Anna Valiante '10, a sociology major from Wilson, Wyo., has been awarded the $10,000 Kathryn Wasserman Davis Projects for Peace grant for her proposal, “Pirambu Peace Project: Building skills and empowering the children of the Pirambu neighborhood in Fortaleza, Brazil, Summer 2010.” 

The eight-week project is designed to empower adolescents from the Pirambu neighborhood of Fortaleza through photography and English language skills. Students will be recruited from two local high schools and will work with ACARTES, a local organization that serves disadvantaged youth in the area.

Read more about the grant.