Projects for Peace
Projects for Peace is an initiative for all Lewis & Clark College undergraduate students to design their own grassroots projects for peace that they themselves will implement anywhere in the world during the summer. The Projects for Peace program began in 2007, and Lewis & Clark students have applied and won at least one of the grants each year since then.
A $10,000 award is given annually to an individual or group (undergraduates only) that submits the winning proposal.
Funding for the $10,000 award comes from Shelby Davis to honor his mother, Mrs. Kathryn Wasserman Davis, a lifelong internationalist and journalist, who celebrated her 100th birthday in February of 2007 by donating $1 million for 100 grants stating, “I want to use my 100th birthday to help young people launch some immediate initiatives that could bring new thinking to the prospects for peace in the world.” Mrs. Davis was the mother of Shelby Davis who funds the Davis United World College Scholars Program at Lewis & Clark College and at 91 other colleges and universities in the United States. What began as a one time birthday grant has become an annual program.
More information about Projects for Peace and a Question/Answer website are available.
An open information session about the 2024 Projects for Peace grant program and the winning project for 2023 will be held on Thursday, Oct. 5 from 6:00-7:00PM in Fowler 350. Selection committee chair Brian White will explain the proposal selections process and answer questions about the Projects for Peace Program.
A working session to get feedback on proposal ideas from the Projects for Peace committee members will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 4:30-5:30PM in Fowler 350. Committee members will give feedback on proposal drafts and answer questions about proposals in progress.
The application deadline for 2024 Projects for Peace grant proposals is Monday, November 13, 2023 by 4:00 PM PST.
If you would like to share your ideas or ask questions of other applicants, you can send an email to the Projects for Peace listserv at: projects-for-peace@lclark.edu.
For more information, contact:
Brian White, Associate Dean of Students
Projects for Peace
c/o International Students and Scholars - MSC 192
Lewis & Clark College
0615 SW Palatine Hill Road
Portland, OR 97219
Winning Proposal 2024
Better Health For Displaced Burkinabe
Student: Latifatou Savadogo
Better Health For Displaced Burkinabe: Winning Proposal and Budget
Winning Proposal 2023
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The picture was taken at the Kigali Peace Community Center (Kigali Genocide Memorial) on the second day of Kuganira Mental Health workshop. On that particular day, the session was designed only for parents, and participants were playing out a scenario based on the types of parents and their tendencies to cause family strife.Rene Pacifique Amani -
On the fifth day of the class, the picture was taken at the Kigali Peace Community Center (Kigali Genocide Memorial). The workshop were focusing to teach young people how to understand their parents' pasts and to discuss how to assist their parents in recovering from their traumatic upbringings.Rene Pacifque Amani -
The picture was taken during the second week of the workshop at the Kigali Peace Community Center (Kigali Genocide Memorial). Parents and their kids participated in a panel discussion to explore safety measures that can be taken at home.
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The picture was taken during the second week of workshop at the Kigali Peace Community Center (Kigali Genocide Memorial). No matter how badly your brain is harmed, it can recover from that, as demonstrated by one of the group's experiments showing how polluted water can become clean.
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On the final day of the workshop, the picture was taken at the Kigali Peace Community Center (Kigali Genocide Memorial). The image of the Genocide victims caught the attention of two participants. The purpose of this journey was to learn and remember.Rene Pacifique Amani
Kuganira Mental Health Project
Student: Rene Amani Pacifique
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Winning Proposal 2022
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Workshopping in Zoom. Salta Province, Argentina.
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(From left to right) Victoria Justiniano, José Maidana, Milagros Valenzuela, Karen Teruelo, and Luis Alfaro on closing event. Salta, Argentina. -
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José Maidana and speaker providing workshop on soft skills, public speaking. Salta Province, Argentina.
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Children playing around a table at Snack House. Salta, Argentina.
