IDEAL

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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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What We Do

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

Govinda Prasad Acharya

Senior Advisor, Social Cohesion/Social Accountability

Robin Al-haddad

Robin Al-haddad

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research Specialist

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Suzanne Ammari

Deputy Activity Director

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Lloyd Banwart

Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Advisor

Bjorn Betzler

Bjorn Betzler

Advisor, Emergency Food Security

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Suzanne Buracas

Specialist, Events and Knowledge Management

Anna Cloud

Anna Cloud

Senior Associate, Knowledge Management, Learning, and Communications

Valentina Ferrante

Valentina Ferrante

Senior Food Security Advisor

Eric Friesth

Eric Friesth

Adaptive Operations Advisor

Bella Girthofer

Bella Girthofer

Program Associate

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Jenny Haddle

Program Learning and Adaptive Management Advisor

Nicole Helme

Nicole Helme

Senior Advisor, Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting

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Dasha Kosmynina

Director, Administration and Operations

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Logan Noonan

Program Specialist

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Maja Persson

Senior Advisor, Communications & Knowledge Management

Frank Riely

Frank Riely

Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Advisor

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Karen Romano

Activity Director

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Beatrice Scheuermann

Small Grants Program Advisor

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Matheson Sharp

Specialist, Knowledge Management and Communications

Paul Todela

Paul Todela

Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Specialist