Describa los logros y lecciones aprendidas más importante del programa:
Achievements
Wi$eUp is a demonstration project. Since its inception in 2004, over 9,164 women have registered for the project. As a result of their participation in Wi$eUp, 69 percent of the participants have said they will take an action step to increase their financial security.
Lessons
The effectiveness of the Wi$eUp demonstration project could be expanded if participants were more engaged with the full array of Wi$eUp offerings.
Describa los desafíos del programa:
The results of the evaluation indicate that many survey respondents and interviewees did not take full advantage of all Wi$eUp components and therefore did not receive the benefits that they might have realized by using those components.
Especificar si el programa cuenta con evaluaciones internas o externas y, si es el caso, incluir los principales hallazgos:
Internal Evaluations: No.
External Evaluations: Yes.
An external evaluation was conducted by ERG of Lexington, Massachusetts. The evaluation found that in general survey respondents and interviewees who used components of the Wi$eUp demonstration project rated these components quite favorably, and most indicated that they increased their understanding of financial security and took actions related to the project components they used.
