For Women Weave Change, Mobeen partnered with the Pakistani social development groups Democratic Commission for Human Development and Label STEP to improve the work environments of women carpet weavers in rural Pakisan.
by Neha Saini
Anshika Patel ’26 spent her summer scaling up an initiative offering public health education and vocational training in her community.
“I’ve always been passionate about bringing change, and being a chemistry major does not change the fact that I want to be impactful in my community,” says Michell Mamombe ’27.
He will use the grant to establish a multipurpose educational and training center called “Nour Al Bayan Wal Huda” (Lighthouse of Eloquence and Guidance), in his hometown of Bassar in the West African coastal country of Togo.
by Gabby Nelson
Benedicte and Alexander conceived of these projects separately, but the connection between the projects extends further than the fact that they both take place in West Africa.
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.
Ruth Olujobi ’25 and Victor Souza ’26 have each received a Projects for Peace grant to work on self-designed initiatives in Nigeria and Brazil.
Congratulations to Nina Kornfeld (CC’26) and Gulnazik Bakhramova (GS’26) on being named 2025 Projects for Peace recipients!
