raise (one's) consciousness

To increase one's awareness or understanding of one's own needs or the needs of others. Traveling abroad really raised my consciousness about the plight of the poor around the world.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ebbe	EB-be (Swedish), E-bə (German)	Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German (Rare)
Zaahira	-	Arabic
Annmarie	AN-mə-ree	English
Aldrin	['ɔ:ldrin]
Andrea (1)	ahn-DRE-ah	Italian
Kane	-	Irish