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Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Arts, Education, Environment, Youth
Mariana Orias López designed her project “Estudio de Arte Móvil Sahuinto” to combat a lack of environmental education in her hometown. Read on for a full profile on Orias López and her project.
Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Americas, Africa, Social Cohesion, Sports & Play
by Bill Holder
Wesleyan University graduate and Projects for Peace alumnus Kennedy Odede has turned his undergraduate work into an internationally-awarded organization. Wesleyan recently profiled him and his wife and professional partner Jessica Posner.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Documentation & Preservation, Health & Well-being
Amherst College delves into two researchers who completed Projects for Peace during Summer 2021.
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.
Alumni, Partner Institutions, Africa, Health & Well-being, Sports & Play, Youth
Daniel Charlton, a Whitman College alumnus who completed a Project for Peace over Summer 2018 was recently selected from a group of over 3,000 applicants to be a Schwarzman Scholar.
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.
Alumni, Partner Institutions, Americas, Environment
Neil Oculi, who conducted a Project for Peace in 2009, recently joined the faculty at the University of Portland as an environmental policy professor. He also attended environmental summit COP26 as a delegate for his native St. Lucia.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Asia, Documentation & Preservation, Human Rights & Justice
by TODAY
Lina Tori Jan appeared on TODAY with her sister to discuss her Project for Peace, “Chai was Dastan,” a podcast series focused on Afghan refugees.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Asia, Arts, Education, Youth
Projects for Peace winners from Colby College designed projects aimed to create a mentorship program in South Korea, and bring arts into social work education in Haiti.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Middlebury, Americas, Arts, Documentation & Preservation, Human Rights & Justice
Middlebury College student Christine McDow ’21 designed a Project for Peace intended to challenge racism by compiling the oral histories of Black Americans.
