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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) and 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
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Govinda Prasad Acharya
Senior Advisor, Social Cohesion/Social Accountability
![Robin Al-haddad](/sites/default/files/styles/people_200x200_/public/2023-09/Al-haddad_8521e2.jpg?itok=3NZpQtoa)
Robin Al-haddad
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research Specialist
Suzanne Ammari
Deputy Activity Director
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Lloyd Banwart
Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Advisor
![Bjorn Betzler](/sites/default/files/styles/people_200x200_/public/2023-09/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%283%29.png?itok=2OHMc91J)
Bjorn Betzler
Advisor, Emergency Food Security
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Suzanne Buracas
Specialist, Events & Knowledge Management
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Anna Cloud
Senior Associate, Knowledge Management, Learning, & Communications
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Elisa Dickey
Adaptive Management Specialist
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Valentina Ferrante
Senior Food Security Advisor
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Eric Friesth
Adaptive Operations Advisor
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Bella Girthofer
Senior Associate, Knowledge Management, Learning, & Communications
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Jenny Haddle
Program Learning & Adaptive Management Advisor
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Nicole Helme
Senior Advisor, Collaborating, Learning, & Adapting
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Dasha Kosmynina
Director, Administration & Operations
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Logan Noonan
Program Specialist
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Maja Persson
Senior Advisor, Communications & Knowledge Management
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Frank Riely
Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Advisor
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Karen Romano
Activity Director
Beatrice Scheuermann
Small Grants Program Advisor
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Matheson Sharp
Specialist, Knowledge Management & Communications
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Grace Shevchenko
Program Associate
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Paul Todela
Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Specialist