The first independent evaluation of the GFF was conducted in 2024/25, with the purpose to generate evidence, heighten accountability, and enable learning on the GFF model, and to provide insights for the next strategic period. The evaluation covered the period from GFF’s inception in 2015 to the present with a primary focus on 2021–2025 and included all 36 GFF partner countries. The evaluation employed a theory-based, process-oriented approach, grounded in testing the GFF logical framework and theory of change (TOC). Key data sources included an extensive document review, 163 key informant interviews (KIIs), two online surveys, and case studies.

Read more about the independent evaluation of the GFF in the executive summary and in the full evaluation, published in three volumes, along with the GFF management's response to the evaluation: