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Projects for Peace Presents 2024 Alumni Award

Projects for Peace and the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation at Middlebury are pleased to announce the 2024 Projects for Peace Alumni Award recipient: Bienfait Hahozi Mugenza of the Democratic Republic of Congo and founder of the Congo Peace Academy in Goma.

A two photo collage with an image on the left of Elspeth Collard smiling at the camera while pushing a wooden rod into the ground, and on the right, Ngan Bui poses with a group of smiling school children.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Asia, Africa, Education, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice

Two Recent University of Richmond Graduates Complete Projects for Peace

by University of Richmond

This summer, two recent University of Richmond graduates completed Projects for Peace. Ngan Bui, helped to educate Cambodian communities to fight human trafficking, while Richmond Scholar Elspeth Collard, worked to install Predator Peace Lights in the Maasai region of Kenya.

Allie Stankewich poses smiling for a photo in front of a green garden background while wearing a blue, sleeveless, blouse.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Agriculture, Education, Environment, Health & Well-being, Youth

W&L Outcomes: Allie Stankewich

by W&L News Office

Allie Stankewich, a member of the 2023 Projects for Peace cohort from Washington & Lee, talks about her implementation experience, future plans, and how her time at W&L has shaped her.

Joseph Kaifala, wearing a short-sleeve white button-down shirt and khaki pants, stands and speaks at a wooden podium topped by a laptop.

Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Middlebury, Africa, Documentation & Preservation, Education, Human Rights & Justice, Youth

Alumni Award Winner Joseph Kaifala Speaks on Conflict Transformation

by Devin McGrath-Conwell

As part of Middlebury College’s recent “Summer Convening on Experiential Learning and Conflict Transformation,” inaugural Projects for Peace Alumni Award winner Joseph Kaifala visited campus.

Photo collage of Rolando Kattan Rubi on the right, wearing a grey suit with a red tie, and Lucy Calcott on the left, wearing a yellow sundress, both smiling for portraits.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Africa, Education, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice, Youth

Yale University Global Affairs Students Work Toward Peace

by Yale Jackson

Lucy Calcott and Rolando Kattan Rubi will spend this summer in South Africa and Honduras, respectively, implementing projects that address critical societal issues.

Rabecca Ndhlovu, wearing a black and white striped shirt and a brown headscarf, poses for a photo in front of a tree-filled background.

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Wartburg College Student to Carry Out Menstrual Health Clinic

by Waverly Newspapers

Junior Rabecca Ndhlovu, a Davis United World College Scholar from Zambia, hopes her effort will help reduce period poverty, which is defined as inadequate access to menstrual hygiene tools and education.

Joseph Kaifala, wearing a cream and blue colored shirt, poses sitting at a desk with his hand on a book, flanked by a multi-colored wall.

Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Middlebury, Africa, Education, Human Rights & Justice, Youth

Projects for Peace Presents First Alumni Award

Projects for Peace and the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation at Middlebury have announced the inaugural recipient of the Projects for Peace Alumni Award: human rights and education activist Joseph Kaifala.

On the left, Ngan Bui, wearing a pink and white blouse and black glasses, poses in front of an outdoor background while on the right Elspeth Collard, wearing a blue shirt and brown glasses, poses in front of a brick hallway.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Asia, Africa, Environment, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice

University of Richmond Students Address Human-Wildlife Interaction and Human Trafficking

by University of Richmond

Two University of Richmond seniors—Ngan Bui and Elspeth Collard—have Projects for Peace grants. They will focus on human trafficking and human-wildlife interaction.

Suely Soeiro, wearing a white blouse and jean skirt, and Emily Freko, wearing a bright yellow shirt, smile for the camera in front of green grass and distant trees.

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College of Idaho Students Carry out Coding Project for Peace in Angola

The College of Idaho’s Suely Soeiro and Emily Freko worked together on their Project for Peace, “She Codes for Peace – Girl Empowerment through Coding,” this past summer in Angola.

Wearing a yellow shirt and cradling a black backpack, Amara Ugochukwu stands in front of a group of people mingling in front of an outdoor market.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Livelihoods, Youth

University of Richmond Student Combats Youth Unemployment in Nigeria

University of Richmond student Amara Ugochukwu spent her summer in Nigeria working on a project to help solve youth unemployment. The project included exploring vendors at a local market.