2024 Grantee Cohort
Announcing the 2024 Projects for Peace Cohort
Projects for Peace is pleased to announce its 2024 grantee cohort. It is made up of 129 projects nominated by 94 partner institutions.
The student leaders of each project receive $10,000 in funds to pursue innovative, community-centered, and scalable responses to the world’s most pressing issues. Most projects will be implemented between June and September this year.
Applicants are encouraged to pursue projects that respond to community needs and make the most of their skills and interests. This year, almost half of the grantees will address issues related to health and well-being. Other common areas regard the quality of and access to education, youth development, environmental issues, and protecting human rights.
Grantees develop and implement a wide range of interventions to address their prioritized issues. These include co-facilitating educational enrichment or skills development activities, securing educational materials and equipment, leading outreach and information campaigns, supporting infrastructure development, and using art and design to bring people together.
Since its founding in 2007, Projects for Peace has funded more than 2,200 projects. Projects are nominated by partner colleges and universities, often working from criteria specific to their institution’s priorities.
Projects may take place anywhere in the world and may be led by an individual or by a group of students. Projects for Peace will take place this summer in 69 countries and 14 U.S. states.
Projects for Peace was founded by Kathryn W. Davis, who celebrated her 100th birthday by supporting 100 Projects for Peace, designed “to bring about a mindset of preparing for peace, instead of preparing for war.”
Below, please find a complete list of the nominating institutions, project titles, and project locations. Join us in congratulating the remarkable student leaders who have chosen to commit their summer to the cause of peace. See the Project Archive and the Reading Room to read about these and other Projects for Peace.
2024 Projects for Peace
(*) indicates support from the Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation at Middlebury
| Partner Institution | Project Title | Project Location |
|---|---|---|
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Amherst College |
Peace through Entrepreneurship among Women Internally Displaced by the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon |
Cameroon |
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Bard College |
Creative Play in Malaysia |
Malaysia |
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Bard College |
Musical Mentorship Initiative Kenya |
Kenya |
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Bates College |
Amelioration of Life: Threatening Dengue in the Slums of Dhaka |
Bangladesh |
|
Bennington College |
Field of Dreams: Equal Play, Equal Dreams at Adey Meshelsh Primary School |
Ethiopia |
|
Bowdoin College |
The Future is Bright - Empowering Tibetan Refugees to Thrive Through Personal Development |
India |
|
Brandeis University |
TIMBUKTÚ: Empowering Afrocolombian educational communities through diasporic language learning in Cali, Colombia |
Colombia |
|
Brown University |
The Rafiki Initiative: “Conversations save lives” |
Kenya |
|
Bryn Mawr College |
Records of Resistance: Publicizing & Archiving Youth Activism |
United States |
|
Bucknell University |
Ikusasa ~ Into the Future Through Entrepreneurship |
Zimbabwe |
|
Carleton College |
Using Place-Based Art to Build Supportive Community in Rural Illinois |
United States |
|
Case Western Reserve University |
Project kO-Kreate – Establishing a computer, design and innovation center in Tanzania |
Tanzania |
|
Claremont McKenna College |
The Homefree Project |
United States |
|
Clark University |
A brighter future for Central Mexico: a Youth-Centered Film Project |
Mexico |
|
Colby College |
Digital Kisan (Farmer) |
