Maleda Simion Estifanos

First‑class graduate of Human Nutrition, Currently completing a Master’s degree in Nutritional Science and serving as a high‑performing Graduate Assistant, providing academic and administrative support to faculty and students. Skilled in conducting research, managing projects, preparing course materials, and analyzing data with accuracy and scientific rigor. Demonstrates strong problem‑solving abilities and commitment to staying current with emerging practices in nutrition and higher education. Reliable and detail‑oriented, with proven leadership skills in mentoring and supervising students and adaptability for working in dynamic, multidisciplinary environments. Eager to apply analytical, research, and data‑driven skills to contribute to NUTRIMIND’s investigation of diet, microbiota, and mental health across the lifespan.

• Induction (Pedagogy training for Hawassa University instructors) from 02-12-2019 to 08 - 12- 2019
• HDP: - higher degree program long term training (effective teaching training) given by Hawassa University, from 14 Dec 2019 to 10 July 2020.
• Reach up (life skill development), training given by DOT Ethiopia: - from 11-12-2017 to 30

-12-20217, Hawassa, Ethiopia

• Start up (Business idea development training) provided by DOT Ethiopia: - from 11-122017 to 30 -12-20217, Hawassa, Ethiopia

• Delivering training on life skills, business, infant and maternal nutrition including healthy diet for the community.
• Reading Scientific Papers and Review them.
• Listening to music

Available on request

INTERN NUTRITIONIST: (SAVE THE CHILDREN-HAWASSA, ETHIOPIA.) JULY,2018-AUGEST,2019

• working as community facilitator on enhanced community behavioral change movement and engaging in field work and delivering training on preventing malnutrition, ensuring food security, breaking the cycle of poverty and IYCF (Optimal infant young child) Practices and 1000 day’s.
• Writing report on every field visit and work from nutrition in emergency,
• Data collection from the community mobilization,

 INTERN NUTRITIONIST:  Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey, from 01/05/2023 to 01/05/2023 

• The internship contain four major programs in different hospitals and health center such as the family health center, children hospital, middle age (adult) hospital and University canteen
• Activities and different seminars to acquires a wider set of skills under the assistance of Supervisor.
• Reading, understanding the patient file and preparing diet plan for patients
• Preparing presentation on one patient every two weeks and observing the environment of student canteen and food preparation.

Partner and Volunteer at YESS ETHIOPIA

• Income generation activities to support low in come families and Students
• Awareness creation regarding COVID 19
• Delivering Trainings for Graduate students

• YALI Network: Young African Leaders Network. (Role: member).
• ENIN: Ethiopian Nutrition Leaders Network: (Role: member).
• YESS Ethiopia: Youth and Education Support Service Ethiopia. (Role, member and volunteer).
• DOT Ethiopia: Digital Opportunity Trust. (Role: intern and member).
• Food and Nutrition Club: (Role: member and coordinator).

• Delivering training on life skills, business, infant and maternal nutrition including healthy diet for the community.
• Reading Scientific Papers and Review them.
• Listening to music

Available on request

INTERN NUTRITIONIST: (SAVE THE CHILDREN-HAWASSA, ETHIOPIA.) JULY,2018-AUGEST,2019

• working as community facilitator on enhanced community behavioral change movement and engaging in field work and delivering training on preventing malnutrition, ensuring food security, breaking the cycle of poverty and IYCF (Optimal infant young child) Practices and 1000 day’s.
• Writing report on every field visit and work from nutrition in emergency,
• Data collection from the community mobilization,

 INTERN NUTRITIONIST:  Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey, from 01/05/2023 to 01/05/2023 

• The internship contain four major programs in different hospitals and health center such as the family health center, children hospital, middle age (adult) hospital and University canteen
• Activities and different seminars to acquires a wider set of skills under the assistance of Supervisor.
• Reading, understanding the patient file and preparing diet plan for patients
• Preparing presentation on one patient every two weeks and observing the environment of student canteen and food preparation.

• YALI Network: Young African Leaders Network.
• ENIN: Ethiopian Nutrition Leaders Network:
• YESS Ethiopia: Youth and Education Support Service Ethiopia.
• DOT Ethiopia: Digital Opportunity Trust.
• Food and Nutrition Club:

Available on request