Rise Up! Evaluation Report

The evaluation of the Rise Up! program found:

- 93% of participants reported that they shared information on what they learnt through Rise Up! informally with their peers, family and other community members.

- 78% of participants reported that they had increased their knowledge in the areas of human rights, women’s rights, gender, public speaking and leadership.

- 53% of participants reported increased confidence.

- 22% of participants reported increased self-esteem after training.

- 49% of participants reported speaking out in their communities and families about their views and opinions.

- 47% of participants reported increasing their leadership or becoming leaders inside their communities. This was usually through formal positions in churches and schools such as women’s/youth group leader, Sunday school teacher or class captain.

- 31% of participants reported that their families and communities have increased respect for them after the program.

The evaluation showed that Rise Up! is a successful model that is being implemented well.