between the public and those in power in Nepal. Issues covered have included maternal and child health and political accountability. Work has recently broadened to explore the role of media and communication in strengthening resilience in response to climate change.

In this video, produced by Dipika Shrestha, ARNIC Member Natalia talks about adjusting to life as an artist in New York after leaving her home in Ukraine.

This is an annual competition organized by Baruch College (City University of New York) & IBM on using Artificial Intelligence to better Higher Education sector and the delivery of Public Services by the New York City government.