Human Rights & Justice

Jin is one of 16 students chosen as a 2025-26 Luce Scholar by the Henry Luce Foundation.

Liana Moldovanu (l), Lydia Miller, Nataliya Layer and Anja Ree presented their project, Not Just a Number, recently at the Elliott School of International Affairs. (Amy Cohen)

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Europe, Documentation & Preservation, Human Rights & Justice

Not Just a Number: GW Students Amplify Voices of Ukrainian Refugees and NGOs

George Washington University undergraduates Nataliya Layer, Lydia Miller, Liana Moldovanu and Anja Ree spent six weeks in Eastern Europe documenting the human toll of Russia’s war against Ukraine through personal narratives.

Helena Betancourt poses for a close-up picture wearing a white blazer, blue shirt, and a silver necklace.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Education, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice

GW Senior Fights against Gender-Based Discrimination in Puerto Rico

by Nick Erickson

Criminal justice major Helena Betancourt champions Projects for Peace reducing period poverty on her home island.

A two photo collage with an image on the left of Elspeth Collard smiling at the camera while pushing a wooden rod into the ground, and on the right, Ngan Bui poses with a group of smiling school children.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Asia, Africa, Education, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice

Two Recent University of Richmond Graduates Complete Projects for Peace

by University of Richmond

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.

Joseph Kaifala, wearing a short-sleeve white button-down shirt and khaki pants, stands and speaks at a wooden podium topped by a laptop.

Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Middlebury, Africa, Documentation & Preservation, Education, Human Rights & Justice, Youth

Alumni Award Winner Joseph Kaifala Speaks on Conflict Transformation

by Devin McGrath-Conwell

As part of Middlebury College’s recent “Summer Convening on Experiential Learning and Conflict Transformation,” inaugural Projects for Peace Alumni Award winner Joseph Kaifala visited campus.

Photo collage of Rolando Kattan Rubi on the right, wearing a grey suit with a red tie, and Lucy Calcott on the left, wearing a yellow sundress, both smiling for portraits.

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.

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.

On the left, Ngan Bui, wearing a pink and white blouse and black glasses, poses in front of an outdoor background while on the right Elspeth Collard, wearing a blue shirt and brown glasses, poses in front of a brick hallway.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Asia, Africa, Environment, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice

University of Richmond Students Address Human-Wildlife Interaction and Human Trafficking

by University of Richmond

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.

A group of teenagers huddle together and smile for the camera.

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

Building an Empowering Space for Young Asian American Women

by Ginny Sharkey

Denison University grantee Joan Do-Truong used her Projects for Peace grant to create programs to build a community for young Asian American women where they could share their experiences and gain the knowledge to create lasting change in their communities.