Nepal |
|
Colgate University |
Peacebuilding Through Cultural Heritage Protection Assessment |
Mexico |
|
College of Idaho |
Colaborando con Parteras: The Importance of Midwives and Recording of Indigenous Knowledge |
Mexico |
|
College of the Atlantic |
Mbegu Kwa Jamii: a Community Seed Bank for resilience and empowerment of Kenyan food systems |
Kenya |
|
Colorado College |
Forging for Peace: Weapons into Plowshares through Community-Based Art in O’ahu, Hawai’i |
United States |
|
Columbia University |
Roots of Resilience Project: Health in Rio Grande’s Agricultural Migrant Communities |
United States |
|
Concordia College |
Providing Water to Tweh Farm Community |
Liberia |
|
Connecticut College |
Ceramix for Peace - Hand-building a Future |
Israel/Palestine |
|
Cornell University |
Afropreneur Foundation |
Ghana |
|
Dartmouth College |
Digitizing the Aja Language: Preserving Cultural Heritage in Benin Republic |
Benin Republic |
|
Dartmouth College |
Teach-to-Teach Vanasisi: Empowering female high school dropouts with cosmetic craftsmanship for social transformation |
Zimbabwe |
|
Davidson College |
Chepang Women Empowerment |
Nepal |
|
Denison University |
Nuevos Comienzos: Harmonia de Maternidad (New Beginnings: Harmony of Motherhood) |
United States |
|
Earlham College |
Kama Campaign- Peacebuilding Through Community Waste Management |
Ghana |
|
Franklin & Marshall College |
Empowering Child Abuse Survivors through Art_ Fostering Creativity, Healing Trauma, and Developing Skills |
Azerbaijan |
|
Future Generations University |
Building Peace Through Youth Poverty Alleviation in Mugongo County, Burundi |
Burundi |
|
George Washington University |
Not Just A Number |
Multiple: Ukraine, Poland, Estonia, Romania |
|
Georgetown University |
NextGen Leaders |
India |
|
Georgetown University |
Seeds of Hope |
Egypt |
|
Gettysburg College |
Building Transnational Feminist Solidarity and Linguistic Equity through English Teaching |
Morocco |
|
Graduate Institute of International Studies/Geneva |
Jogue Alta, Sohne Grande: Sports as a tool for social integration and women’s empowerment in marginalized communities of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Brazil |
|
Grinnell College |
Transcend: a comprehensive intervention plan |
Pakistan |
|
Hamilton College |
Hooys: Planting Seeds of Hope in Artsakh Youth |
Armenia |
|
Harvard College |
From Koshari to Kunafa: Food as Peacebuilding, Political Education, and Healing |
Egypt |
|
Hood College |
Peace Hubs (School Clubs and Mini-Library Section with Peace Resources) in Tanzania |
Tanzania |
|
International Christian University |
Keep Her in School with a Reusable Sanitary Pad (*) |
Uganda |
|
International House |
‘EcoMarch’ for Peace |
India |
|
International House |
Borders and Binaries |
Multiple: United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland |
|
International House |
Breaking Chains, Weaving Hopes, and Building Bridges: Drama Therapy for Peace |
United States |
|
International House |
Building Peace Through Digital Empowerment in Anambra State, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
|
International House |
Building Resilient Communities in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence |
Nepal |
|
International House |
Clean Water for Communal Health, Sanitation, and Peace: A Pilot Project for Villages Impacted by Lack of Drinkable Water In South-Eastern Nigeria |
Nigeria |
|
International House |
Climathon Kano: Climate Conflict Mitigation for Sustainable Peacebuilding in Nigeria |
Nigeria |
|
International House |
Community Networks Against Gender Discrimination in Southeast Turkey |
Turkey |
|
International House |
Comuna 13: Documenting Hope, Strength, and Social Change in the Colombian Capital of Hip-Hop |
Colombia |
|
International House |
Creating Critical Discussions of Peace Through Literature: ‘Boy Blue’ Novel Completion |
Multiple: The Bahamas, Jamaica, Colombia |
|
International House |
