IDEAL


The Implementer-Led Design, Evidence, Analysis and Learning (IDEAL) activity is funded by USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) that works to support the United States Government’s goal of improving food and nutrition security among the world’s most vulnerable households and communities. IDEAL addresses knowledge and capacity gaps expressed by the food and nutrition security implementing community, supporting them in the design and implementation of effective emergency and non-emergency food security activities. IDEAL is led by Save the Children and implemented by a consortium that includes Mercy Corps, TANGO International, and until 2022, The Kaizen Company. Click here to access our IDEAL FAQ.

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IDEAL aims to answer the needs of the food security community through our Small Grants Program, capacity strengthening activities, peer-to-peer learning opportunities, and stakeholder consultations. Through the activities below, IDEAL facilitates the transfer of knowledge among emergency and non-emergency practitioners and increases the availability of resources necessary to design food security programming.
Meet The Team

Govinda Prasad Acharya
Senior Advisor, Social Cohesion/Social Accountability

Reem Almadhoun
Program Coordinator
Suzanne Ammari
Deputy Activity Director

Lloyd Banwart
Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Advisor

Suzanne Buracas
Specialist, Events and Knowledge Management

Anna Cloud
Senior Associate, Knowledge Management, Learning, and Communications

Bella Girthofer
Program Associate

Valentina Ferrante
Senior Food Security Advisor

Karyn Fox
Qualitative Research & Resilience Specialist

Jenny Haddle
Program Learning and Adaptive Management Advisor

Nicole Helme
Senior Advisor, Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting

Dasha Kosmynina
Director, Administration and Operations

Bethany Leech
Specialist, Small Grants Program

Amy Leo
Senior Advisor, Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting

Logan Noonan
Program Specialist

Maja Persson
Senior Advisor, Communications & Knowledge Management

Frank Riely
Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Advisor

Karen Romano
Activity Director
Beatrice Scheuermann
Small Grants Program Advisor

Matheson Sharp
Specialist, Knowledge Management and Communications

Camille Tacastacas
Advisor, Knowledge Management

Laura Zillmer
Research Associate & M&E Specialist