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Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Asia, Africa, Environment, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice
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.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Livelihoods, Technology, Youth
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.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Livelihoods, Youth
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.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice, Youth
Whitman College’s Joy Nampaso and Stacy Mwangi are both completing Projects for Peace in Kenya this summer. Read more about them and their work!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Middle East & North Africa, Africa, Arts, Education, Health & Well-being, Livelihoods, Social Cohesion, Youth
by Olivia Drake
Diana Naiyanoi Kimojino ’25, Constance Hirwa ’25, and Alice Musabe ’22 are recipients of 2022 Projects for Peace grants, and each will conduct a project in Africa this summer.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Civic Engagement, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice
Bowdoin College student Ruby Ahaiwe planned “Gbasaa Ozi!” as a way to promote community health and connection in her hometown. Read this profile for more on her and her project!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Equipment & Infrastructure, Human Rights & Justice, Livelihoods
Bates College student Grace Sandia Taban designed her Project for Peace, “Gua Le Mara (Power to the Women),” in hopes of galvanizing economic opportunities for women in her home of South Sudan as a way to counteract gender-based violence.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Civic Engagement, Education, Equipment & Infrastructure, Social Cohesion, Youth
Skidmore College grantee Korotoumou “Katy” Ballo designed her project, “Learning Center for Peace to Rebuild Anyama,” to address social and cultural divides in her hometown stemming from the aftermath of civil war. Read on for more about her and her project!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Environment, Technology
Gettysburg College classmates Julia Clevinger and Katharine Watson partnered with Tanzanian company Consumer’s Choice Ltd. (CCL) to provide clean cookstoves to members of a local community. Read more about this project here!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice, Youth
College of Idaho student Diane Toussaint Mbahoze designed her Project for Peace to confront insufficient sex education and access to sexual health services in her home country of Rwanda. Read more about her work here!
