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Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Livelihoods, Youth
“I’ve always been passionate about bringing change, and being a chemistry major does not change the fact that I want to be impactful in my community,” says Michell Mamombe ’27.
Funded Projects, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Agriculture, Education
by Colby News
Bibatshu Thapa Chhetri ‘25 receives the Condon Medal during Colby’s 204th Commencement. It’s the highest honor given to a graduating senior.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Social Cohesion, Youth
Both students will travel to their home countries this summer to lead community-based programs centered around youth engagement and education.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Education, Social Cohesion, Youth
Jackson’s project aims to address the disproportionality in discipline rates between student groups in the school district and the correlation of suspensions with increased dropout rates and involvement in the legal system.
Funded Projects, Africa, Agriculture, Arts, Education, Equipment & Infrastructure, Livelihoods, Youth
by Gabby Nelson
Benedicte and Alexander conceived of these projects separately, but the connection between the projects extends further than the fact that they both take place in West Africa.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Asia, Education, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice, Livelihoods
by Emily Innes
Patel plans to expand the reach of Wings of Women, the community-driven initiative she founded in her home country of India.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Africa, Education, Livelihoods, Technology, Youth
Ruth Olujobi ’25 and Victor Souza ’26 have each received a Projects for Peace grant to work on self-designed initiatives in Nigeria and Brazil.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Asia, Education, Equipment & Infrastructure, Health & Well-being
Economics and computer science double major Desang Lhaki Tenzin ‘28 grew up in Bhutan, where many monasteries face significant resource challenges.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Health & Well-being, Youth
The Lekelela Initiative aims not only to create peace but also to address the roots of its absence: the lack of educational support that can alter the trajectory of young lives. (1856)
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Asia, Education, Equipment & Infrastructure
Two Whitman students will use the $10,000 grant to increase computer access and literacy at a school in Nepal.
