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.
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.
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.
Ariha Shahed will focus her work this summer on supporting Bangladeshi families living in extreme poverty along the country’s railway tracks, communities that often go unnoticed.
Two University of Richmond seniors—Ngan Bui and Elspeth Collard—have Projects for Peace grants. They will focus on human trafficking and human-wildlife interaction.
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!
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.
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.
The College of Idaho’s Suely Soeiro and Emily Freko worked together on their Project for Peace, “She Codes for Peace – Girl Empowerment through Coding,” this past summer in Angola.