Improving Development Evaluation

In this episode, Dr. Wand explains how a poorly designed evaluation framework with invalid outcome indicators leads to a post-project evaluation that fails to demonstrate effectiveness in countering violent extremism in Nigeria. Dr. Wand reviews the evaluation report produced by the Global Community Engagement Resilience Fund (GCERF) available at https://www.gcerf.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Ni...

In this episode, Dr. Wand reviews the Humber Polytechnic International Development Institute ( https://humber.ca/global/international-development-institute-idi ) $2 Million Kenya & Ethiopia STEM Education for Empowerment project's Performance Measurement Framework (PMF). He concludes that Humber Polytechnic International Development Institute cannot make the claim that it has achieved 8 of the...

The Global Community Engagement Resilience Fund (GCERF) ( gcerf.org ) has been funding organizations in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Albania, and North Macedonia to deliver psychological services to Returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters to enable them to become first, rehabilitated, and then reintegrated into their communities. Unfortunately, GCERF has failed to provide any valid measures of r...

In this episode, Dr. Wand thanks the Global Community Engagement Resilience Fund (GCERF) ( gcerf.org ) for 'improving development evaluation' by, six years later, finally publishing their results frameworks, including outcome statements, outcome indicators, as well as actually data on these indicators. A marked increase in data transparency!!! In this episode, Dr. Wand reviews the GCERF report Gha...

In this episode, Dr. Wand reviews the Humber Polytechnic International Development Institute ( https://humber.ca/global/international-development-institute-idi ) $4.9 Million Bhutan Education and Skills Training project Performance Measurement Framework (PMF). He concludes that Humber Polytechnic cannot make the claim that it has achieved 9 of the 11 expected Outcomes for the project since the out...

In this episode we review the $41 Million World Vision Canada project ( www.worldvisioncanada.ca ) entitled Realizing Gender Equality, Attitudinal Change, and Transformative Systems in Nutrition. More information about this project can be found at https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/p011791001. A critique of the Performance Measurment Framework (PMF)...

Please sign the petition here https://www.change.org/EvaluateCanadaAid to have the Government of Canada require all Canadian taxpayer funded international development organizations release on their websites their Performance Measurement Frameworks (PMFs) or its equivalent and data for all output and outcome indicators listed in the PMF. CUSO International ( www.cusointernational.org ) has failed t...

In this episode, the Global Community Engagement Resilience Fund (GCERF) ( www.gcerf.org ) fails to evaluate the effectiveness of its $ 1.1 Million USD received from Global Affairs Canada. GCERF claims to be achieving its 4 outcomes by funding organizations in developing countries to deliver services to achieve those outcomes. But GCERF provides no measures on these outcomes through outcome indica...

Sign the petition here to require Oxfam to put all its PMFs and related data on its website: www.change.org/EvaluateCanadaAid In this episode, Dr. Wand reviews the Performance Measurement Frameworks (PMFs) for 2 Oxfam Canada ( www.oxfam.ca ) projects: Care Connect https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/p012493001 at a cost of $5,950,000 and Camino Verde...

In this episode, the Global Community Engagement Resilience Fund ( www.gcerf.org ) fails to evaluate its $ 5 Million USD received from the United States Agency for International Development. Although GCERF claims on its website to be achieving its 4 expected outcomes through funding its implementing partners in developing countries to deliver services to achieve those outcomes, they provide no evi...

Sign the petition here to require Doctors of the World to put all its PMFs and related data on its website: www.change.org/EvaluateCanadaAid In this episode, Dr. Wand reviews the Government of Canada-funded $14 Million Doctors of the World https://medecinsdumonde.ca/ project entitled Access to health rights in Northern Burkina Faso. Details about the project can be found here: https://w05.internat...

Sign the petition here to require UNFPA to put all its PMFs and related data on its website: www.change.org/EvaluateCanadaAid In this episode, Dr. Wand reviews the Government of Canada-funded $10 Million UNFPA Somalia project entitled Strengthening Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights through Midwives. Details about the project can be found here: https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-ban...

In this trailer, Dr. Wand outlines the following focus and changes in format and content for Season 2: The focus of the this podcast is to expose those Government of Canada funded international development organizations that are falsely claiming that their development outcomes are being achieved by reviewing their Performance Measurement Frameworks (PMFs). The podcast will not be reviewing charity...

