The aim of the program evaluation was to assess the effects of the Youth Education program on the participants of the Stand Up, Move On and Power Up seminars as well as on their close friends. The evaluation approach involved the collection of data using questionnaires by program beneficiaries (participants) at two time points: immediately before the start of the seminar and 3-5 months after the seminar. Data were also collected from close friends of program participants who were not involved in the program, in order to measure the impact of the program on beneficiaries.
In addition, focus groups were organized with program beneficiaries as well as interviews with the project team. Special focus of the evaluation was placed on measuring the effect of program in the areas of: social activism, social responsibility, readiness for change, youth engagement, critical thinking, awareness of social development problems, youth activism practices, project management knowledge, volunteer recruitment, knowing political system in BiH and awareness of social development trends.