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/Nigeria-Results-Paper-Round-2-Funding-2019-21.pdf.

Dr. Wand's review covers the following findings with detailed examples:

1. Expected outcomes cannot be claimed to be achieved as GCERF claims as the outcome indicators depend on biased self-reporting rather than objective measures. Examples ...