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Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Asia, Documentation & Preservation, Human Rights & Justice, Social Cohesion, Technology
University of Richmond student Lina Tori Jan created her podcast series “Chai wa Dastan” (“Tea and a Tale”) to preserve and celebrate the stories of Afghan refugees like her and her sister. Read all about her project here!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Middlebury
The 2022 cohort of Projects for Peace grantees come from 85 partner institutions and will carry out one hundred and twenty-nine projects. Check out the full list here!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Civic Engagement, Education, Equipment & Infrastructure, Social Cohesion, Youth
Skidmore College grantee Korotoumou “Katy” Ballo designed her project, “Learning Center for Peace to Rebuild Anyama,” to address social and cultural divides in her hometown stemming from the aftermath of civil war. Read on for more about her and her project!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Arts, Health & Well-being, Technology
A group of SCAD students designed a project to leverage the power of VR to bring peace to Hospice patients. Read more about their work here!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Europe, Education, Social Cohesion, Youth
Lake Forest College student Valdrin Halitjaha designed “Language and Libraries: Expanding Educational Resources for Kosovar Youth through English Learning and Library Access” to aid young students in his home country. Read more about him and his work here!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Environment, Technology
Gettysburg College classmates Julia Clevinger and Katharine Watson partnered with Tanzanian company Consumer’s Choice Ltd. (CCL) to provide clean cookstoves to members of a local community. Read more about this project here!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Middle East & North Africa, Agriculture, Environment, Equipment & Infrastructure
Concordia College student Amina Fatkhulloeva designed her Project for Peace, “Water to Promote Food Security in Varzi-Kanda Village, Tajikistan,” to combat food insecurity in her hometown. Read on to learn about her and her work!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Africa, Education, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice, Youth
College of Idaho student Diane Toussaint Mbahoze designed her Project for Peace to confront insufficient sex education and access to sexual health services in her home country of Rwanda. Read more about her work here!
Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Arts, Education, Environment, Youth
Mariana Orias López designed her project “Estudio de Arte Móvil Sahuinto” to combat a lack of environmental education in her hometown. Read on for a full profile on Orias López and her project.
Sustained Impact, Alumni, Partner Institutions, Americas, Africa, Social Cohesion, Sports & Play
by Bill Holder
Wesleyan University graduate and Projects for Peace alumnus Kennedy Odede has turned his undergraduate work into an internationally-awarded organization. Wesleyan recently profiled him and his wife and professional partner Jessica Posner.
