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Davis Projects for Peace 2015 Projects for Peace is an initiative inspired by the late Kathryn W. Davis. Upon the occasion of her 100th birthday in 2007, Mrs. Davis, mother of Shelby M.C. Davis (see sidebar at right), chose to celebrate by committing $1 million for one hundred Projects for Peace with the objective to encourage and support today's motivated youth to create and try out their own ideas for building peace. Since 2008, 17 Davis Projects for Peace Awards have been granted to I-House Berkeley residents, including this year's recipients: Diana Quelhas from Mozambique and Samuel Fernandes from Australia for their project, Solar Energy for Community School in Mozambique and Patricie Uwase Mavubi from Rwanda for her project, Women's Leadership Mentoring Camp in Rwanda. Previously, only I-House residents were eligible for a Projects for Peace Award administered by I-House Berkeley. is year, however, the Projects for Peace program expanded to provide an additional competition among all UC Berkeley undergraduates for these prestigious grants. From the generosity of the Davis family, we were able to award a $10,000 Projects for Peace Award to Kasandra Kachakji for her project, Capoeira Para Todos: Developing Local Female Trainers to Support Psychosocial Well-being in an Azraq Refugee Camp. To learn more about this year's award recipients and to see project details, visit ihouse.berkeley.edu/davis2015. n International House Times 5 CalDay @ International House On April 18th, I-House celebrated Cal Day with a variety of activities. The day began with a festive brunch with more than 50 alumni of United World Colleges (UWC) and this year's recipients of the Davis Projects for Peace Award. Sharing our mission of international respect and understanding, many I-House residents participated in a UWC pre-university program prior to attending Berkeley. Guest of Honor, Shelby Davis, Founder of the Davis UWC Scholars Program and son of Davis Projects for Peace founder Kathryn Wasserman Davis, attended with his family and met with this year's Davis Projects for Peace award recipients (pictured in article at left). The afternoon continued with a Resident Life Showcase for alumni, parents and residents, featuring guided tours, a fun photo booth, a piano performance by resident Edwin Neo, and a presentation from our student-produced original video series, Global Voices. International Houses Worldwide Directors Conference I-House Berkeley is pleased to be hosting the first part of the I-Houses Worldwide Directors Conference in late June. 17 IHWW leaders are coming from the US (California, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, Arizona), Canada, London, Australia and Romania. The four day conference is kicked off by an all-I-Houses Alumni Reception, followed by a Bay Area tour, a workshop by the Center for Intercultural Leadership, a campus tour, and a presentation by former Executive Director, Joe Lurie. The IHWW Directors will transition to San Diego for the latter half of the conference. From left: Samuel Fernandes (IH 2015), Diana Quelhas (IH 2015), Shelby Davis, Patricie Uwase Mavubi (IH 2014-15), Kasandra Kachakji (UCB 2015) and Hans Giesecke Ryan Jones, Director of Admissions, provides a tour of I-House to community members and prospective residents Andrew Szeri, Vice Provost, Strategic Academic and Facilities Planning, gives brunch attendees a presentation on the Berkeley Global Campus