Alumni / en Planting Seeds of Hope /projects-peace/planting-seeds-hope Named after the Armenian word for hope, Nana Hayrumyan’s project aimed to “catalyze personal, intellectual, and communal growth” among its 29 Artsakh refugee participants.  2025-11-03T10:51:29-0500 Claire Williams 23534 Empowering Women and Transforming Africa: Breaking the Gender Lens /projects-peace/empowering-women-and-transforming-africa-breaking-gender-lens “Capital is power. When women entrepreneurs gain access to capital, entire communities move forward and economies grow stronger.”  2025-11-03T10:45:53-0500 Dominique Mondragon Vidal 23533 MC Alumna Maryam Iftikhar ’20 Regained Her Passion for Social Justice Through the Renaissance Scholars Program /projects-peace/mc-alumna-maryam-iftikhar-20-regained-her-passion-social-justice-through-renaissance Project for Peace alum Maryam Iftikhar has continued her work in diplomacy and peacebuilding through a range of initiatives. 2025-06-17T10:25:39-0400 Peninnah Victor and Ezra Pine 23222 A Medal for a Model Student /projects-peace/medal-model-student Bibatshu Thapa Chhetri ‘25 receives the Condon Medal during Colby’s 204th Commencement. It’s the highest honor given to a graduating senior. 2025-06-17T10:19:41-0400 Colby News 23221 Dominic Needham: UMaine 2025 Co-Salutatorian /projects-peace/dominic-needham-umaine-2025-co-salutatorian The Projects for Peace alum is a microbiology major and member of the Honors College 2025-05-09T10:51:46-0400 The University of Maine 23138 Bridge2Rwanda Fellow, Bienfait H. Mugenza, Promoting Peace Through Entrepreneurship in the DRC /projects-peace/bridge2rwanda-fellow-bienfait-h-mugenza-promoting-peace-through-entrepreneurship-drc 2025-04-23T10:45:29-0400 Projects for Peace 23074 Penn Fourth-Year Annabelle Jin Named 2025-26 Luce Scholar /projects-peace/penn-fourth-year-annabelle-jin-named-2025-26-luce-scholar Jin is one of 16 students chosen as a 2025-26 Luce Scholar by the Henry Luce Foundation. 2025-04-14T15:20:45-0400 Penn Today 23040 Bard College Student Aleksandar Vitanov ’25 Named a Schwarzman Scholar /projects-peace/bard-college-student-aleksandar-vitanov-25-named-schwarzman-scholar Projects for Peace alum Aleksandar Vitanov ’25 has been announced as a recipient of a prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship for 2025-26 2025-04-14T10:46:10-0400 Bard College 23032 Skidmore Grad Opens Library in Ivory Coast /projects-peace/skidmore-grad-opens-library-ivory-coast A Skidmore College alum who grew up in Anyama, Ivory Coast  amidst a decade-long civil war returned to her hometown to open a library. 2025-04-14T10:42:41-0400 Jonathon Norcross 23031 Steven Mukum ’26 Receives Two Awards Geared to Students at Forefront of Social Change /projects-peace/steven-mukum-26-receives-two-awards-geared-students-forefront-social-change Projects for Peace alum Steven (Tuti) Mukum has received both the John Lewis Young Leaders Fellowship and The Diana Award 2025-04-14T10:35:13-0400 Ryan Dougherty 23030