Dinu Abdella

Staff

Dinu Abdella is a development optimist inspired by social sciences with 15 years of experience in the work of international development, health systems and services, gender and, in particular, sexual and reproductive health and rights.

At KIT Royal Tropical Institute, Dinu combines health training, operational research, and capacity strengthening in different parts of the world analysing multiple perspectives to inform improved outcomes per context. Her work compass is on SRHR, management and leadership for health professions, post-graduate public health education, online learning and instructional design as well as (online) facilitation.

Dinu thrives in igniting creative collaborations to catapult us into new ways of working, learning and forging partnerships towards a more compassionate future of global villages that leave no one behind.

Publications

Power to You(th) Baseline Report – Kenya

Authors

A van der Kwaak, D Abdella, C van Tuijl

Year of Publication

2022

Downloads
Download Kenya Executive Summary Download PTY_Baseline_Kenya
Preventing child marriage, teenage pregnancy and female genital mutilation/cutting in Bahir Dar Zuria and Kewet districts, Amhara region

Authors

L Juanola, D Abdella, A van der Kwaak, A Kassegne , D Tessema, B Worku, A Mekonnen, T Deneke

Year of Publication

2021

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Download YES I DO Ethiopia Endline Final
Perspectives of young people and health workers on sexual and reproductive health and its services in Bahir Dar, Amhara region, Ethiopia.

Authors

L Kalkman, D Abdella, L Juanola, M Kok, A van der Kwaak

Year of Publication

2021

Downloads
Download Yes I Do: Perspectives on Sexual Reproductive Health Services
Gaining insight into the magnitude of and factors influencing child marriage and teenage pregnancy and their consequences in Pakistan

YES I DO. is a strategic alliance of five Dutch organizations which main aim is to enhance the decision making space of young people about if, when and whom to marry as well as if, when and with whom to have children.

Authors

Madeleen Wegelin , Dinu Abdella , Naghma Rehan , Farkanda Ather , Tasneem Kakal , Maryse Kok

Year of Publication

2018

Downloads
Download Baseline report Pakistan Download Summary
Gaining insight into the magnitude of and factors influencing child marriage, female genital mutilation/ cutting and teenage pregnancy in Ethiopia

YES I DO. is a strategic alliance of five Dutch organizations which main aim is to enhance the decision making space of young women about if, when and whom to marry as well as if, when and with whom to have children.

Authors

Abeje Berhanu Kassegne , Anke van der Kwaak , Lisa Juanola , Dinu Abdella

Year of Publication

2018

Downloads
Download Baseline report Ethiopia Download Baseline Summary Ethiopia
A qualitative meta-analysis of the Theatre for a Change methodology in 12 countries worldwide

Theatre for a Change (TfaC) is an organisation that, since 2003, has been aiming to improve the sexual
and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) outcomes of women and girls who have been marginalised, through participatory learning and drama.

Authors

Hannah Kabelka , Ophelia Chatterjee , Dinu Abdella

Downloads
Download Participatory approaches to improving sexual and reproductive health and rights_FINAL_SPREADS

Dinasas Abdella, Helene Raad (August 2005), ‘Bringing MDG Closer to The People A case study of Reproductive and Child Health Service Delivery in Mwanza, Tanzania’ In a Compendium of Papers presented and published in the Conference proceeding on of Regional SNV/UNDP/MDP Conference for East and Southern Africa on “MDG Localization in Africa: Options and Experiences” 9-11 August 2005 Kampala, Uganda.
Dinasas Abdella (September 2005), Beyond the Health Centre: Access and utilization of Reproductive Health Services in Mwanza, Tanzania. Utrecht University.
Dinasas Abdella (May 2007), Engendering and Delivering Reproductive Health Services in Amahara Region, Ethiopia. Utrecht University.

About KIT

KIT Royal Tropical Institute is an independent centre of expertise and education for sustainable development. We assist governments, NGOs and private corporations around the world to build inclusive and sustainable societies, while measuring their impact.

Guided by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, our work focuses on health, gender, economic development and intercultural cooperation.

Facts & figures

Countries in which we are active
50+

Sustainable Economic Development, Gender and Health Projects
196

Health Professionals trained at KIT
3,024

Nationalities of Participants
95

Events by Conferences & Events
1,925

The SDG house at KIT Royal Tropical Institute hosts a diverse range of forward-thinking entrepreneurs, NGOs and organisations all working towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through partnerships, co-creation and the exchange of ideas, we aim to maximise our collective impact.

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