Sign the petition here to require UNDP to put all its PMFs and related data on its website: www.change.org/EvaluateCanadaAid In this episode 8, part 2, Dr. Wand critiques the UNDP Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) for a $30 Million project in Cox's Bazar District Bangladesh entitled Fighting environmental degradation and promoting greener energy. You can learn more about the project here: ht...

Sign the petition here to require UNDP to put all its PMFs and related data on its website: www.change.org/EvaluateCanadaAid In this episode 8, part 1, Dr. Wand critiques the UNDP Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) for a $30 Million project in Cox's Bazar District Bangladesh entitled Fighting environmental degradation and promoting greener energy. You can learn more about the project here: ht...

Sign the petition here to require Equitas to put all its PMFs and related data on its website: www.change.org/EvaluateCanadaAid In this episode 7, part 3, Dr. Wand continues his discussion with evaluation expert Yvonne Okeke about Equitas www.equitas.org Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) for a $18 Million project in Burkina Faso, Haiti, Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal entitled Achieving Equality th...

Sign the petition here to require Equitas to put all its PMFs and related data on its website: www.change.org/EvaluateCanadaAid In this episode 7, part 2, Dr. Wand discusses with evaluation expert Yvonne Okeke Equitas www.equitas.org Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) for a $18 Million project in Burkina Faso, Haiti, Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal entitled Achieving Equality through Human Rights Ed...

Sign the petition here to require Equitas to put all its PMFs and related data on its website: www.change.org/EvaluateCanadaAid In this episode 7, part 1, Dr. Wand critiques the Equitas Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) for a $18 Million project in Burkina Faso, Senegal, Kenya, Tanzania, and Haiti entitled Achieving Equality through Human Rights Education. You can learn more about the projec...

Sign the petition here to require Colleges & Institutes Canada to put all its PMFs and related data on its website: www.change.org/EvaluateCanadaAid In this episode 6, part 2, Dr. Wand discusses with evaluation expert Dr. Jenny Jorgenson Colleges & Institutes Canada www.collegesinstitutes.ca Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) for a $18 Million project in Senegal entitled A Thousand wo...

Sign the petition here to require Colleges & Institutes Canada to put all its PMFs and related data on its website: www.change.org/EvaluateCanadaAid In this episode 6, part 1, Dr. Wand critiques the Colleges & Institutes Canada www.collegesinstitutes.ca Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) for a $18 Million project in Senegal entitled A Thousand women: I am, I exist, I participate. You...

Sign the petition here to require MEDA to put all its PMFs and related data on its website: www.change.org/EvaluateCanadaAid In this episode 5, Part 2, Dr. Wand discusses with evaluation expert Benjamin Serebour and MEDA representative Yasir Dildar the Mennonite Economic Development Associates www.meda.org Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) for a $19,040,307 Million project in Africa, America...

In this episode 5, Part 1, Dr. Wand critiques the Mennonite Economic Development Associates www.meda.org Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) for a $19,040,307 Million project in Africa, Americas, and Asia entitled A New Partnership for Sustainable Impact Investing in Frontier Markets. He concludes that the PMF is flawed and that the Mennonite Development Associates cannot make the claim that i...

Sign the petition here to require Ghana Rural Integrated Development to put all its PMFs and related data on its website: www.change.org/EvaluateCanadaAid In this Part 2 of Episode 4, Dr. Wand discusses flaws in the Ghana Rural Integrated Development international development organization https://grid-nea.org/ Performance Measurement Framework PMF for its $1,337,797 project in Ghana entitled Impro...

In this episode 4, Part 1, Dr. Wand critiques the Ghana Rural Integrated Development www.grid-nea.org Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) for a $1.337 Million project in Ghana entitled Improving the Well Being of Rural Women and Girls in Ghana. He concludes that the PMF is flawed and that the Ghana Rural Integrated Development cannot make the claim that its project services have achieved its p...

Sign the petition here to require UNFPA to put all its PMFs and related data on its website: www.change.org/EvaluateCanadaAid In this Part 2 of Episode 3, Dr. Wand discusses with evaluation expert Benjamin Serebour flaws in UNFPA South Sudan's https://southsudan.unfpa.org/ Performance Measurement Framework PMF for its $37,000,000 project in South Sudan entitled Human Resources for Sexual Reproduct...