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September 25, 2013: Voices of Hope project report

Read the Voices of Hope project report on the Davis Projects for Peace website here


September 25, 2013: Voices of Hope in the news

Voices of Hope made quite the buzz this summer!

Featured on the front page of Democrat and Chronicle, August 25th: read the article and watch the video here.

13WHAM News: watch the video here

YNN News: watch the video here

Thank you to all of our supporters, participants, and our partners: the M.K. Gandhi Institute for NonviolenceMary's Place Refugee Outreach, and the University of Rochester's Davis Projects for Peace


July 22, 2013: VOH to be featured on WXXI radio tomorrow!

Tune in tomorrow from 12PM to 1PM to 1370 Connection on WXXI radio to hear Fatima Bawany, organizer of Voices of Hope, and Cara Breslin, associate director of Mary's Place Refugee Outreach, discuss the Voices of Hope project and other issues affecting the refugee community. Thank you to 1370 Connection for this opportunity!


July 20, 2013: Voices of Hope featured on the University of Rochester website

Note: some of the dates mentioned in the press release have been rescheduled. Please refer to the "About" section of this blog for the most accurate dates.

Since she was a senior at Brighton High School, Fatima Bawany '15 has been looking for ways to inspire the young refugees with whom she volunteers. Now, thanks to a $10,000 grant from Davis Projects for Peace, the University of Rochester undergraduate is launching a summer enrichment program with Mary's Place Refugee Outreach and the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence. The three-part project, which includes a retreat focused on leadership development, a photography project called a View of Hope, and workshops on educational opportunities after high school, runs from Monday, July 15 through Saturday, Aug. 10...

Read the full post here.

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