Lezlie was commissioned in 2017 by FAO to lead a 3-person team made up of entomologist Alex Franc and IRMA Associate Ginna Rakotoarimanana to evaluate the Triennial Anti-Locust Campaign in Madagascar. Using a Disaster Risk Management lens, the team evaluated the success of the anti-locust campaign fueled by the 37 million USD donations of 13 different donors.

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




