Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Africa, Agriculture, Education, Livelihoods
Livelihoods
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Funded Projects, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Americas, Education, Human Rights & Justice, Livelihoods, Youth
Penn Fourth-Year Annabelle Jin Named 2025-26 Luce Scholar
by Penn Today
Jin is one of 16 students chosen as a 2025-26 Luce Scholar by the Henry Luce Foundation.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Livelihoods, Technology, Youth
Youths in Anambra Benefit from Transformative Digital Skills Bootcamp
Led by Excellence Anurika Joshua, a Master of Development Engineering candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Mastercard Foundation Scholar, the initiative aimed to empower young men through digital education.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Asia, Agriculture, Education, Equipment & Infrastructure, Livelihoods, Technology
Making a Real-World Difference
Colby’s two Projects for Peace grantees will use their $10,000 grant to improve internet access and help farmers in Nepal.
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.
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.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Middle East & North Africa, Africa, Arts, Education, Health & Well-being, Livelihoods, Social Cohesion, Youth
Three Wesleyan Students Plan Projects for Peace in Africa
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, Americas, Livelihoods, Technology
Hamilton Highlights Grantee Adam Valencia ’22
Hamilton College highlighted computer science major Adam Valencia ’22 who plans to use his Projects for Peace grant, to address inequalities in the technology industry. Read on for more!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Equipment & Infrastructure, Human Rights & Justice, Livelihoods
Building Economic Agency for Women
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, Americas, Middle East & North Africa, Africa, Education, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice, Livelihoods, Youth
St. Olaf College Spotlights Two Years of Projects for Peace
by Anna Brown
St. Olaf College celebrates three recent graduates who all completed Projects for Peace during 2020 or 2021.