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
'Uriy'el	-	Biblical Hebrew
Neno	-	Serbian, Croatian
Sybella	si-BEL-ə	English (Rare)
Doreen	DAWR-een	English
Ikraam	-	Arabic
Nayeli	-	Native American, Zapotec