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 rehabilitation for these foreign terrorist fighters despite making claims of achieving subsequent rei...
Jun 01, 2026•29 min•Season 2Ep. 10
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 Ghana Results Paper: Emergency Grant and identifies 4 areas of weakness in the results paper as follows...
May 26, 2026•25 min•Season 2Ep. 9
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 outcome indicators are either not valid measures of the Outcomes and/or contain conflicts of interest f...
Apr 24, 2026•52 min•Season 2Ep. 8
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) for this project reveals 13 expected Outcomes for this project with 38 Outcome Indicators developed...
Mar 31, 2026•47 min•Season 2Ep. 7
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 to properly measure and evaluate its 2 projects costing the Canadian taxpayer $7.5 Million. CUSO Inte...
Dec 17, 2025•51 min•Season 2Ep. 6
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 indicators nor any data related to those outcome indicators in the document they sent to Dr. Wand. This do...
Nov 13, 2025•22 min•Season 2Ep. 5
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 https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/p005232001 at a...
Sep 19, 2025•45 min•Season 2Ep. 4
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 evidence in the form of outcome indicators and any data related to those outcome indicators on its webs...
Feb 07, 2025•15 min•Season 2Ep. 3
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.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/P008979001 From a review of the proj...
Nov 13, 2024•31 min•Season 2Ep. 2
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-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/p007483001 He reviews the Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) ...
Oct 25, 2024•27 min•Season 2Ep. 1
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 or emergency projects such as the payment of school fees or cash transfers or the delivery of emerg...
Oct 12, 2024•15 min
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: https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/p010741001. He con...
Jun 28, 2024•21 min•Season 1Ep. 17
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: https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/p010741001. He con...
Jun 10, 2024•16 min•Season 1Ep. 16
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 through Human Rights Education. You can learn more about the project here: https://w05.international.g...
May 20, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 15
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 Education. You can learn more about the project here: https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-b...
May 20, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 14
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 project here: https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/P0068520...
Apr 24, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 13
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 women: I am woman, I exist, I participate. You can learn more about the project here: https://w05.inte...
Mar 30, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 12
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 can learn more about the project here: https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/...
Mar 07, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 11
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, Americas, and Asia entitled A New Partnership for Sustainable Impact Investing in Frontier Markets. You can...
Feb 25, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 10
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 its project services have achieved its project outcomes. He also describes the services that the proj...
Feb 05, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 9
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 Improving the Well-Being of Rural Women and Girls in Ghana. Dr. Wand concludes that their PMF is not suff...
Jan 27, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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 project outcomes. He also describes the services that the project delivers and invites listeners to r...
Jan 07, 2024•17 min•Season 1Ep. 7
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 Reproductive Health in South Sudan. They conclude that their PMF is not sufficient to support UNFPA's claim t...
Dec 18, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Sign the petition here to require Canadian Bureau for International Education to put all its PMFs and related data on its website: www.change.org/EvaluateCanadaAid In this Part 2 of Episode 2, Dr. Wand discusses with evaluation expert Hayat Askar flaws in the Canadian Bureau for International Education http://www.cbie.ca/ Performance Measurement Framework PMF for its $5,000,000 project in Canada entitled African Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarships Fund. They conclude that the Outcome Indicators are...
Dec 03, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Sign the petition here to require CARE Canada to put all its PMFs and related data on its website: www.change.org/EvaluateCanadaAid In this Part 2 of Episode 1, Dr. Wand discusses with evaluation experts Donald Cole and Dr. Mark Degner flaws in CARE Canada's Performance Measurement Framework PMF for its $3,400,000 project in Vietnam entitled Advancing Women's Economic Empowerment. They conclude that 'stories of change' may be necessary but are not sufficient to support CARE Canada in its claim t...
Nov 27, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode 3, Part 1, Dr. Wand critiques a United Nations Population Fund UNFPA www.unfpa.org Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) for a $37 Million project in South Sudan entitled Human Resources for Sexual Reproductive Health Rights and Gender-Based Violence in South Sudan. He concludes that the PMF is flawed and that the United Nations Population Fund UNFPA cannot make the claim that its project services have achieved its project outcomes. He also describes the services that the proje...
Nov 18, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode 2, Part 1, Dr. Wand critiques a Canadian Bureau for International Education www.cbie.ca Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) for a $5,127,124 project in Canada entitled African Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarships Fund. He concludes that the PMF is flawed and that the Canadian Bureau for International Education cannot make the claim that its project services have achieved its project outcomes. He also describes the services that the project delivers and invites listeners to reques...
Oct 25, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episode 1, Part 1, Dr. Wand critiques a CARE Canada www.care.ca Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) for a $3,400,000 project in Vietnam entitled Advancing Women's Economic Empowerment. He concludes that the PMF is flawed and that CARE Canada cannot make the claim that its project services have achieved its project outcomes. He also describes the services that the project delivers and invites listeners to request a copy of the PMF and his critique. Finally, he invites CARE Canada as w...
Oct 19, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 1
In this trailer, Dr. Wand will provide details covering 3 areas: 1 - What each episode (parts 1 and 2) will cover including explaining how international development projects are not being evaluated and how the podcast will offer solutions to improving the evaluation of the project; 2- The types of projects to be covered in Season 1; 3- How the listener can become involved with the podcast. https://mydeals.page/1hjl Donate here to increase the number of organizations that receive performance audi...
Oct 07, 2023•15 min
