Peacework

05/21/2026

Last week was filled with learning, connection, and growth! 🍯📊

We were honored to support an incredible group of Business students from the Miami Herbert Business School as we partnered with Pueblo a Pueblo to share valuable tools and knowledge for their community projects. Volunteers supported financial literacy and entrepreneurship training for local beekeepers, youth leaders, and women’s savings groups, helping strengthen skills while generating new ideas for future growth and community impact. The group also experienced an Apitourism tour, learning more about beekeeping, sustainability, and local entrepreneurship. 🐝✨

A huge thank you to our local partners Pueblo a Pueblo for making this meaningful exchange possible and for their continued commitment to community-led development. 🌎🤝

05/19/2026

💙 Incredible impact from our University of Wisconsin-Madison Physician Assistant and Pharmacy students during their week in Belize! 🇧🇿

Across the communities of Red Bank, Green Gold, Santa Cruz, Valley Community, and Gales Point, this dedicated group provided compassionate care and meaningful support to residents and families.

Impact by the numbers:
🩺 265 community members served
💗 81 pap smears provided

Beyond the clinics, the team also donated surplus supplies to BFLA Dangriga and Hillside Clinic, extending their impact even further.

We’re proud of the compassion, professionalism, and teamwork this group demonstrated throughout the week. Thank you for your commitment to service and global health!

04/16/2026

🌎 Faculty & Program Leader Immersions: San Diego, CA & Tijuana, Mexico 🇺🇸🇲🇽

Via International and Peacework are bringing together faculty and program leaders for a powerful cross-border immersion experience in San Diego and Tijuana.

This unique opportunity brings together a national cohort of university leaders to explore the U.S.–Mexico border, one of the most complex and consequential regions in North America, through a relationship-driven approach.

✨ Why join?
Engage directly with community leaders, social entrepreneurs, migrant advocates, and policy practitioners to explore:
• Migration & human rights
• Social justice & ethics
• Chicano/Latinx studies & activism
• Civic engagement & youth empowerment
• Arts, culture & creative entrepreneurship
• Public policy & social impact

More than a site visit, this experience is designed to spark meaningful partnerships, collaborative program design, and long-term institutional engagement.

📅 Dates
• Cohort I: May 21–23, 2026
• Cohort II: August 20–22, 2026

🔗 Learn more: www.viainternational.org/usmexicobordersitevisits

📩 Questions? Contact Gabriel Reed (Via International Director of Innovation)
[email protected] | +1 (816) 808-9158

Join us in building cross-border partnerships that advance equity, sustainability, and collective impact.

11/03/2025

🌍 You bring the group. We bring the world.
With 36+ years of experience in 32 countries, Peacework provides trusted global support for programs that make an impact.
Learn more about our support packages below 👇
📩 [email protected]
| 🌐 peacework.org

05/22/2025

🌍✨ A group of engineering students from Virginia Tech has just landed in Peru, where they’ll spend the next 10 days contributing their skills to infrastructure projects at the incredible Potato Park — a unique biocultural reserve high in the Andes that protects native potato biodiversity and supports Quechua farming communities. 🌱🛠️

Through hands-on collaboration, they’ll be supporting sustainable development while learning from local knowledge keepers who steward one of the world’s most important centers of agricultural heritage. Stay tuned for updates from the field! 🇵🇪🥔

05/19/2025

This past week, students from the University of Miami’s Hyperion Council spent their time in the welcoming community of Guayabito, Costa Rica, leading business trainings for local women and entrepreneurship workshops for primary school children. 🌿📚✨

We’re so grateful for their dedication, energy, and the meaningful connections they built throughout their time there. Thank you, Hyperion Council, for sharing your skills and heart with this beautiful rural community! 💛🌍

02/06/2025

It’s been a great first week in Talek, Kenya! The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences students have been busy with Dr. Angela getting to know staff, assisting with vaccination, and whole lot of other stuff.

We’re so proud of this new partnership here in Kenya. Three more weeks! It’s going to fly!

11/22/2024

Boise State University students, under the guidance of Professor Tony Songer, have been making a meaningful impact in Belize by providing essential infrastructure support for schools. This long-standing partnership continues this March, but they need your help to fund the materials required for their work.

Check out this link to learn more and support the cause: https://donorsee.com/project/25483

Your contribution can help create a brighter future for students in Belize. Thank you for your support!

Join us in supporting our initiative to address the lack of sufficient facilities at public schools in Belize. Construction students from Boise State are conducting 'rapid builds' at these schools, providing much-needed infrastructure improvements. Your donation will directly impact the learning env...

09/24/2024

In May Virginia Tech students used their engineering skills to design and build a playground for the Costa Rican community of Cimarron. Over months of planning and collaboration, they transformed an unused schoolyard into a vibrant play space, bringing joy to local children and leaving a lasting impact. Check out the full story to learn how hands-on learning and community service came together to make a difference: https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/09/eng-costa-rica-service-learning.html

Seven Virginia Tech students and their professor travel to Costa Rica to take part in a service-learning trip, seeing a semester-long project come to life.

06/26/2024

Nine University of Arkansas students are spending their summer working with Peacework in Dangriga, Belize, supporting local communities through various projects. The agriculture team is assisting local farmers with grant applications and data collection. A small group is raising funds for two guilds in Punta Gorda to provide school supplies. Others are enhancing local marketing efforts, including collaborating with Bocawina National Park on their new glamping packages and working with Sabal's Cassava Factory Tours. They've also been delivering entrepreneurship training at the Ecumenical High School. They are about halfway through their internships, and we are so grateful for their efforts!