Recently released independent evaluations of the AMEL Institute's 2023 iterations - which trained more than 400 young changemakers from across Africa and the Middle East - show very strong impact of the program overall, and particularly strong impact of the Holocaust education module. The reports, which were produced by evaluation company Metra, can be read in full here and here, include highlights such as:
““The findings show, unequivocally, that the format adopted by the course was extremely successful in achieving the program’s aims: Respondents reported that the program helped them become better and more effective activists and leaders, that they felt more connected to one another as a network and that they were able use what they learned through the program in their own lives, including better taking measures to ensure their own safety.””
The reports include in-depth data and analysis of the increases in skills and knowledge gained by AMEL Institute trainees. To sum up just a few of these highly positive impacts, the report highlights the following.
““Surveys of participants’ levels of knowledge in every single subject taught in the program were found to have increased substantially between the beginning and the end of the program; in 7 of these subjects, the difference was beyond one standard deviation (a very significant rise).””
““The areas in which participants reported the highest increases in knowledge were knowledge of the Holocaust (from an average of 3.15 out of 7 before, to 5.90 out of 7 after), knowledge regarding genocide (3.42 to 6.03) and activism safety (3.84 to 5.98). For a third of respondents, this was their first time learning about the Holocaust.””