Education

Alejandra Morales Torres, wearing a pink shirt and beige cardigan, poses for a photo in front of a brown, wooden, deck.

Alejandra Morales Torres will utilize her grant to improve the lives of migrant children in her hometown of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Blonde-haired Olha Vasyliv, wearing a black jacket and crossing her arms, poses for a portrait in front of a reflective glass wall.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Europe, Multi-national, Education, Youth

Connecticut College Grantee Focuses on Educational Community

by Connecticut College

Inspired by her lived experience, Olha Vasyliv will enact educational workshops for refugee children in Ukraine and Austria.

Valeska Kohan and Amanda de Souza, both wearing black shirts, pose smiling for the camera with their arms around each other in front of a white wall and multi-hue blue painting.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Education, Human Rights & Justice, Social Cohesion

Macalester Students Seek to Empower Teachers in Brazil

by Macalester College

Macalester College students Valeska Kohan and Amanda de Souza hope to use their Projects for Peace grant to train Brazilian teachers in anti-racist classroom approaches.

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.

Weatherspoon, wearing an orange t-shirt, poses in a dimly lit living room with their book of poetry held in their hands.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Arts, Education, Health & Well-being, Youth

Bowdoin College Grantee Pursues Peace through Poetry

by Jane Godiner

As the Bowdoin community moves into the second half of the spring semester, Weatherspoon ’25 is preparing to launch a life-changing summer program for children in the foster care system.

Giovanna Novi, wearing a light blue sweater, black pants, and gray boots, smiles and sits in a brown chair placed in front of white bookshelves.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Education, Social Cohesion, Technology

Colby College Grantee to Cultivate Communication Skills

by Laura Meader

Giovanni Novi will use her Projects for Peace grant to develop a curriculum, build an online platform, and deliver workshops and webinars to caregivers and professionals working with seniors in medical, social service, and retirement-living settings.

Jonathan Tamen poses smiling outside wearing a slate grey puffer jacket and white t-shirt with the text "helping hands" in black just visible.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Education, Technology, Youth

Clark University Student to Address Disparities in the Classroom

by Clark University

This summer, Jonathan Tamen will implement his project Students Helping Hands, which aims to address disparities in education in Miami Beach, Florida.

Mauro José Ramírez Azofeifa, wearing a yellow shirt, black pants, ball cap, and surgical mask, poses with three children and their parents.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Education, Environment, Youth

Projects for Peace Grantees Focus on Environmental Education

by COA Communications

College of the Atlantic’s Mauro José Ramírez Azofeifa co-founded Visionarios de Paz, an environmental education organization based in his hometown of Palmichal, Costa Rica with his $10,000 Projects for Peace grant. Read all about him and his work!

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.

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

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.

College of the Atlantic Students Mounts Refugee Support Project