Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Asia, Health & Well-being
Narjis Nusaibah ’26 Receives Projects for Peace Grant Funding Breast Cancer Screenings in Bangladesh
Nusaibah is majoring in chemistry and economics at Carleton.
Health & Well-being
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Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Asia, Environment, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice, Livelihoods
Two Columbia Students Named 2025 Projects for Peace Fellows
Congratulations to Nina Kornfeld (CC’26) and Gulnazik Bakhramova (GS’26) on being named 2025 Projects for Peace recipients!
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, Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Health & Well-being, Youth
Recent Graduate Launched Thriving Nonprofit in Home Country of Tanzania During Sophomore Year at Westminster
Swai was the recipient of a Projects for Peace award in both 2022 and 2023, which she used to help provide school lunches for children in her home country of Tanzania.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Education, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice
GW Senior Fights against Gender-Based Discrimination in Puerto Rico
Criminal justice major Helena Betancourt champions Projects for Peace reducing period poverty on her home island.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Middle East & North Africa, Multi-national, Arts, Health & Well-being, Social Cohesion
Stitching Hope: Student Project Brings Healing to Displaced Afghan Women
Over summer 2023, UNC Chapel Hill students Divya Patel and Grace May partnered with the Refugee Community Partnership to provide art therapy and community building opportunities for the local Afghan refugee population.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Asia, Africa, Education, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice
Two Recent University of Richmond Graduates Complete Projects for Peace
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.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Agriculture, Education, Environment, Health & Well-being, Youth
W&L Outcomes: Allie Stankewich
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.
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.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Health & Well-being, Youth
Wartburg College Student to Carry Out Menstrual Health Clinic
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.