Environment

Two Pitzer Students Promote Environmental Education With Projects for Peace Award

Bridgette Ramirez — 2025-11-03T10:40:58-0500

2025 Projects for Peace awardees Sammy Basa ’25 and Zhané Moledina ’25 are creating a community-led education project to preserve Sibuyan Island, a beacon of biodiversity in the Philippines.

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.

Two Columbia Students Named 2025 Projects for Peace Fellows

cmcardle@middlebury.edu — 2025-05-09T10:14:47-0400

Congratulations to Nina Kornfeld (CC’26) and Gulnazik Bakhramova (GS’26) on being named 2025 Projects for Peace recipients!

Cultivating a Community of Care

Emily Innes — 2025-03-17T10:53:19-0400

Through the Davis Projects for Peace Grant and a Fulbright ETA, Allie Stankewich ’23 is building relationships with the communities she serves in East Africa.

Building a community seed bank in Kenya

Valentina Dereani — 2024-10-28T08:24:34-0400

College of the Atlantic’s Valentina Dereani ’27 is advancing the preservation of biodiversity while empowering small-scale farmers.

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.

W&L Outcomes: Allie Stankewich

W&L News Office — 2023-10-24T15:15:18-0400

Allie Stankewich, a member of the 2023 Projects for Peace cohort from Washington & Lee, talks about her implementation experience, future plans, and how her time at W&L has shaped her.

University of Richmond Students Address Human-Wildlife Interaction and Human Trafficking

University of Richmond — 2023-05-01T12:06:09-0400

Two University of Richmond seniors—Ngan Bui and Elspeth Collard—have Projects for Peace grants. They will focus on human trafficking and human-wildlife interaction.

Community Engagement is a Marathon for St. Olaf Alumnus

Moyo Akinola — 2023-01-09T12:17:10-0500

After completing a Project for Peace as an undergraduate at St. Olaf College, Duy Ha has continued his community engagement work in his native Vietnam.

Projects for Peace Grantees Focus on Environmental Education

COA Communications — 2022-11-29T14:27:38-0500

College of the Atlantic’s Mauro José Ramírez Azofeifa co-founded Visionarios de Paz, an environmental education organization based in his hometown of Palmichal, Costa Rica with his $10,000 Projects for Peace grant. Read all about him and his work!