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Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Education, Technology, Youth
This summer, Jonathan Tamen will implement his project Students Helping Hands, which aims to address disparities in education in Miami Beach, Florida.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Asia, Africa, Environment, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice
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.
Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Asia, Environment, Sports & Play
by Moyo Akinola
After completing a Project for Peace as an undergraduate at St. Olaf College, Duy Ha has continued his community engagement work in his native Vietnam.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Education, Environment, Youth
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!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Human Rights & Justice, Social Cohesion, Youth
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.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Civic Engagement, Environment, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice, Youth
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.
Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Asia, Environment, Equipment & Infrastructure, Health & Well-being
by Anmol Irfan
Projects for Peace and Williams College alum Hamza Farrukh has continued the work he started in 2014 to help Pakistanis impacted by flooding access clean drinking water.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Livelihoods, Technology, Youth
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.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Livelihoods, Youth
University of Richmond student Amara Ugochukwu spent her summer in Nigeria working on a project to help solve youth unemployment. The project included exploring vendors at a local market.
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Arts, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice, Youth
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.
