2025 CPGC Fellows Announced!

Map of 2025 CPGC Fellowships.

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Operations Manager for the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship

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April 8, 2025

The Center for Peace and Global Citizenship is funding 54 students in summer internships with justice-serving organizations all around the world. 18 students are interning with organizations in the Philadelphia Metro Region and 20 students will be traveling internationally! 36 students will be working with ongoing partner organizations, while 18 will head off to self-designed domestic and international programs. Congratulations to all of the selected students, who completed strong cover letters, resumes, and application processes as they worked toward the fellowship awards.

2025 CPGC Fellows

Ongoing Partnership Fellowships (36):

African Family Health Organization (AFAHO) - Philadelphia, PA

Umme Orthy ‘26, Neuroscience; Health Studies

College Together - Philadelphia, PA

Anita Lau ‘27, Educational Studies; Economics

Common Cause - Remote, Washington, D.C.

Sara Fakhry ‘26, Political Science, Peace and Conflict Studies; Middle East and Islamic Studies
Izzy Muraca ‘26, Political Science; Classical Studies; Peace, Justice, and Human Rights

Common Space - Ardmore, PA

Shyla Mensah ‘27, Psychology; Dance

CAIR- Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA

Deyana Abdelhady ‘27, Psychology; Philosophy; Peace, Justice, and Human Rights

Facing History and Ourselves - Remote, Brookline, MA

Sienna Chung ‘27, Anthropology; History
Spencer Wick ‘27, History

FairVote - Remote, Washington D.C.

Camila Rosario ‘26, Political Science; Psychology; Peace, Justice, and Human Rights
Adnaan Mohamud ‘28, Growth and Structure of Cities, Political Science; Economics

Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo (GAM) - Remote & Guatemala City, Guatemala

Sofie Quirk ‘28, Political Science; Sociology; Peace, Justice, and Human Rights

HIAS-PA - Philadelphia, PA

Anja Kottmann ‘26, Political Science; Arabic
Carter Wood ‘26, Political Science; Economics; Peace, Justice, and Human Rights

Kensington Corridor Trust - Philadelphia, PA

Pierina Atoche Viera ‘27, Growth and Structure of Cities, Economics; Data Science
Kieran Doyle ‘28, Growth and Structure of Cities; Japanese; Black Studies (Africana Studies)

Laɣim Tehi Tuma-Dalun - Dalun, Ghana

Azia Lucas ‘28, Economics; Political Science

Let's Circle Up - Philadelphia, PA

Jonah Paterson ‘26, Philosophy; Spanish

Neighbors Helping Neighbors on the Main Line - Ardmore, PA

Dasha Igonin ‘27, Russian, Political Science; Peace, Justice, and Human Rights

Nepal Partnership - Kathmandu, Nepal

Fahim Ratul ‘27, VRock & Company, Economics; Statistics
Ben Zimmerman ‘27, Policy Entrepreneurs, Inc., Political Science, English; Peace, Justice, and Human Rights

New Sanctuary Movement - Philadelphia, PA

Keira O’Connor ‘27, Anthropology; Philosophy

Peace Place Internship - Indonesia

Emma Chongo ‘27, East Asian Languages and Cultures; Political Science; Peace, Justice, and Human Rights
Caroline Yao ‘27, Sociology, Education Studies; Statistics

Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance (PACA) - Philadelphia, PA

Judy Xie ‘27, Economics, Growth and Structure of Cities

Philly BOLT - Philadelphia, PA

Fatoumata Bamba ‘26, Neuroscience; Psychology, Religion
Norah Nijbroek ‘27, Political Science; Education

Prevention Point - Philadelphia, PA

Eric Chen ‘27, Anthropology, Health Studies
Marc Muench-Nasrallah ‘26, Anthropology; Chemistry, Health Studies

Sijal Institute - Amman, Jordan

Sefae Ali ‘28, Computer Science; Mathematics
Harry Cottrell ‘27, Linguistics, Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology
Ethan Kang ‘27, History; Latinx and Iberian Studies
Jack Moumdjian ‘28, Linguistics and Anthropology; Middle Eastern, Central Asian, and North African Studies
Aaron Tokay ‘27, Comparative Literature and French/Francophone Studies; Spanish

Straight Ahead - Philadelphia, PA

Priya Nwakanma ‘27, Classics, Linguistics; Peace, Justice, and Human Rights

Ticha Project - Oaxaca, Mexico

Ben Gevirtz ‘28, Linguistics, Neuroscience

Voice of Witness - Remote, San Francisco, CA

Claire Resiberg ‘27, English; Growth and Structures of Cities; Peace, Justice, and Human Rights

Self-Designed Domestic Fellowships (10):

Bay Area Community Land Trust - San Francisco, CA

Clara Morton ‘26, Political Science

Crime Victim Treatment Center - New York, NY

Orly Berkowitz-Henkin ‘26, Religion; Creative Writing

Delaware Community Legal Aid Society Inc. - Remote, Wilmington, DE

Sarah Weill-Jones ‘26, Classical Cultures and Societies; Health Studies

Equality California - Los Angeles, CA

Anika Venezia ‘27, Sociology, Political Science; Peace, Justice, and Human Rights

Humans of San Quentin - San Rafael, CA

Eva Fostovsky-Geckeler ‘28, Sociology; Gender and Sexuality Studies

Lone Star Justice Alliance - Austin, TX

Kolin Brandeis ‘26, Political Science; Spanish

MKThink - San Francisco, CA

Mia Khuc ‘26, Mathematics; Sociology, Economics

Pennsylvania Poor People's Campaign - Philadelphia, PA

Lauren Johnson ‘26, Political Science

Ripple Community Inc. - Allentown, PA

Iywren Fenrir ‘27, Anthropology, Peace and Conflict Studies; Peace, Justice, and Human Rights

Sharing Excess + The Food Trust + Fishadelphia - Philadelphia, PA

Darren Belanger ‘26, Environmental Studies; Education

Self-Designed International Fellowships (8)

African Student Education Fund - Kigali, Rwanda

Barthelemy Ryumugabe ‘28, Math, Statistics; Data Science, French; Mathematical Economics

Borderless Scholars Program - Nairobi, Kenya

William Amiani ‘26, Anthropology; Computer Science

Brazil Foundation - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Damiao Victor Andrade da Silva ‘27, Political Science, French; Latin American, Iberian, and Latinx Studies
Thaiana Zandona ‘26, Political Science; Health Studies, Psychology

Dalit Welfare Organization - Kathmandu, Nepal