Improving Development Evaluation
Join Dr. David Wand as he takes you on a provocative, investigative journey challenging Canadian & American international development organizations as well as international organizations to improve their performance measurement frameworks (PMFs) or Activity Monitoring and Evaluation (MEL) Plans. In Season 1, part 1 of the episode, Dr. Wand will introduce you to an international development organization and one of its projects where flaws in their PMF will be identified. In part 2 of the episode, the international development organization and evaluation experts will be invited to discuss Dr. Wand's critique and offer solutions to improving the evaluation of the project.
For Season 2, Dr. Wand expands the scope of his podcast to include USA government funded international development projects by acquiring Activity Monitoring Evaluation Learning Plans (MEL Plans) or their equivalent as well as continue acquiring Canada government funded international development projects that require PMFs or their equivalent. For Season 2 the focus of the podcast has also been improved whereby several projects from the same international development organization are covered in the same episode exposing how the international development organization fails to properly measure and evaluate whether its expected outcomes have been achieved. This is despite these organizations falsely claiming on their websites that they have achieved these outcomes at the expense of the taxpayer.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 22
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Global Community Engagement Resilience Fund (www.gcerf.org) fails to evaluate its $5 Million USAID funding
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 G…
Doctors of the World: Flaws in its Performance Measurement Framework - Access to health rights Burkina Faso
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. Detai…
UNFPA Somalia reproductive health project: Flaws in the Performance Measurement Framework
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 pr…
Season 2: Trailer
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 develo…
UNDP Bangladesh: Episode 8 Part 2 Evaluation experts discuss flaws in the PMF and provide solutions on how the evaluation of the project can be improved
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…
UNDP Bangladesh- Flaws in its Performance Measurement Framework PMF
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…
Equitas: Episode 7 Part 3 Evaluation experts discuss flaws in their PMF and provide solutions on how the evaluation of the project can be improved
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 Bur…
Equitas: Episode 7 Part 2 Evaluation experts discuss flaws in their PMF and provide solutions on how the evaluation of the project can be improved
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, Ken…
Equitas - Flaws in its Performance Measurement Framework PMF
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 Equ…
Colleges & Institutes Canada: Episode 6 Part 2 Evaluation experts discuss flaws in their PMF and provide solutions on how the evaluation of the project can be improved
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 Milli…
Colleges & Institutes Canada: Flaws in its Performance Measurement Framework PMF
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 Thousa…
Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA): Episode 5, Part 2 Evaluation experts and MEDA discuss flaws in their PMF and provide solutions.
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 Meas…
Mennonite Economic Development Associates: Flaws in its Performance Measurement Framework PMF
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,…
Ghana Rural Integrated Development Episode 4, Part 2: Dr. Wand discusses flaws in their Performance Measurement Framework and provides solutions.
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 …
Ghana Rural Integrated Development: Flaws in its Performance Measurement Framework PMF
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 …
UNFPA South Sudan Episode 3 Part 2: Evaluation experts discuss flaws in their Performance Measurement Framework and provide solutions.
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 $37,0…
Canadian Bureau for International Education Episode 2 Part 2 Evaluation experts discuss flaws in their Performance Measurement Framework and provide solutions.
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 f…
CARE Canada Episode 1 Part 2: Evaluation experts discuss flaws in their Performance Measurement Framework and provide solutions.
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 Viet…
United Nations Population Fund UNFPA South Sudan: Flaws in its Performance Measurement Framework PMF
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 Reso…
Canadian Bureau for International Education: Flaws in its project Performance Measurement Framework PMF
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 Lea…