Creating Safe Spaces for Student Victims of Gang Violence in Brazil |
Brazil |
|
International House |
Digital Kala - Empowering Underprivileged Young Women through Digital Literacy |
Nepal |
|
International House |
Educating Vietnamese Community to end Gender-Based Violence |
Vietnam |
|
International House |
Harmony Through Art: Empowering Afghan Students’ Journey in the US |
United States |
|
International House |
Kawaii: Examining the Impact of Japanese Cute Culture |
Japan |
|
International House |
Nurturing Freedom in Cuba |
Cuba |
|
International House |
Peace Through Economic Empowerment: Training for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Tigray |
Ethiopia |
|
International House |
PeacePlatform Initiative: Cultivating dialogue between young leaders from Azerbaijan and Armenia |
United States |
|
International House |
Proyecto 2E: Breaking Violent Areas with EmpowerEd students |
Colombia |
|
International House |
The 59th Street Garden: A Community Approach for Solving Neighborhood Crime |
United States |
|
Kalamazoo College |
Dignity for Antifogasta |
Chile |
|
Lake Forest College |
Restoring Reefs, Reviving Hope: Empowering American Samoan Communities Through Coral Restoration |
American Samoa |
|
Lehigh University |
Eggsploring Potential: Bududa’s Nourishing Path to Peace |
Uganda |
|
Lewis & Clark College |
Better Health for Internally Displaced Burkinabé |
Burkina Faso |
|
Luther College |
Empowering Youth Against Cybercrimes in Nigeria |
Nigeria |
|
Luther College |
United Gifted Young Women Fights Against Abelism |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
|
Macalester College |
Expanding Peace in the Latine Community through Financial Inclusion |
United States |
|
Macalester College |
Music For Peace |
Cameroon |
|
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Democratizing Access to Computer Science for Nigerian Secondary School Students |
Nigeria |
|
Methodist University |
Education Without Limits |
Virtual |
|
Methodist University |
Establishment of First Aid Ambassadors in Ten Secondary Schools |
Liberia |
|
Middlebury College |
Jakarta Youth Climate Leadership Camp |
Indonesia |
|
Middlebury College |
Nabad - Mandera Peace and Education Initiative (*) |
Kenya |
|
Middlebury Institute of International Studies |
Peacebuilding in the Language Classroom: Combining Peace and Pedagogy |
Multiple: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia |
|
Mount Holyoke College |
Bridges of Knowledge: Connecting Cultures through Higher Education |
Romania |
|
New York University |
Toilets for Transformation |
Nepal |
|
Northwestern University |
Empowering Pakistan’s Transgender Community Against HIV |
Pakistan |
|
Oberlin College |
AI for Albinism: Pioneering Regular Skin Screening and Care |
Zimbabwe |
|
Oberlin College |
DzidzAI: Harnessing AI for Improved Learning Experiences in Low Income Communities |
Zimbabwe |
|
Occidental College |
Seeds of Equity: Empowering Young Girls in Ablekuma ThroughTechnological Access and STEM Promotion |
Ghana |
|
Pitzer College |
Reclaiming Afroecology: Indigenous Technology & Food Sovereignty |
Ghana |
|
Pitzer College |
The Mama Ceiba Peace Project |
Dominican Republic |
|
Pomona College |
Hygieiora: “Fostering Inner Peace through alleviating Mental Health Support Barriers in Ghana” |
Ghana |
|
Princeton University |
Imag(in)e |
United States |
|
Queens University of Charlotte |
Empowering the Voice of Migrants |
Guatemala |
|
Randolph-Macon College |
Promoting Reading and Education in Liberian Elementary Students |
Liberia |
|
Reed College |
Empowering Minds: Fostering Computer Literacy for School Children in Rural Ghana. “FABI-TECH” |
Ghana |
|
Ringling College of Art + Design |
The Lekelela Initiative Barberton Student Neurodiversity Support Program |
South Africa |
|
Sarah Lawrence College |
Wandering River: A Living Archive of the Río Pilmaiquen |
Chile |
|
School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
