Impact Study
Thousands of young people from Canada and around the world assert that Canada World Youth (CWY) has had a profound impact on their lives. To better understand this impact, CWY carried out an ambitious evaluation project in 2005. The objective was to measure the outcomes of CWY programs, not only on past participants, but also on the communities that had hosted them.
The conclusions of this study speak volumes: through its innovative model based on non-formal education, the CWY program has a profound, long-lasting impact on participants and members of host communities.
Sample and method
The study was conducted:
- with 578 past participants and host community members who had taken part in programs between 1993 and 2003; - in five countries that had hosted CWY programs: Benin, Canada, Cuba, Thailand, and Ukraine.
Key results
Past participants indicate that the CWY program:
has a remarkable influence on their values and attitudes (open-mindedness, self-confidence) and on their knowledge of themselves and of another country;
allows them to hone their communication, learning, and organizational skills;
provides the opportunity to forge lasting friendships and make professional contacts that remain useful long after the program has ended.
Members of host communities feel that the CWY program:
has a lasting impact, particularly with regard to interpersonal relationships, values, attitudes, and knowledge of another country; is a window on Canadian and international diversity and today's youth.
Final Report
See the complete results of the CWY Impact Study *"here". http://www.canadaworldyouth.org/en/content/doc/SynthesisReport_EN.pdf.
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