Our Impact

Read our impact report on the ‘Beyond the Ball’ programme.

In August 2024, on behalf of the International Fund for Ireland, Ulster University (UU) was commissioned by the Rio Ferdinand Foundation to conduct an evaluation of the Beyond the Ball programme for the 2024-25 delivery period. Additionally, young people who took part in the Beyond the Ball programme shared their experiences in focus groups and via a survey.

Download the Beyond the Ball short report
Download the Beyond the Ball long report

Beyond the Ball Impact Report 2025

Read our evaluation of the Worth My Wellbeing (WMW) programme, a ‘youth-designed, youth-led, and youth-evaluated’ programme developed with partners during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Worth My Wellbeing Evaluation Report 2024

Read our Youth in Action Impact Report 2022. The following report documents the findings of an evaluation of the Youth in Action programme conducted by a research team from Ulster University between September 2021 and January 2022. 

Youth in Action Impact Report 2024

Read our Oldham Digital & Enterprise Skills Programme Evaluation, completed on behalf of the Rio Ferdinand Foundation and Oldham Opportunity Area by Dr Clare Forbes from the Manchester Institute of Education at the University of Manchester.

Oldham Digital & Enterprise Skills Programme Evaluation 2022