Our Goals

GP has 3 primary goals:

1) To provide a transformative experience for participating youth that will result in higher high school completion rates, college enrollment rates, better employment and lower truancy and crime rates;

2) To demonstrate that youth can lead a social entrepreneurship project;

3) To demonstrate that youth can provide a concrete benefit to their communities and have an impact as global citizens.

Goals are outcome-driven, incorporated into a Goal Attainment Scale framework and measured against baseline data. Participants are compared to a control group, school peers, and New York statistics to determine program impact. We measure the effectiveness of our activities through participatory assessments, evaluations, focus groups and surveys to identify service quality observed and perceived benefits of participation.

We have developed a set of 15 outcomes, based on psychosocial development; acquired hard skills; educational attainment; overseas community benefit; home community benefit. Indicators for success include: Increased self-esteem, leadership, and cross-cultural understanding, increased ability to identify community needs and entrepreneurial skills; rates of employment, engagement in social entrepreneurship, further education/training upon program completion; Improved attendance and academic performance as compared to a control group of their peers.

In 2009, GP will engage directly 20 youth in two schools through our yearly program. We will directly contribute to transformative experiences to 30 more youth through consulting with our partner organizations.

In 2010, GP will engage directly 30 youth in three schools through our yearly program. We will directly contribute to transformative experiences to 50 more youth through consulting with our partner organizations.

In 2011, GP will be based in four schools, serving 50 students directly through our yearly program. We will directly contribute to transformative experiences to 100 more youth through consulting with our partner organizations.

The program will impact youth as they will complete high school, increase academic achievement, enroll in college, and obtain better remunerated employment. Participants will affect change in their own communities by launching social ventures, increasing inter-generational contact and sustaining volunteer activities in their communities.

Overseas communities will also benefit through the development of community projects that increase community assets and resources.