Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Africa, Agriculture, Education, Livelihoods
Africa
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Funded Projects, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Africa, Arts
Bard College Student Aleksandar Vitanov ’25 Named a Schwarzman Scholar
by Bard College
Projects for Peace alum Aleksandar Vitanov ’25 has been announced as a recipient of a prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship for 2025-26
Funded Projects, Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Youth
Skidmore Grad Opens Library in Ivory Coast
A Skidmore College alum who grew up in Anyama, Ivory Coast amidst a decade-long civil war returned to her hometown to open a library.
Funded Projects, Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Africa, Agriculture, Social Cohesion
Steven Mukum ’26 Receives Two Awards Geared to Students at Forefront of Social Change
Projects for Peace alum Steven (Tuti) Mukum has received both the John Lewis Young Leaders Fellowship and The Diana Award
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Technology, Youth
A STEM Grows in Ghana
Projects for Peace participants Eleanor Goddard ’25 and Stephen Amankonah Sekyere ’27 bring technology—and hope—to middle-schoolers in West Africa
Funded Projects, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Africa, Youth
Ayomikun Ayodeji ’22 named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar
by Julia Mongo
The MIT alumnus will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Equipment & Infrastructure
RMC Alumna Aims to Boost Literacy in Liberia Through Project for Peace Library
Through a $10,000 Project for Peace grant, Birch spent the summer after her graduation helping create a library at Leap of Faith Academy, an elementary school in Liberia’s capital city of Monrovia.
Funded Projects, Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Technology, Youth
A Childhood Dream
Engineering student wins Project for Peace grant to establish technology center in Tanzania
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Equipment & Infrastructure, Health & Well-being
Rebecca Irakiza ’25 Ensures Safe Water Access Through Projects for Peace Grant
by Eliana Rosen
A Trinity College student is working to provide better access to clean water in her home country of Burundi.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Livelihoods, Technology, Youth
Youths in Anambra Benefit from Transformative Digital Skills Bootcamp
Led by Excellence Anurika Joshua, a Master of Development Engineering candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Mastercard Foundation Scholar, the initiative aimed to empower young men through digital education.