Plan International commissioned IRMA to conduct a Strategic Review to appraise their DRM achievements and to contribute to defining the future focus and approach for Plan International as a gender transformative DRM actor. The Review process involved 108 interviews with internal and external informants, an e-survey in which 599 staff members participated, visits to three country programmes (Tanzania, Colombia and Bangladesh), focus group discussions with staff and beneficiaries, review of over 300 documents, and analysis of relevant financial data. IRMA’s report and proposed 10-year vision for Plan International’s DRM work are currently being adopted in Plan’s strategic planning processes.
Meta-evaluation of American Red Cross Community Preparedness Programming
The American Red Cross engaged IRMA to carry out a meta-evaluation of its disaster preparedness portfolio, to test its theory of change for ‘disaster ready communities’. In parallel, it asked IRMA to review similar programming by its peer organisations, to