Celestial Rhythms: Connecting Generations through Chechen Dance and Culture |
Jordan |
|
Scripps College |
Human-Centered Design for Human Rights |
Multiple: United States, India, Germany |
|
Skidmore College |
Reviving Rust |
Cambodia |
|
Smith College |
Project Peace In, Peace Out Alameda County |
United States |
|
St. John’s College |
Svet Summer Seminar Program: Toward a Lasting Peace in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine |
Virtual |
|
St. Lawrence University |
GreenNet Organic Center Sustainable Agro-Resiliency: Enhancing the Food Security in Mae Tha |
Thailand |
|
St. Olaf College |
Young artists for change: Arts education for Armenian Children |
Armenia |
|
Swarthmore College |
Building Sustainable Futures: Eco-Apprenticeships for Senegalese Youth |
Senegal |
|
Swarthmore College |
Combatting Stunting in Indonesia through Connecting Rural and Urban Populations |
Indonesia |
|
Trinity College |
The Water for Peace Project: Bringing Rugombo’s vulnerable community members together to rehabilitate water boreholes |
Burundi |
|
Tufts University |
Playing for Peace: Girls Achieve at Squash Dreamers Summer Program |
Jordan |
|
Tufts University |
Tying the Knot Between WASH and OneHealth: A Holistic Approach to Peacebuilding in Rwanda |
Rwanda |
|
Union College |
Maternal Health Education and Resources |
Ghana |
|
Universidad ORT Uruguay |
Promoting the Establishment of Biorefineries: Development of a Waste Valorization Methodology for the Renewable Energy Industry (*) |
Uruguay |
| Universidad ORT Uruguay | Jacinto Laguna Popular Library: the cultural and literary hub of Nueva Palmira, Colonia - Uruguay | Uruguay |
|
University of Chicago |
Digital Humanitarianism: Tracking Migrant Deaths in the Southwest |
United States |
|
University of Florida |
Solidaridad Fronteriza/Solidarite Fwontyè - Border Solidarity |
Dominican Republic |
|
University of Florida |
Thrive Well: Nurturing Communities through Safe Water & Health Empowerment |
Sri Lanka |
|
University of Maine |
Project First Steps |
Senegal |
|
University of Michigan |
The Safe and Sound Project |
United States |
|
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Refuge in the Outdoors: A Peaceful STEM & Community Farming Intervention for Asylum-Seeking Families |
Denmark |
|
University of Oklahoma |
Himalayan Horizon: Women’s Empowerment through Sexual Health and Menstrual Hygiene |
Nepal |
|
University of Oklahoma |
Kashmir EduPeace |
Kashmir Region |
|
University of Pennsylvania |
Students Organizing for Access to Reproductive Health (SOAR) Internship |
United States |
|
University of Richmond |
Building Corals for Sustainable Community Development at Sea |
Taiwan |
|
University of Richmond |
STEAM Education to Empower Displaced Artsakh Youth |
Armenia |
|
University of Rochester |
Fostering Curiosity and Creativity for Youth Empowerment and Last Peace |
Dominican Republic |
|
Vassar College |
Clean Water For Peace In Kibera Slums |
Kenya |
|
Vassar College |
Natural Bridges: Creating Sustainable Relief and Com |
United States |
|
Wartburg College |
Empowering Lives Affected by HIV/AIDS |
South Sudan |
|
Washington & Lee University |
PINK: Promoting Transgender Inclusion for Economic Justice |
Pakistan |
|
Wellesley College |
What does it mean to lose your language? |
United States |
|
Wesleyan University |
Youth AgriChange Network |
Rwanda |
|
Westminster College |
Access Health Initiative |
Ghana |
|
Wheaton College |
ApapachArte |
El Salvador |
|
Whitman College |
Jua Financial Empowerment Initiative |
Kenya |
|
Williams College |
Bridging Gaps Through Computer Literacy |
Kenya |
|
Williams College |
Rebuilding Tigray: Restoring Connectivity and Healing a War-Torn Region |
Ethiopia |
|
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Holistic STEM Education for the Fight against Underrepresentation and Teen Violent Crime |
United States |
|
Yale University |
Nisa Project: Health Literacy for Newcomer Women |
United States |