Africa

Michell Mamombe ’27 Launches Program to Empower Zimbabwean Girls

Pomona College — 2025-06-17T10:35:07-0400

“I’ve always been passionate about bringing change, and being a chemistry major does not change the fact that I want to be impactful in my community,” says Michell Mamombe ’27.

Abdou-Latifou Dare ’27 wins $10,000 Projects for Peace grant

Connecticut College — 2025-06-17T10:09:08-0400

He will use the grant to establish a multipurpose educational and training center called “Nour Al Bayan Wal Huda” (Lighthouse of Eloquence and Guidance), in his hometown of Bassar in the West African coastal country of Togo.

Two Macalester Students Awarded Project for Peace Grants

Macalester College — 2025-06-17T09:54:30-0400

Both students will travel to their home countries this summer to lead community-based programs centered around youth engagement and education.

Two Trinity students receive Projects for Peace Grants for Work in Burkina Faso and Senegal

Gabby Nelson — 2025-06-17T09:42:01-0400

Benedicte and Alexander conceived of these projects separately, but the connection between the projects extends further than the fact that they both take place in West Africa.

Two Students Receive Peace Prizes to Expand Possibilities for Young People in their Home Countries

Rebecca Goldfine — 2025-05-10T06:55:43-0400

Ruth Olujobi ’25 and Victor Souza ’26 have each received a Projects for Peace grant to work on self-designed initiatives in Nigeria and Brazil.

Dominic Needham: UMaine 2025 Co-Salutatorian

The University of Maine — 2025-05-09T10:51:46-0400

The Projects for Peace alum is a microbiology major and member of the Honors College

From Portfolio Building to Peacebuilding

Nosipho Vilakazi — 2025-05-09T10:35:16-0400

The Lekelela Initiative aims not only to create peace but also to address the roots of its absence: the lack of educational support that can alter the trajectory of young lives. (1856)

Bridge2Rwanda Fellow, Bienfait H. Mugenza, Promoting Peace Through Entrepreneurship in the DRC

Projects for Peace — 2025-04-23T10:45:29-0400

Bard College Student Aleksandar Vitanov ’25 Named a Schwarzman Scholar

Bard College — 2025-04-14T10:46:10-0400

Projects for Peace alum Aleksandar Vitanov ’25 has been announced as a recipient of a prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship for 2025-26

Skidmore Grad Opens Library in Ivory Coast

Jonathon Norcross — 2025-04-14T10:42:41-0400

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.