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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 The Kaizen Company, Mercy Corps, and TANGO International.
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What We Do
IDEAL aims to answer the needs of the food security community through the IDEAL Small Grants Program, capacity strengthening activities, and peer-to-peer learning opportunities. IDEAL accomplishes its mission by facilitating the transfer of knowledge among development and emergency practitioners and increasing the availability of resources necessary to effectively design food security programming.
Meet The Team
James Akai
Regional Facilitator, East and Southern Africa
Suzanne Ammari
Deputy Activity Director
Luisa Angelsmith
Organizational Development Manager
Lloyd Banwart
Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Advisor
Piers Bocock
Senior Adaptive Management Advisor
Suzanne Buracas
Senior Events Coordinator
Bianca Flokstra
Strategic Learning & Capacity Development Advisor
Karyn Fox
Qualitative Research & Resilience Specialist
Jenny Haddle
Adaptive Management Advisor
Kim Jurczyk
Senior Communications Coordinator
Grace Krauser
Program Officer
Dasha Kosmynina
Director, Administration and Operations
Amy Leo
Senior Adaptive Management Specialist
Salomon Matchoudo
Regional Facilitator, West & Central Africa
Gitau Mbure
Food Security Technical Advisor
Maja Persson
Communications & Knowledge Management Advisor
Darin Ottenhoff
Emergency Senior Specialist
Elizabeth Pearce
Instructional Design Senior Specialist
Chris Riggs
Organizational Learning Specialist
Karen Romano
Activity Director
Siddarth Senthilkumaran
Program Associate
Elly Sukup
Food Security Technical Officer
Camille Tacastacas
Knowledge Management Senior Specialist
Kirsten Tanifum
Small Grants Senior Coordinator
Laura Zillmer
Research Associate & M&E Specialist