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Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Livelihoods, Youth
“I’ve always been passionate about bringing change, and being a chemistry major does not change the fact that I want to be impactful in my community,” says Michell Mamombe ’27.
Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Americas, Middle East & North Africa, Multi-national, Documentation & Preservation, Human Rights & Justice, Social Cohesion, Youth
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.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Europe, Middle East & North Africa, Multi-national, Arts, Documentation & Preservation, Youth
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.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Equipment & Infrastructure, Livelihoods, Youth
He will use the grant to establish a multipurpose educational and training center called “Nour Al Bayan Wal Huda” (Lighthouse of Eloquence and Guidance), in his hometown of Bassar in the West African coastal country of Togo.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Social Cohesion, Youth
Both students will travel to their home countries this summer to lead community-based programs centered around youth engagement and education.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Education, Social Cohesion, Youth
Jackson’s project aims to address the disproportionality in discipline rates between student groups in the school district and the correlation of suspensions with increased dropout rates and involvement in the legal system.
Funded Projects, Africa, Agriculture, Arts, Education, Equipment & Infrastructure, Livelihoods, Youth
by Gabby Nelson
Benedicte and Alexander conceived of these projects separately, but the connection between the projects extends further than the fact that they both take place in West Africa.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Africa, Education, Livelihoods, Technology, Youth
Ruth Olujobi ’25 and Victor Souza ’26 have each received a Projects for Peace grant to work on self-designed initiatives in Nigeria and Brazil.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Health & Well-being, Youth
The Lekelela Initiative aims not only to create peace but also to address the roots of its absence: the lack of educational support that can alter the trajectory of young lives. (1856)
Funded Projects, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Americas, Education, Human Rights & Justice, Livelihoods, Youth
by Penn Today
Jin is one of 16 students chosen as a 2025-26 Luce Scholar by the Henry Luce Foundation.
