Anecdotal evidence reveals that significant changes follow in the wake of a Publicolor interventions. Graffiti almost completely disappears, and principals report that both student and teacher attendance improves.
Perhaps the most surprising finding is that students consistently say they feel safer in a school that has been painted by Publicolour. Just like the shop owners in Tirana who removed the metal grates from their windows, students and teachers find that the brightly coloured walls ease their perception of danger in the space.