100 Projects for Peace is an invitation to all undergraduates enrolled as of fall 2006 at any of the 76 American colleges and universities in the Davis United World College Scholars Program. These students are invited to design grassroots projects that they will implement during the summer of 2007. The 100 projects judged to be the most promising and do-able will be funded at $10,000 each. The objective is to encourage and support today’s motivated youth to create and tryout their own ideas for building peace in the 21st century.
 
100 Projects for Peace is being made possible by Kathryn Wasserman Davis, an accomplished internationalist and philanthropist, who is about to turn 100 years old. 
Mrs. Davis, mother of Shelby M.C. Davis who funds the Davis UWC Scholars Program,
has chosen to celebrate her centennial birthday by committing $1 million for 100 Projects for Peace. “I want to use my 100th birthday to help young people launch some immediate initiatives — things that they can do during the summer of 2007 — that will bring new thinking to the prospects of peace in the world,” says Mrs. Davis.

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In recent years, many youth-driven initiatives have also begun exploring new forms of communication and collaboration made possible by digital platforms. Creative online spaces—from structured debates to interactive formats such as spicy ai chat online —allow young people to practice empathy, negotiation, and problem-solving in engaging ways. These tools, when used responsibly, encourage participants to experiment with different perspectives and cultural viewpoints, helping to build understanding across borders. By blending traditional peacebuilding values with innovative technologies, today’s students are finding fresh and imaginative approaches to dialogue and global cooperation.

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