Livelihoods | Middlebury

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.

Three dark-skinned young women pose for a photo on and in front of a brick stairwell.

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.

Adam Valencia smiles for the camera in a white jersey with text "Rangers" in blue. A computer lab with black monitors and grey desks extends behind him.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Livelihoods, Technology

Hamilton Highlights Grantee Adam Valencia ’22

by Alyssa Samuels

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!

A group of women pose in a group photo holding multi-colored bags they have woven, and stand in front of a wooden cottage.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Equipment & Infrastructure, Human Rights & Justice, Livelihoods

Building Economic Agency for Women

by Devin McGrath-Conwell

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.

Shannon Casey poses with fellow jiu-jitsu students in their training room

Funded Projects, Middlebury, Americas, Middle East & North Africa, Africa, Civic Engagement, Livelihoods, Sports & Play, Youth

MIIS Projects for Peace Grantees Tackle Pressing Global Issues

by Emily Cipriani

A spotlight on two Middlebury Institute students and one alumna who implemented development projects through Projects for Peace.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Asia, Middle East & North Africa, Education, Equipment & Infrastructure, Health & Well-being, Livelihoods

A Look into Students' Projects for Peace

by Maria Klipfel

After becoming a Projects for Peace partner institution in 2019, Concordia College grantees had to delay their projects until summer 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read on to discover how each grantee adapted their project, and more on Concordia’s hopes for future projects.