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Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Middle East & North Africa, Multi-national, Arts, Health & Well-being, Social Cohesion
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, Middle East & North Africa, Arts, Education, Social Cohesion
Elina Georgiou and Stephanie Kalavazidou designed “Bi-communal Musical Dialogues for Peace” to bridge divided Cypriot communities through music. Read more here!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Middle East & North Africa, Education, Social Cohesion, Youth
by Amanda Nagy
The third-year international student from Egypt is working to fill a void in extracurricular activities at high schools in his home country.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Middle East & North Africa, Africa, Arts, Education, Health & Well-being, Livelihoods, Social Cohesion, Youth
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, Middlebury, Americas, Middle East & North Africa, Civic Engagement, Education, Youth
This summer, Femi Higgins MAIEM ’21 and Mohamed Ahmed MAIPD ’23 will use their $10,000 Project for Peace grants for community projects that promote peace, understanding, and social change.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Middle East & North Africa, Agriculture, Environment, Equipment & Infrastructure
Concordia College student Amina Fatkhulloeva designed her Project for Peace, “Water to Promote Food Security in Varzi-Kanda Village, Tajikistan,” to combat food insecurity in her hometown. Read on to learn about her and her work!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Middle East & North Africa, Africa, Education, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice, Livelihoods, Youth
by Anna Brown
St. Olaf College celebrates three recent graduates who all completed Projects for Peace during 2020 or 2021.
Funded Projects, Middlebury, Americas, Middle East & North Africa, Africa, Civic Engagement, Livelihoods, Sports & Play, Youth
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
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.
