Zainab Samad Email & Phone Number

New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

I assisted in the part of the research, programme evaluation (end-line/4th round) conducted by the International Food Policy & Research Institute (IFPRI), USA, World Food Programme of the United Nations and Wayamba University of Sri Lanka .The objective of this research was to investigate the diet quality among Sri Lankan adults and the impact of the “WFP Food Assitance for Assets: Nutrition-sensive agriculture intervention programme” on changes in diet quality during the current economic… Show more I assisted in the part of the research, programme evaluation (end-line/4th round) conducted by the International Food Policy & Research Institute (IFPRI), USA, World Food Programme of the United Nations and Wayamba University of Sri Lanka .The objective of this research was to investigate the diet quality among Sri Lankan adults and the impact of the “WFP Food Assitance for Assets: Nutrition-sensive agriculture intervention programme” on changes in diet quality during the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka. This internationally collaborated study involved telephone interviewing of the respondents from rural households.I was trained on how to carryout telephone interviews, data collection tools using electronic platforms (Survey-CTO)and taking dietary recalls and nutrition related information during the survey by the international and local trainers. Show less

I had to play multiple roles as Bussiness support -Respond to beneficiary inquiries and queries and escalate according to the relevant path ways (Community Feedback Mechanism)Digitizing information to the customer relations management system provided by WFP(Sugar CRM)Engage and support to develop sensitization documents and engage in translation work fromEnglish to local language/s .Provide a set of standard business support activities, where required, to contribute to the… Show more I had to play multiple roles as Bussiness support -Respond to beneficiary inquiries and queries and escalate according to the relevant path ways (Community Feedback Mechanism)Digitizing information to the customer relations management system provided by WFP(Sugar CRM)Engage and support to develop sensitization documents and engage in translation work fromEnglish to local language/s .Provide a set of standard business support activities, where required, to contribute to the effective functioning of business operations.Make travel arrangements and support events, etc., to support staff to work effectively.Support the maintenance of office files, documents, and records in accordance Undertake standard data management and data cleaning Support emergency response coordination activities and CBT field monitoring in rural areas Organizing the "16 Days of Activism" event celebration and training government officers on PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse)Conducting Focus Group Discussions on Food security and Food availability , perception to support monitoring unit at the fieldDevelop and conduct a perception survey among the WFP CBT beneficiaries as well as worked on analysis and reporting. Show less

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

The UNICEF (UNICEF) was more concerned about the impact of the economic crisis on children and their widely available food, health, education, water and health service.The emergency relief was targeted on 2900 lactating mothers in Colombo municipal areas who were impacted by the economic crisis in Sri Lanka. I served as a volunteer coordinator and was part of the team of the Nutrition sensitive - Cash Transfer program providing coordination, data management support and liaising with the… Show more The UNICEF (UNICEF) was more concerned about the impact of the economic crisis on children and their widely available food, health, education, water and health service.The emergency relief was targeted on 2900 lactating mothers in Colombo municipal areas who were impacted by the economic crisis in Sri Lanka. I served as a volunteer coordinator and was part of the team of the Nutrition sensitive - Cash Transfer program providing coordination, data management support and liaising with the public Maternity clinics to successfully carry out the operation. Show less

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

United States

This research was conducted by the International Food Policy & Research Institute (IFPRI), USA, World Food Programme of the United Nations and Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. The objective of this research was to investigate the diet quality among Sri Lankan adults and the impact of the “WFP Food Assitance for Assets: Nutrition-sensive agriculture intervention programme” on changes in diet quality as a part of programme evaluation. This internationally collaborated study involved telephone… Show more This research was conducted by the International Food Policy & Research Institute (IFPRI), USA, World Food Programme of the United Nations and Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. The objective of this research was to investigate the diet quality among Sri Lankan adults and the impact of the “WFP Food Assitance for Assets: Nutrition-sensive agriculture intervention programme” on changes in diet quality as a part of programme evaluation. This internationally collaborated study involved telephone interviewing of the respondents from rural households.I was trained on how to carryout telephone interviews, data collection tools using electronic platforms (computer-assisted personal interviewing) and taking dietary recalls and nutrition related information during the survey by the international and local trainers. Show less

United States

I contributed as a research assistant to collect data in the Household Baseline Survey conducted by Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), and Wayamba University ,on assessment food security status among urban and rural vulnerable groups of Sri Lanka during COVID 19 pandemic.

Food Science And Nutrition, Foods, Nutrition, And Wellness Studies, Special, 2Nd Class Upper Division (Gpa 3.5)

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