UNICEF, UNHCR and partners of the Stand-By Partnership Programme (SBPP) hired IRMA to conduct a strategic evaluation of the Training Secretariat, consult with all donor and NGO partners and propose a 2-year work plan and scope of work for the new Training Coordinator. The process included facilitating a workshop for the Training Secretariat’s Steering Committee in Geneva.

Evaluation of Value for Money of Start Network Crisis Anticipation Window
IRMA carried out the first evaluation of Start Network’s Anticipation Fund, an innovative Forecast-based Financing mechanism for local and national NGOs to access funds for early action. The evaluation sought to establishing the effectiveness and efficiency of the mechanism, with




