2025 Grantee Cohort
Announcing the 2025 Projects for Peace Cohort
Projects for Peace is pleased to announce its 2025 grantee cohort. It is made up of 134 projects nominated by 93 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 59 countries and 16 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.
2025 Projects for Peace
All awards pending submission of required documents.
(CT) indicates support from the Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation at Middlebury
(*) indicates additional information is needed. Campus Liaisons should contact ProjectsforPeace@Middlebury.edu
| Partner Institution | Project Title | Project Location |
|---|---|---|
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Agnes Scott College |
Sustaining Minds and Bodies: Empowering Less Privileged Children in Kenya |
Kenya |
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Amherst College |
Reclaiming Low-income BIPOC Neighborhoods in NYC from Anti-Feminist and Machismo Views through Public Art Peace-Making Initiatives |
United States |
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Bard College |
Connecting Threads: Reciprocity and Gratitude as Pedagogies of Peace in Oaxacan Textile |
Multiple: Mexico, USA |
|
Barnard College |
Breaking Bread, Building Belonging: Fostering Community, Food Justice, and a Vision for an Outdoor Kitchen |
United States |
|
Bates College |
Irrigation System in An Internally Displaced Cooperative’s Farm |
Côte d’Ivoire |
|
Bennington College |
Midundo Ya Amani (“Rhythms of Peace”): Dance for Sustainable Peace in the Grand Lac Region |
Multiple: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania |
|
Bowdoin College |
Empowering Futures – From the Basketball Court to the Workforce |
Brazil |
|
Bowdoin College |
Fostering Interest in STEM Careers Through Access and Exposure |
Nigeria |
|
Brandeis University |
Empowering Egyptian Women Through Community Automobile Education and Ride-sharing |
Egypt |
|
Brown University |
REborn: Youth-Veteran Integration Project for IDPs and Veterans in Chahor and Boyany villages |
Ukraine |
|
Brown University |
Building Peace, One Venture at a Time in Rural Kenya |
Kenya |
|
Bryn Mawr College |
Sciventure Carnival |
Pakistan |
|
Bucknell University |
Our Pride Project |
Cambodia |
|
Carleton College |
Advancing Breast Cancer Care in Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
|
Case Western Reserve University |
CWRU Humanitarian Design Corps Malawi |
Malawi |
|
Claremont McKenna College |
Arte Vivo Archive: The Voices of Comuna 13 |
Colombia |
|
Clark University |
Knowledge for Peace: Egiye Jao, A Parent Education Initiative in Rangamati |
Bangladesh |
|
Clark University |
Chhori Ka Paila (The footprints of a daughter) |
Nepal |
|
Colby College |
Providing Clean Drinking Water For School Children In Sankhatar, Nepal |
Nepal |
|
Colgate University |
Mind Matters: Workshops and Mental Health Resources for Students |
India |
|
College of Idaho |
From Desparation to Dignity: Empowering Children with Clean and Hygienic Spaces |
Nepal |
|
College of the Atlantic |
Documenting Stories of Syrian Prison Survivors |
United States |
|
Colorado College |
Pull up a Chair: Art workshops and health education to promote peace among people living with HIV and AIDS |
Kenya |
|
Columbia University |
Kel Chai Ich Project: Higher Education Access |
Kyrgyzstan |
|
Columbia University |
Confronting the Ongoing Environmental Legacy of Nuclear Tests in the Marshall Islands |
Multiple: Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), United States of America |
|
Concordia College |
FutureReady |
Mozambique |
|
Connecticut College |
The Lighthouse Project |
Togo |
|
Cornell University |
Empower Them |
Rwanda |
|
Dartmouth College |
WiseBox: Empowering Internally Displaced Youth Through Innovative Clean Energy Tech |
Cameroon |
|
Davidson College |
Building Unity through sports |
Kenya |
|
Davidson College |
Winjo Integrated Livelihoods and Empowerment Project |
Kenya |
|
Denison University |
The M.O.M. Initiative: Improving Maternal Health for Women Experiencing Domestic Violence in Pittsburgh |
United States |
|
Duke University |
Peace Through Childcare |
Kenya |
|
Earlham College |
Luz da Esperança - Peacebuilding Through Fighting Energy Poverty |
Mozambique |
|
Franklin & Marshall College |
Healing Minds |
Egypt |
|
Franklin & Marshall College |
Grandma’s Kitchen |
Brazil |
|
Future Generations University |
Innovation for Peace: Innovative Idea Competition in Public Universities |
Ethiopia |
|
George Washington University |
The Pad Project |
South Africa |
|
Georgetown University |
Waves of Healing: Integrated Health Education for Rohingya Refugees |
Bangladesh |
