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Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Education, Environment, Youth
College of the Atlantic’s Mauro José Ramírez Azofeifa co-founded Visionarios de Paz, an environmental education organization based in his hometown of Palmichal, Costa Rica with his $10,000 Projects for Peace grant. Read all about him and his work!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Human Rights & Justice, Social Cohesion, Youth
Denison University grantee Joan Do-Truong used her Projects for Peace grant to create programs to build a community for young Asian American women where they could share their experiences and gain the knowledge to create lasting change in their communities.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Civic Engagement, Environment, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice, Youth
The two most recent Bowdoin recipients of Projects for Peace grants made progress this summer on the issues they’re committed to solving: addressing environmental threats in Serbia and ending the practice of female genital mutilation.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Arts, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice, Youth
Led by George Washington alumna Emily Zhang, a team is using a Projects for Peace grant to fight stigmas of children with incarcerated parents through literature.
Funded Projects, Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Americas, Europe, Multi-national, Documentation & Preservation, Human Rights & Justice
Launched as a Project for Peace in 2017, the Rerooted Archive celebrates five years of documenting stories from Armenians displaced by conflict. Read on for the story of how an idea grew into a sustained, global, initiative.
Funded Projects, Americas, Agriculture, Arts, Health & Well-being
by John Howell
Elisabeth Sunberg will use her Project for Peace to develop an initiative that addresses food insecurity in West Virginia.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Arts, Health & Well-being, Social Cohesion, Youth
Brandeis University student Sienna Bucu ‘22 has been awarded a $10,000 Projects for Peace grant to take on an ambitious art installation project in the public schools of her hometown, Union, New Jersey.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Middlebury, Americas, Middle East & North Africa, Civic Engagement, Education, Youth
This summer, Femi Higgins MAIEM ’21 and Mohamed Ahmed MAIPD ’23 will use their $10,000 Project for Peace grants for community projects that promote peace, understanding, and social change.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Livelihoods, Technology
Hamilton College highlighted computer science major Adam Valencia ’22 who plans to use his Projects for Peace grant, to address inequalities in the technology industry. Read on for more!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Documentation & Preservation, Health & Well-being, Social Cohesion, Technology
Amherst College student Sabrina Lin developed the podcast VIRAL LOVE as the centerpiece of her Project for Peace, titled “Kung Flu’ Fighters: Illuminating Resilience & Solidarities among the Chinese Diaspora.” Read this full feature to learn more.
