Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Technology, Youth
A STEM Grows in Ghana
Projects for Peace participants Eleanor Goddard ’25 and Stephen Amankonah Sekyere ’27 bring technology—and hope—to middle-schoolers in West Africa
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Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Equipment & Infrastructure
RMC Alumna Aims to Boost Literacy in Liberia Through Project for Peace Library
Through a $10,000 Project for Peace grant, Birch spent the summer after her graduation helping create a library at Leap of Faith Academy, an elementary school in Liberia’s capital city of Monrovia.
Funded Projects, Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Technology, Youth
A Childhood Dream
Engineering student wins Project for Peace grant to establish technology center in Tanzania
Funded Projects, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Europe, Education, Social Cohesion
Recent Grads Win $10K Grant For Project on Peacebuilding in Language Classrooms
Peacebuilding is not just for world leaders and diplomats. In fact, it’s something that educators can and frequently do in their classrooms—especially language educators.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Europe, Asia, Education, Social Cohesion, Youth
Peace in Russia and Ukraine: Johnnies Build Bridges Between Home Nations via St. John’s-Style Seminar
St John’s students spend summer promoting peaceful dialogue among citizens of feuding nation through seminar-style classes.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Livelihoods, Technology, Youth
Youths in Anambra Benefit from Transformative Digital Skills Bootcamp
Led by Excellence Anurika Joshua, a Master of Development Engineering candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Mastercard Foundation Scholar, the initiative aimed to empower young men through digital education.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Asia, Agriculture, Education, Equipment & Infrastructure, Livelihoods, Technology
Making a Real-World Difference
Colby’s two Projects for Peace grantees will use their $10,000 grant to improve internet access and help farmers in Nepal.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Europe, Asia, Education, Environment, Technology, Youth
Two University of Richmond Students Receive Projects for Peace Grants for Work in Armenia and Taiwan
Students ran a STEM Camp for refugees and promoted environmental peace.
Funded Projects, Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Health & Well-being, Youth
Recent Graduate Launched Thriving Nonprofit in Home Country of Tanzania During Sophomore Year at Westminster
Swai was the recipient of a Projects for Peace award in both 2022 and 2023, which she used to help provide school lunches for children in her home country of Tanzania.
Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Middlebury, Africa, Agriculture, Education, Technology
Alumni Award Winner Bienfait Mugenza Delivers Keynote on Conflict Transformation through Peace Entrepreneurship
The 2024 Alumni Award Winner delivered his address virtually to students at Middlebury’s Conflict Transformation Experiential Programs Reflection Dinner.