|
Gettysburg College |
Youth Governance Lab |
Bangladesh |
|
Graduate Institute of International Studies/Geneva |
Lokichoggio Peace Project |
Kenya |
|
Grinnell College |
“Divine Footprints:” Using Musical Theatre to tell Sacred Stories |
India |
|
Harvard College |
STEAMming the Divide: Building Peace through Technology and Collaboration |
Indonesia |
|
Harvard College |
Tech4Good |
Ghana |
|
International Christian University |
Taking a step to achieve peace by preventing the nuclear tragedy |
Japan |
|
International House |
Leer Mexico Read — An Oasis of Peace |
Mexico |
|
International House |
From Silence to Story |
Afghanistan |
|
International House |
Advancing Environmental Justice through an Intergenerational Citizen Science Project |
Brazil |
|
International House |
Silent No More: Breaking the Chain of Domestic Violence in China |
China |
|
International House |
Metrology for Peace |
Ecuador |
|
International House |
Cervicare for Peace: A path to health and lasting unity for Kayayei in Ghana |
Ghana |
|
International House |
Ghana 3D: Bridging Tradition and Innovation in Assistive Devices |
Ghana |
|
International House |
Educational Workshops on Animal Welfare and Environmentalism |
India |
|
International House |
Flavors for Peace |
India |
|
International House |
Missing: Lost Children in the Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami (2018) |
Indonesia |
|
International House |
Fostering Community in Hokkaido: Encouraging Reconciliation and Cross-cultural Communication Through Visual Novels. |
Japan |
|
International House |
Empowering Kenyan Women Entrepreneurs for Global Impact |
Kenya |
|
International House |
Growing Peace: School Gardens for Learning, Climate and Nutrition in Kenya |
Kenya |
|
International House |
Cultivating Harmony: Empowering Indigenous Communities Through Conflict Management and Sustainable Resource Practices |
Malaysia |
|
International House |
Partitioned Past, United Future: Being Desi in India and Pakistan |
Multiple: India, Pakistan |
|
International House |
Bridging Relationships, Building Peace: Counseling for Marital Harmony |
Pakistan |
|
International House |
Sparks of Hope: Fighting Genocide Ideology Through Sports |
Rwanda |
|
International House |
Increasing Access to Water Aimed at Reducing Intercommunal Conflicts Among Pastoralist Communities in Tonj North County, Warrap State-South Sudan |
South Sudan |
|
International House |
Peace with Time |
United States |
|
International House |
Sculpting a Bridge to Peace |
United States |
|
International House |
Turning 11:11 Wishes into Action: Combating Child Marriage and Creating Safe Futures for Girls |
United States |
|
Ithaca College |
Paper to Pixels |
United States |
|
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
Fostering Peace through Education, Intercultural Exchange, and Sustainable Development in Tanzania (CT) |
Multiple: Germany, Tanzania |
|
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
2Peace Lab Ethiopia: Youth Leadership in Science, Advocacy & Children’s (CT) |
Ethiopia |
|
Johns Hopkins University |
Empowering Langa’s Youth: Advancing Sexual Health Education and Community Resources |
South Africa |
|
Kalamazoo College |
Voices Unheard: Breaking the Cycle of Violence |
Mongolia |
|
Lake Forest College |
The Sacred Peak Uplifting Project |
Bhutan |
|
Lehigh University |
AI Strengthening Healthcare Access (AISHA) |
Sierra Leone |
|
Lewis & Clark College |
The Holistic Wellness Initiative |
United States |
|
Lewis & Clark College |
Building Peace Through Water Supply |
Nepal |
|
Luther College |
Empowering Education and Community Resilience in the Chittagong Hill Tracts |
Bangladesh |
|
Luther College |
Empowering Timorese Youth through Enhanced Education: Building a Future of Change and Progress |
Timor-Leste |
|
Macalester College |
Echoes of Peace: Reconciliation of the Youth, for the Youth, by the Youth |
Rwanda |
|
Macalester College |
Youth Empowerment Project Niger |
Niger |
|
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
NABINTU - Peace Through Agriculture |
DR Congo |
|
Methodist University |
Her Crimson Fight: Awakening Justice For Every Voice |
Congo-Brazzaville |
|
Middlebury College |
EcoEcho: Improving Equitable Outdoor Access for Vulnerable Children and People With Disabilities |
China |
|
Middlebury Institute of International Studies |
HIV Awareness and Stigma Reduction in Rwanda |
Rwanda |
|
Mount Holyoke College |
Creativity in Action: Integrated Arts in Grassroots Organizing |
Colombia |
|
Mount Holyoke College |
EmpowHER: Financial Education for a Safer Future |
Romania |
|
New York University |
PILLARS: Promoting Integration and Language Learning for Academic Resilience and Success |
