Middle East & North Africa

A collage of two photos, one of Majd AlSehnawi ’28 and another of Yuki Nagura ’28 and Isara Moriya ’28.

Iftikhar speaking at the International Religious Freedom Forum at the National Press Club, November 2022.

Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Americas, Middle East & North Africa, Multi-national, Documentation & Preservation, Human Rights & Justice, Social Cohesion, Youth

MC Alumna Maryam Iftikhar ’20 Regained Her Passion for Social Justice Through the Renaissance Scholars Program

by Peninnah Victor and Ezra Pine

Project for Peace alum Maryam Iftikhar has continued her work in diplomacy and peacebuilding through a range of initiatives.

Zakira Bakhshi stands outside with arms crossed.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Europe, Middle East & North Africa, Multi-national, Arts, Documentation & Preservation, Youth

Yale Junior Receives Projects for Peace Award

by YaleNews

Yale’s Zakira Bakhshi was awarded a Projects for Peace grant for her work focuses on the climate-conflict nexus, particularly in frontline communities.

Allie Stankewich ’23 (r) and students at THEMI Primary School in Arusha, Tanzania, proudly holding their cabbage plant seedlings that they grew from seed in their new school garden, ready to be transplanted into a larger plot of land.

Funded Projects, Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Asia, Middle East & North Africa, Agriculture, Environment, Equipment & Infrastructure, Social Cohesion

Cultivating a Community of Care

by Emily Innes

Through the Davis Projects for Peace Grant and a Fulbright ETA, Allie Stankewich ’23 is building relationships with the communities she serves in East Africa.

Facing away from the camera, a women in an orange headscarf pulls a needle and thread through a new cross-stitch project.

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

by Brianna Patterson

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.

Green background with large white text "Bi-communal Musical Dialogues for Peace" next to a white and yellow illustration of a dove carrying a quarter note in its beak.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Middle East & North Africa, Arts, Education, Social Cohesion

Bi-communal Musical Dialogue for Peace

by Eleni Philippou

Elina Georgiou and Stephanie Kalavazidou designed “Bi-communal Musical Dialogues for Peace” to bridge divided Cypriot communities through music. Read more here!

Osama Abdelrahman poses in a long-sleeve shirt designed with horizontal blue, white, and gray lines. He stands in front of a long hallway.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Middle East & North Africa, Education, Social Cohesion, Youth

Oberlin Student Osama Abdelrahman ’23 Receives Projects for Peace Grant

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.

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.

Left: black and white photo of Femi Higgins smiling. Right: color photo of Mohamed Ahmed smiling.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Middlebury, Americas, Middle East & North Africa, Civic Engagement, Education, Youth

Middlebury Institute Celebrates 2022 Projects for Peace Grant Recipients

by Jessie Raymond

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.

A group of villagers pose for a photo behind a rush of water spewing from a newly constructed irrigation channel

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Middle East & North Africa, Agriculture, Environment, Equipment & Infrastructure

Water to Promote Food Security

by Devin McGrath-Conwell

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!