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Valeska Kohan and Amanda de Souza, both wearing black shirts, pose smiling for the camera with their arms around each other in front of a white wall and multi-hue blue painting.

Macalester College students Valeska Kohan and Amanda de Souza hope to use their Projects for Peace grant to train Brazilian teachers in anti-racist classroom approaches.

Weatherspoon, wearing an orange t-shirt, poses in a dimly lit living room with their book of poetry held in their hands.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Arts, Education, Health & Well-being, Youth

Bowdoin College Grantee Pursues Peace through Poetry

by Jane Godiner

As the Bowdoin community moves into the second half of the spring semester, Weatherspoon ’25 is preparing to launch a life-changing summer program for children in the foster care system.

Giovanna Novi, wearing a light blue sweater, black pants, and gray boots, smiles and sits in a brown chair placed in front of white bookshelves.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Education, Social Cohesion, Technology

Colby College Grantee to Cultivate Communication Skills

by Laura Meader

Giovanni Novi will use her Projects for Peace grant to develop a curriculum, build an online platform, and deliver workshops and webinars to caregivers and professionals working with seniors in medical, social service, and retirement-living settings.

Jonathan Tamen poses smiling outside wearing a slate grey puffer jacket and white t-shirt with the text "helping hands" in black just visible.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Education, Technology, Youth

Clark University Student to Address Disparities in the Classroom

by Clark University

This summer, Jonathan Tamen will implement his project Students Helping Hands, which aims to address disparities in education in Miami Beach, Florida.

Mauro José Ramírez Azofeifa, wearing a yellow shirt, black pants, ball cap, and surgical mask, poses with three children and their parents.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Education, Environment, Youth

Projects for Peace Grantees Focus on Environmental Education

by COA Communications

College of the Atlantic’s Mauro José Ramírez Azofeifa co-founded Visionarios de Paz, an environmental education organization based in his hometown of Palmichal, Costa Rica with his $10,000 Projects for Peace grant. Read all about him and his work!

A group of teenagers huddle together and smile for the camera.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Human Rights & Justice, Social Cohesion, Youth

Building an Empowering Space for Young Asian American Women

by Ginny Sharkey

Denison University grantee Joan Do-Truong used her Projects for Peace grant to create programs to build a community for young Asian American women where they could share their experiences and gain the knowledge to create lasting change in their communities.

A group of young people, all wearing the same white t-shirt with a green and blue emblem, pose for a silly group photo in front of a log cabin.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Civic Engagement, Environment, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice, Youth

Bowdoin Grantees Prove the Power of Taking Action

by Rebecca Goldfine

The two of Projects for Peace grants made progress this summer on the issues they’re committed to solving: addressing environmental threats in Serbia and ending the practice of female genital mutilation.

Emily Zhang, wearing a navy blazer and white blouse, smiles for the camera in front of a series of marble columns opening up to the waterfront.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Arts, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice, Youth

Building Bonds Through Books

by Nick Erickson

Led by George Washington alumna Emily Zhang, a team is using a Projects for Peace grant to fight stigmas of children with incarcerated parents through literature.

Two hands holds a red pendant shaped like a pomegranate with the word Rerooted superimposed in white text.

Funded Projects, Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Americas, Europe, Multi-national, Documentation & Preservation, Human Rights & Justice

Seeking Justice for the Armenian Genocide, One Story at a Time

by Devin McGrath-Conwell

Launched as a Project for Peace in 2017, the celebrates five years of documenting stories from Armenians displaced by conflict. Read on for the story of how an idea grew into a sustained, global, initiative.

Wearing a navy sweater, Elisabeth Sundberg poses for a photo in front of a green bush and white, marble, columns.

Funded Projects, Americas, Agriculture, Arts, Health & Well-being

Bard College Student Wins Projects for Peace Grant

by John Howell

Elisabeth Sunberg will use her Project for Peace to develop an initiative that addresses food insecurity in West Virginia.

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Macalester Students Seek to Empower Teachers in Brazil