Statistical Summary

Project Quality

• 90+% of participants rated professors “very good” or “excellent” 
• 82% of participants rated trainers “very good” or “excellent” 
• 93% of participants would recommend training “strongly” or “enthusiastically” 
• 72% of participants report training was “better” or “much better” than other programs

Project Impact

Knowledge and Skills

• After eight months, 46% participants report using new skills “often” or “daily”
• 81% report using teamwork skills “often” or “daily”
• 71% report using presentation skills “often” or “daily”
• 67% report using problem solving skills “often” or “daily”

Citizenship and Civic Engagement

• 66% of participants report training improved their citizenship skills
• 44% report greater NGO involvement after eight months
• 43% report great civil society involvement after eight months
• “We had to do it ourselves, even if it was hard and there was a lot of tension. We had to do it right there on the spot. I knew that I would have to speak out and get out of the fear, but I didn’t realize it would be every day! But in civil society it is essential to speak out in public, so it was critical to learn how.”

Future Leadership Network

• After eight months, 39% of participants report contact with more than 5 others from different countries and 24% report exchanging more than 5 messages per week.

Dissemination and Replication

• Manual translated into multiple languages 
• Organizations formed in many countries across the globe