Documentation & Preservation

Bard Student Grace Miller-Trabold ’26 Awarded Davis Projects for Peace Grant

Bard College — 2025-04-14T10:51:28-0400

Miller-Trabold’s project will provide resources for youth workshops on Indigenous Oaxacan textile traditions.

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.

Alumni Award Winner Joseph Kaifala Speaks on Conflict Transformation

Devin McGrath-Conwell — 2023-08-03T14:14:49-0400

As part of Middlebury College’s recent “Summer Convening on Experiential Learning and Conflict Transformation,” inaugural Projects for Peace Alumni Award winner Joseph Kaifala visited campus.

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.

VIRAL LOVE: Painting a Nuanced Picture of Chinatown

Devin McGrath-Conwell — 2022-04-20T10:03:41-0400

Amherst College student Sabrina Lin developed the podcast VIRAL LOVE as the centerpiece of her Project for Peace, titled “Kung Flu’ Fighters: Illuminating Resilience & Solidarities among the Chinese Diaspora.” Read this full feature to learn more.

Chai wa Dastan: Podcasting to Preserve Refugee Stories

Devin McGrath-Conwell — 2022-04-15T10:28:03-0400

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!

Amherst College Highlights Two Research-Focused Projects for Peace

Katharine Duke — 2022-01-18T15:26:11-0500

Amherst College delves into two researchers who completed Projects for Peace during Summer 2021.

TODAY Features Grantee Lina Tori Jan

TODAY — 2021-11-23T11:14:11-0500

Lina Tori Jan appeared on TODAY with her sister to discuss her Project for Peace, “Chai was Dastan,” a podcast series focused on Afghan refugees.

Student’s ‘Project for Peace’ Challenges Racism through Oral History

Gaen Murphree — 2021-11-23T10:39:35-0500

Middlebury College student Christine McDow ’21 designed a Project for Peace intended to challenge racism by compiling the oral histories of Black Americans.