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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 concludes that the PMF is flawed and that UNDP www.undp.org needs to improve the design of its outcome indicators since only 2 out of the 9 outcome indicators are properly designed.

He provides alternative indicators for the remaining 7 outcome indicators that are flawed that will actually evaluate the project properly. Finally, he suggests that even the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) should be replaced by either solar cookers or biogas which has been used in other refugee camps as an even greener energy compared to LPG.

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Sign the petition here to require UNDP to put all its PMFs and related data on its website:

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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 concludes that the PMF is flawed and that UNDP www.undp.org needs to improve the design of its outcome indicators since only 2 out of the 9 outcome indicators are properly designed. He also describes the services that the project delivers and invites listeners to request a copy of the PMF and his critique by emailing evaluatecanadaaid@gmail.com . Finally, he invites a UNDP representative to attend Part 2 of the episode to respond to his critique and provide solutions as to how to improve the evaluation of the project.

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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 theGhana 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 request a copy of the PMF and his critique. Finally, he invites a Ghana Rural Integrated Development representative to attend Part 2 of the episode to respond to his critique and provide solutions as to how to improve the evaluation of the project.

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Sign the petition here to require UNFPA to put all its PMFs and related data on its website:

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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 that it has achieved its project outcomes. They propose solutions on how to improve the evaluation of the project. Finally, Dr. Wand urges listeners to contact the Minister for International Development at ahmed.hussen@parl.gc.ca as well as the shadow critics Stephane.Bergeron@parl.gc.ca, heather.mcpherson@parl.gc.ca, and garnett.genuis@parl.gc.ca to require all organizations to post their PMFs on the Global Affairs Canada project browser and have all organizations implement the solutions discussed when designing their PMFs. Further details about this UNFPA South Sudan project can be found at https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/P007519001.

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Sign the petition here to require Canadian Bureau for International Education to put all its PMFs and related data on its website:

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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 not sufficient to support the claim that the Canadian Bureau for International Education has achieved its project outcomes. They propose solutions on how to improve the evaluation of the project. Finally, Dr. Wand urges listeners to contact the Minister of International Development at ahmed.hussen@parl.gc.ca as well as the shadow critics at Stephane.Bergeron@parl.gc.ca, heather.mcpherson@parl.gc.ca, and garnett.genuis@parl.gc.ca to post online all Performance Measurement Frameworks and relevant evaluation plans on the Global Affairs Canada project browser for all organizations that they fund. Further details about this Canadian Bureau for International Education project can be found at https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/D000980001. You will notice that the Performance Measurement Framework is not there!!

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Sign the petition here to require CARE Canada to put all its PMFs and related data on its website:

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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 that it has achieved its project outcomes. They propose solutions on how to improve the evaluation of the project. Finally, Dr. Wand urges listeners to contact CARE Canada at info@care.ca to request they post all their project PMFs on their website and to implement the solutions discussed. Further details about this CARE Canada project can be found at https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/P007336001

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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 project delivers and invites listeners to request a copy of the PMF and his critique. Finally, he invites a United Nations Population Fund UNFPA representative to attend Part 2 of the episode to respond to his critique and provide solutions as to how to improve the evaluation of the project. An evaluation expert will also be attending Part 2 of the episode to provide comments on the UNFPA PMF. More details about the UNFPA South Sudan project funded by the Government of Canada can be found here: https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/P007519001

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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 request a copy of the PMF and his critique. Finally, he invites the Canadian Bureau for International Education as well as an evaluation expert to attend a later podcast for Part 2 of the episode to respond to his critique and provide solutions as to how to improve the evaluation of the project.

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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 well as 2 evaluation experts to attend a later podcast for Part 2 of the episode to respond to his critique and provide solutions as to how to improve the evaluation of the project.

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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.

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