Cyprus |
|
Northwestern University |
Cultivating Community: Transforming the Jonquil Hotel Courtyard |
United States |
|
Oberlin College |
AccessAid: Supporting Afghan Girls in Global Scholarship Journeys |
Afghanistan |
|
Occidental College |
Sustaining Subak: Community-Driven Solutions for Bali’s Rice Fields and Environment |
Indonesia |
|
Pitzer College |
Project Isa Lang |
Philippines |
|
Pomona College |
UNBOUNDED, the Girl Child Who Embraces Her “Louding” Voice! |
Zimbabwe |
|
Princeton University |
Cuidando Juntos: Empowering Women’s Health Through Cervical Cancer Prevention |
Ecuador |
|
Randolph-Macon College |
Transforming Pediatric Spaces: Creating Hopeful Spaces for Healing and Learning |
Ghana |
|
Reed College |
Bridging issei and us through a picture-sound book |
Multiple: United States, Japan |
|
Reed College |
Project Ma’man |
Syria |
|
Ringling College of Art + Design |
Remember Georgia : Memory Archives |
The Republic of Georgia |
|
Sarah Lawrence College |
From Margins to Center: Education as a Tool for Roma Youth Empowerment |
Macedonia |
|
Savannah College of Art & Design |
Ability in Education |
Turkmenistan |
|
School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
Been and Where We’re Going: Giving Testimony to Chicago’s Chinatown Through Zine Making |
United States |
|
Scripps College |
Inland Empire Voices Heard |
United States |
|
Skidmore College |
The Art of Renaissance: Art as a Catalyst of Resilience and Peace in Colombia Post-War |
Colombia |
|
Smith College |
THE PEACE CAMP– ADVANCING LITERACY IN KWALI THROUGH KJEF |
Nigeria |
|
St. Lawrence University |
Community Greenhouse - Climate Adaptive Mountain Vegetable Farming |
Nepal |
|
St. Olaf College |
Building Peace Through Art and Storytelling |
Tanzania |
|
St. Olaf College |
“Ananse Festival: Storytelling for Peace” |
Angola |
|
Swarthmore College |
A World of Possibilities: Enhancing Mental Health and Leadership Skills for Girls in Pakistan |
Pakistan |
|
Trinity College |
NEXT GENERAL TALK (NGT) |
Senegal |
|
Trinity College |
Un Nouveau Depart (A New Beginning) |
Burkina Faso |
|
Tufts University |
Code Her Future: Empowering Girls in Tech in Tamale |
Ghana |
|
Union College |
Harmony in Schools: Advocacy for Students and Teachers |
United States |
|
Universidad ORT Uruguay |
Sustainable Solutions for Dairy Waste with Microalgae: Advancing Climate Action and Community Benefits (CT) |
Uruguay |
|
Universidad ORT Uruguay |
Another shore: start from zero (“Otra orilla: empezar de cero”) (CT) |
Uruguay |
|
University of Chicago |
Mentorship Program for Community Peace |
United States |
|
University of Florida |
Ukraine Rebuilding Initiative: The Case of Nizhyn |
United States |
|
University of Florida |
Pathways to Wellness: Promoting Housing Security through Knowledge, Opportunities, and Empowerment |
United States |
|
University of Michigan |
Gardens of Peace |
United States |
|
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Skin Cancer Awareness and Prevention in Southeastern Indian Communities |
United States |
|
University of Oklahoma |
Empowered to Thrive: A Socio-Economic Reintegration Project for Displaced Women |
Burkina Faso |
|
University of Oklahoma |
Burushal Sports Academy: Women Empowerment Through Soccer |
Pakistan |
|
University of Richmond |
Women Weave Change: An Entrepreneurship Program for Pakistani Rural Artisans |
Pakistan |
|
University of Rochester |
Ukuthung’ Ukuthula: Sewing Peace |
Zimbabwe |
|
Vassar College |
Healthy Futures for Peace in Makola and Kejetia Markets |
Ghana |
|
Wartburg College |
Motherhood in Safety |
South Sudan |
|
Wartburg College |
Empowering Young Peruvian Women Through Financial Literacy Workshops: A Path to Peace and Prosperity |
Peru |
|
Washington & Lee University |
Wings of Women |
India |
|
Wellesley College |
Inspirational Indonesian Women |
Indonesia |
|
Wesleyan University |
Pyari Education |
Nepal |
|
Wheaton College |
The Buzz About Meliponiculture: Stingless Beekeeping for Sustainability and Community Building |
Brazil |
|
Wheaton College |
Breaking the Silence on Menstruation in Nepal |
Nepal |
|
Whitman College |
Gyanko Pul, Computer Literacy Project for Nepali Students |
Nepal |
|
Williams College |
Bridging Divides: Reviving Unity and Peace in Kakuma Refugee Camp |
Kenya |
|
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
PFAS and Environmental Justice Awareness Film |
United States |
|
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Discovery in Action: Enhancing STEM Education for Underprivileged High School Students in Preveza, Greece |
Greece |
|
Yale University |
A Thousand Voices: Afghan Girls Speak |
Canada |