Europe

Bringing Financial Education to Women via Projects for Peace

Sonia Paul — 2025-05-09T10:02:28-0400

Mount Holyoke College student Alexandra Mihailopol ’26 has been selected by Middlebury College as a recipient of a Projects for Peace grant. She will offer financial literacy education to women in rural Romania via her EmpowHER project.

Recent Grads Win $10K Grant For Project on Peacebuilding in Language Classrooms

Sierra Abukins — 2025-04-14T08:35:44-0400

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.

Peace in Russia and Ukraine: Johnnies Build Bridges Between Home Nations via St. John’s-Style Seminar

Gabriela Forte — 2025-03-17T11:07:15-0400

St John’s students spend summer promoting peaceful dialogue among citizens of feuding nation through seminar-style classes.

Two University of Richmond Students Receive Projects for Peace Grants for Work in Armenia and Taiwan

University of Richmond — 2024-10-28T08:10:39-0400

Students ran a STEM Camp for refugees and promoted environmental peace.

Not Just a Number: GW Students Amplify Voices of Ukrainian Refugees and NGOs

Nick Erickson — 2024-10-28T07:48:16-0400

George Washington University undergraduates Nataliya Layer, Lydia Miller, Liana Moldovanu and Anja Ree spent six weeks in Eastern Europe documenting the human toll of Russia’s war against Ukraine through personal narratives.

Connecticut College Grantee Focuses on Educational Community

Connecticut College — 2023-07-27T15:35:14-0400

Inspired by her lived experience, Olha Vasyliv will enact educational workshops for refugee children in Ukraine and Austria.

Seeking Justice for the Armenian Genocide, One Story at a Time

Devin McGrath-Conwell — 2022-08-02T16:58:43-0400

Launched as a Project for Peace in 2017, the Rerooted Archive celebrates five years of documenting stories from Armenians displaced by conflict. Read on for the story of how an idea grew into a sustained, global, initiative.

Language and Libraries

Devin McGrath-Conwell — 2022-03-17T13:22:30-0400

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!

Actions to Support Ukraine

Devin McGrath-Conwell — 2022-03-01T15:31:02-0500

With input from Ukrainian students studying at Middlebury College, the Student Government Association (SGA) compiled a list of actions and resources for those interested in supporting Ukraine.