Wilhem Hector (MIT ’25) Named 2025 Rhodes Scholar
by Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center at MIT
Projects for Peace alum Wilhem Hector has held multiple PKG Fellowships to support his nonprofit (1843), the Hector Foundation.
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Ayomikun Ayodeji ’22 named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar
by Julia Mongo
The MIT alumnus will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.
RMC Alumna Aims to Boost Literacy in Liberia Through Project for Peace Library
Through a $10,000 Project for Peace grant, Birch spent the summer after her graduation helping create a library at Leap of Faith Academy, an elementary school in Liberia’s capital city of Monrovia.
A Childhood Dream
Engineering student wins Project for Peace grant to establish technology center in Tanzania
Recent Grads Win $10K Grant For Project on Peacebuilding in Language Classrooms
Peacebuilding is not just for world leaders and diplomats. In fact, it’s something that educators can and frequently do in their classrooms—especially language educators.
Rebecca Irakiza ’25 Ensures Safe Water Access Through Projects for Peace Grant
by Eliana Rosen
A Trinity College student is working to provide better access to clean water in her home country of Burundi.
Peace in Russia and Ukraine: Johnnies Build Bridges Between Home Nations via St. John’s-Style Seminar
St John’s students spend summer promoting peaceful dialogue among citizens of feuding nation through seminar-style classes.
Cultivating a Community of Care
by Emily Innes
Through the Davis Projects for Peace Grant and a Fulbright ETA, Allie Stankewich ’23 is building relationships with the communities she serves in East Africa.
Youths in Anambra Benefit from Transformative Digital Skills Bootcamp
Led by Excellence Anurika Joshua, a Master of Development Engineering candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Mastercard Foundation Scholar, the initiative aimed to empower young men through digital education.