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.
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.
Important Dates for the 2026 Projects for Peace Grant:
- September 22, 2025, 5:00PM Information Session Fowler 350
- October 23, 2025, 3:00PM Proposal Working Session Fowler 350
- November 3, 2025, 4:00PM Proposal Submission Deadline
For more information, contact:
Brian White, Associate Dean of Students
Projects for Peace
c/o International Students and Scholars - MSC 192
Lewis & Clark College
615 S. Palatine Hill Road Portland OR 97219
bdwhite@lclark.edu
Winning Proposals 2025
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Children coming together to write slogans in the newly built communal taps. -
An awareness session conducted in a government school about hygiene, sanitation and caste discrimination. -
Awareness programs delivered in the high castes Brahmin neighborhoods about caste discrimination. -
A family of twelve in front of their newly built communal tap.
Building Peace Through Water Supply
Student: Shubhika Baral
Building Peace Through Water Supply: Winning Proposal and Budget
Building Peace Through Water Supply: Final Report and Budget
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Group photo of students who participated in the HWI Youth Wellness Camp, taken just before beginning a yoga class. -
Students at West Union Gardens participating in a U-pick activity, gathering fresh blackberries as part of the camp’s farm field trip. -
Group photo of all students and participants from the Inquiry for Justice Summer Program. -
Students hiking Horsetail Falls in the Columbia Gorge on Day 4 of the HWI Youth Wellness Camp, pictured as we walked beneath the waterfall’s crevice. -
A yoga session at the youth wellness camp led by instructor Nick, who closed class with students resting in savasana while he played acoustic guitar.
Holistic Wellness Initiative
Student: Nichole Champion
Holistic Wellness Initiative: Winning Proposal and Budget
Holistic Wellness Initiative: Final Report and Budget
Winning Proposal 2024
Better Health For Displaced Burkinabé
Student: Latifatou Savadogo
Better Health For Displaced Burkinabé: Winning Proposal and Budget
Better Health For Internally Displaced Burkinabé: Final Report 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.Credit: 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.Credit: 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.Credit: Rene Pacifique Amani
Kuganira Mental Health Project
Student: Rene Amani Pacifique
Kuganira Mental Health Project: Winning Proposal and Budget
Kuganira Mental Health Project: Final Report and Budget
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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Guest speaker providing workshop. Salta, Argentina. -
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
IMPACT.AR: Social Change, Community, and Resilience: Winning Proposal and Budget
MPACT.AR: Social Change, Community, and Resilience: Final Report and Budget
Winning Proposal 2021
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#MoreThanAMinority: Reducing Discrimination Through Interactive Exhibitions
Student: Jovo Janetovic ’23
“#MoreThanAMinority: Reducing Discrimination Through Interactive Exhibitions”: Winning Proposal and Budget
“#MoreThanAMinority: Reducing Discrimination Through Interactive Exhibitions”: Final Report and Final Budget
Winning Proposal 2020
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Espacios de Autocuidado: Awareness and Healing for Women in Iztapalapa, Mexico City -
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Espacios de Autocuidado: Awareness and Healing for Women in Iztapalapa, Mexico City
Espacios de Autocuidado: Awareness and Healing for Women in Iztapalapa, Mexico City
Student: Daniela Zamora Alcaraz ’20
“Espacios de Autocuidado: Awareness and Healing for Women in Iztapalapa, Mexico City”: Winning Proposal and Budget
“Espacios de Autocuidado: Awareness and Healing for Women in Iztapalapa, Mexico City”: Final Report and Final Budget
Winning Proposal 2019
Sports Education for Social Transformation: “Proyecto Deportivo FTM Ecuador”
Student: Maria Laura Andrade Laso ’18
Sports Education for Social Transformation: “Proyecto Deportivo FTM Ecuador”—Winning Proposal and Budget
Sports Education for Social Transformation: “Proyecto Deportivo FTM Ecuador”—Final Report and Final Budget
Winning Proposal 2018
Environmental Education Summer Camp to Empower and Inspire Haitian and Dominican Girls
Students: Samantha Hernandez ’21 and Yeny Soler Sandino ’21
Environmental Education Summer Camp to Empower and Inspire Haitian and Dominican Girls—Winning Proposal & Budget
Environmental Education Summer Camp to Empower and Inspire Haitian and Dominican Girls—Final Report and Final Budget
Winning Proposal 2017
Credit: Photo by Saskia Sichermann
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
Planting the Seeds of Peace Ambassadors in Northern Uganda-Final Report and Budget
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