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GAYA
The Gender and Youth Activity (GAYA) works to improve the quality and impact of food security activities by addressing the barriers and challenges implementing partners face when integrating gender and youth within their activities. Understanding and meeting the unique and intersectional needs of women and youth, and addressing the root causes of the inequalities that affect them, are essential to achieve broad and equitable impacts in food and nutrition security.
GAYA supports partners implementing emergency response, early recovery, risk reduction, and resilience programs. GAYA is a five-year award (2021-2026) funded by USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) and issued through the IDEAL Leader with Associate Awards Activity. GAYA is implemented by Mercy Corps in collaboration with Save the Children.
What We Do
GAYA uses a human-centered design approach to support emergency and non-emergency implementing partners through small grants, peer-to-peer Learning, and capacity strengthening. Watch this space for upcoming opportunities and more information.
Meet the Team
Alicia Fairfield
Gender Advisor
Jean-Pierre Isbendjian
Positive Youth Development Advisor
Julie Koehler
Program Director/Senior Gender and Youth Advisor
Bethany Leech
SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM LEAD ASSOCIATE
Katie Pons
Knowledge, Learning, and Communications Advisor
Hope Schaitkin
Technical Officer, Research and Learning
Beatrice Scheuermann
SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM ADVISOR
Emily Teerink
Program Coordinator