Education

‘Meaningful change starts with empathy’

Turna Barua — 2025-11-03T10:58:29-0500

Turna Barua ’26 facilitates adult education classes in Bangladesh, supported by Projects for Peace grant

Planting Seeds of Hope

Claire Williams — 2025-11-03T10:51:29-0500

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.

Empowering Women and Transforming Africa: Breaking the Gender Lens

Dominique Mondragon Vidal — 2025-11-03T10:45:53-0500

“Capital is power. When women entrepreneurs gain access to capital, entire communities move forward and economies grow stronger.”

University of Richmond Student Receives Projects for Peace Grant to Support Women Artisans in Rural Pakistan

University of Richmond — 2025-11-03T10:23:34-0500

For Women Weave Change, Mobeen partnered with the Pakistani social development groups Democratic Commission for Human Development and Label STEP to improve the work environments of women carpet weavers in rural Pakisan.

New York duo brings tech revolution to rural Amritsar schools

Neha Saini — 2025-11-03T09:52:30-0500

Two Colgate Students Lead Projects for Peace Abroad

Tate Fonda — 2025-08-27T10:21:32-0400

The students’ projects address issues of substance abuse, mental health, and women’s health internationally.

Three Luther College Students to Empower Youth in Timor-Leste and Bangladesh through Projects for Peace Grants

Luther College — 2025-07-28T11:51:51-0400

Da Silva and Nguyen’s project, “Empowering Timorese Youth through Enhanced Education: Building a Future of Change and Progress,” focuses on education, leadership training and civic engagement for high school students living in rural areas.

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.

A Medal for a Model Student

Colby News — 2025-06-17T10:19:41-0400

Bibatshu Thapa Chhetri ‘25 receives the Condon Medal during Colby’s 204th Commencement. It’s the highest honor given to a graduating senior.

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.