IMPACT.AR: Social Change, Community, and Resilience
Student: José Manuel Maidana Cejas
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#MoreThanAMinority: Reducing Discrimination Through Interactive Exhibitions, Jovo Janjetovic ’23 Lewis & Clark College
Student: Jovo Janetovic ’23
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Winning Proposal 2020
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Espacios de Autocuidado: Awareness and Healing for Women in Iztapalapa, Mexico City Daniela Zamora Alcaraz ’20, Mexico, Lewis & Clark College
Student: Daniela Zamora Alcaraz ’20
“Espacios de Autocuidado: Awareness and Healing for Women in Iztapalapa, Mexico City”: Winning Proposal and Budget
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Winning Proposal 2019
Sports Education for Social Transformation: “Proyecto Deportivo FTM Ecuador”
Student: Maria Laura Andrade Laso ’18
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Winning Proposal 2018
Environmental Education Summer Camp to Empower and Inspire Haitian and Dominican Girls
Students: Samantha Hernandez ’21 and Yeny Soler Sandino ’21
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Winning Proposal 2017
Planting the Seeds of Peace Ambassadors in Northern Uganda
Students: Nellie Trenga-Schein ’17, Max Clary ’18, and Seren Villwock ’19
Planting the Seeds of Peace Ambassadors in Northern Uganda-Winning Proposal and Budget
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Winning Proposal 2016
Teamwork Through Verbal Communication, Leadership and Goal Achievement- The Advancement of Youth-Cairo, Egypt
Students: Hamdan Alameri ’18, Burnley Truax 17, Reham Bahauddin ’16, Jessica Rosenblatt ’17, Isabella Irtifa ’18
Teamwork Through Verbal Communication, Leadership & Goal Achievement-Winning Proposal and Budget
Teamwork Through Verbal Communication, Leadership & Goal Achievement-Final Report and Budget
Winning Proposal 2015
Teaching Tolerance Through Computer Education in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
Students: Valcourt Honore ’17, Kayla Nachtsheim ’15, Parul Sohal ’17
Teaching Tolerance Through Computer Education Winning Proposal and Budget
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Winning Proposal 2014
Teaching to Build Trust, Connections & Friendship in Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar. Students: Nway Khine ’15 and Sam Shugart ’15.
Teaching to Build Trust, Connections & Friendship Final Report
Teaching to Build Trust, Connections & Friendship Final Budget
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Winning Proposal 2013
Women’s Dance and Self-Defense for Peace & Empowerment. Students: Miranda Benson ’13 and Hillary Patin ’14.
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Winning Proposal 2012
YES! Youth Engagement for Somalis. Students: Nima Mohamed ’15 and Hannah McCain ’12.
Winning Proposals 2011
Lewis & Clark is proud to announce that the College won two 100 Projects for Peace awards in 2011!
Drilling Well, Providing Clean Water and Promoting Peace in Borena, Ethiopia. Students: Brook (Selam) Mentire ’11, Leah Scott-Zechlin ’11, Mihret Teklemichael ’12, Temesghen Habte ’12, and Seile Alemayehu ’13.
Tools for Tolerance: Human Rights Education in Casablanca, Morocco. Students: Samantha Stein ’11 and students from Lewis & Clark’s overseas program in Morocco.
Winning Proposal 2010
Peace Through the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance in Qinghai Province, China Students: David Willis, Jesse Schouboe, and Sara Eichelberger
Winning Proposal 2009
Crafting Peace: An Artisans’ Collective for Empowering Widows and Destitute Women of Vrindavan, India
Student: Katie Walter
- 2009 Project Proposal
- View Katie Walter’s website of the VKG Artisan’s Collective
- Read this article on Katie’s work at the artisan’s collective!
Winning Proposal-2008
Cultivating Peace: Empowering the Orphaned Children of Criamar in Ceilândia, Brazil Students: Claire Battaglia, James Cotton, Casey Nelson, and Betto van Waarden.
Winning Proposal-2007
Intimate Violence and Visions for Peace in El Viejo, Nicaragua Students: Elizabeth Fussell, Kate Iris Hilburger, Frazer Lanier, and Megan McBride,
Lewis & Clark College; Loren Speer, Metropolitan State College of Denver