Voices of Future Generations
Daniel and Abeeba met in 2019 when they
were classmates. Little did they know they
would meet again in person and work on the
same project after graduation.
September, 2023 | By University Staff
Voices of Future Generations
In the world of social entrepreneurship, the SEED-SCALE methodology has proven to be a powerful tool for effecting positive change.
August, 2023 | By Staff
Voices of Future Generations
Mountain Cajun Getaway caters to veterans with a focus on building community and family bonds.
August, 2023 | By Staff
Voices of Future Generations Alumni
Tjivekumba Kandjii’s career path makes impact in the realms of regional integration, peace, defense, and security affairs.
July, 2023 | By Staff
Voices of Future Generations Appalachia
West Virginia syrup producers were pulling
taps before they had collected enough sap
June, 2023 | By Staff
Voices of Future Generations Appalachia
Future Generations Appalachia Program Team has been engaging the next generation of biologists, foresters, and economists.
June, 2023 | By Staff
Voices of Future Generations Alumni
As borders become increasingly fluid, migration has become a defining feature of our times.
June, 2023 | By Staff
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May, 2023 | By Staff
Each of our graduates continue to iterate their learning within their communities worldwide. Hear a little of what our program has meant to them.
May, 2023 | By Staff
Independent Study Project:
Alexis Jenkin, Arizona
April, 2023 | By Staff
By Hari Basnet, Nepal (Class of 2022)
Davis Projects for Peace Scholar
Future Generations University Alum
March, 2023 | By Staff
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Independent Study Project: White Bellied Heron
Tshering Dorji, Bhutan
Royal Society for Protection of Nature
February, 2023 | By Staff
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Valerie Morgan is serving as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer in Western Kenya, working with a local community-based organization called Pomoja …
February, 2023 | By Staff
After a Coup Forced her to Leave Mali, a Returning Peace Corp Volunteer Put Down Roots in her Community.
Future Generations University helps Bethany Lewis make a difference at home.
July, 2022 | By Staff
Action Learning Journey for Peace
Jean Marc Lemou (Class of 2020, winner of the 2021 Davis Peace Prize) reviews his journey with Future Generations University and Future Generations Haiti.
October, 2022 | By Staff
Story of the Tiny Rapeseed
People are Energy Systems—it’s all about human energy’s role advancing communities by focusing on what improves people’s lives.
September, 2022 | By Staff
“It all started at a Friday night social at McDonald’s,” says Gary Mongold, a selfemployed mechanic who lives in Petersburg.
December, 2022 | By Staff
Future Generations University Appalachian Program is developing “Reading the Woods,” a professional development program for technical service providers who service West Virginia’s woodland stewards.
September, 2022 | By Staff
Over the course of 18 months, students and faculty would spend a month or more learning about community development in number of locations around the world..
August, 2022 | By Staff
Learn about Gandhi through the people he changed
Join us for Future Generations University Gandhi Course in India, January 7-19, 2023.
August, 2022 | By Staff
Study examples of global best practices in community development from international experts, and learn how to adapt and apply them to your local community
July, 2022 | By Staff
My community acted where government did not.
Building on successes and organizing partnerships improved the livelihoods of this community. James Patterson (Class of 2005) applies his skills as a change agent in Charleston, West Virginia.
June, 2022 | By Staff
Harvesting sap to produce maple syrup is a historic farming activity in many areas of the Northeast and Appalachia. Originally a Native American craft, “sugaring” was quickly brought into the subsistence livelihood of European colonists and then into the market economy of our growing nation.
June, 2022 | By Staff
Study Tour in India
Join us for Future Generations University Gandhi Course in India, January 7-19, 2023. For more details, watch this informational webinar with residential course instructor Dr. Daniel Taylor.
June, 2022 | By Staff
The incomparable Chun-Wuei Su Chien was the first employee of Future Generations. A woman who took visions and turned them into results, she led an extraordinary expansion across the Tibetan Autonomous Region from 1992 until her tragic passing in 2005.
May, 2022 | By Staff
The American children’s TV icon Mr. Rogers once said his mother always told him that during troubled times, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”
May, 2022 | By Staff
The Future Generations MA in Applied Community Development is unique in that it enables Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RCPV), as Coverdell Fellows, to focus on professional skills and knowledge directly related to their ongoing development work.
March, 2022 | By Staff
A just and lasting future is possible for almost everyone on earth. That is the legacy of Future Generations University..
February, 2021 | By Staff
Future Generations researchers create a new model of conservation, benefiting people and their environment.
February, 2021 | By Staff
After decades of civil war in Peru, Future Generations researchers help expand healthcare and establish trust in remote communities.
February, 2021 | By Staff
Future Generations researchers explore non-timber forest products, helping farmers earn from their land without taking from it.
February, 2021 | By Staff
With little health infrastructure and poor health outcomes for mothers and children, Future Generations researchers pioneered a new approach to healthcare in Afghanistan, involving women and families as trained healthcare providers. Today, 6,5000 Family Health Action Groups operate in nine provinces, transforming health outcomes despite difficult terrain.
April, 2021 | By Staff
Future Generations researchers pioneered a new approach to healthcare in Afghanistan, involving women and families as trained healthcare providers. Today, 6,5000 Family Health Action Groups operate in nine provinces, transforming health outcomes despite difficult terrain.
April, 2021 | By Staff
Future Generations helped Paul Ronk earn an income from his maple trees. Now he’s helping West Virginians reconnect to the land and make a living. Paul Ronk always wanted to live and farm on his family’s land in West Virginia. He just never thought he’d make money doing it. Income from the maple syrup has been a lifeline for the farm.
November, 2020 | By Jesse Mintz
Dr. Naomi Bates joined Future Generations University to bridge the divide between science and communities. Now, she teaches students technical skills to spur community projects.
November, 2020 | By Jesse Mintz
At Future Generations, faculty members are practitioners first. Anthony Flaccavento teachers bottom-up economics. He didn’t just write the book on community-driven change—he’s practiced it for decades.
September, 2020 | By Jesse Mintz
We cannot stop climate change or COVID-19—but we can use the crises we face to change our ways, improve our lives and better our communities.
August, 2020 | By Daniel C. Taylor
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