W&L Student Empowers Her Community through Davis Projects for Peace
Anshika Patel ’26 spent her summer scaling up an initiative offering public health education and vocational training in her community.
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Two Colgate Students Lead Projects for Peace Abroad
by Tate Fonda
The students’ projects address issues of substance abuse, mental health, and women’s health internationally.
Three Luther College Students to Empower Youth in Timor-Leste and Bangladesh through Projects for Peace Grants
Da Silva and Nguyen’s project, “Empowering Timorese Youth through Enhanced Education: Building a Future of Change and Progress,” focuses on education, leadership training and civic engagement for high school students living in rural areas.
Reed Announces 2025 Projects for Peace Grantees
W&L’s Anshika Patel ’26 Receives Davis Projects for Peace Grant
by Emily Innes
Patel plans to expand the reach of Wings of Women, the community-driven initiative she founded in her home country of India.
UNC students' focus grant on Native American skin cancer prevention efforts
Two UNC students, junior Urvi Patel and sophomore Khizra Ahmad, recently received a $10,000 grant from Projects for Peace for their research in skin cancer prevention in Native American communities.
Desang Tenzin '28 Awarded Projects for Peace Grant to Improve Monastery Living Conditions
Economics and computer science double major Desang Lhaki Tenzin ‘28 grew up in Bhutan, where many monasteries face significant resource challenges.
Dominic Needham: UMaine 2025 Co-Salutatorian
The Projects for Peace alum is a microbiology major and member of the Honors College
From Portfolio Building to Peacebuilding
The Lekelela Initiative aims not only to create peace but also to address the roots of its absence: the lack of educational support that can alter the trajectory of young lives. (1856)