Our Stories | Mennonite Central Committee

Meet the communities whose perspectives and experiences shape MCC’s work.

Hear how they’re adapting and innovating in the face of poverty, conflict and injustice.

See how we’re creating a brighter future, together.

A woman and man smiling at a food distribution in Zimbabwe.

7 stories

a series of bunk beds with MCC quilts as their bedding

Comforters, Corrections and Compassion

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Peace

Zambia + 1 more

11/29/2023

Story

Comforters, Corrections and Compassion

Incarcerated men gather in semi circle sitting at tables.

Witnessing the seeds of peace blossom

Peace

Zambia + 2 more

11/06/2023

Story

Witnessing the seeds of peace blossom

Children running onto a makeshift pitch in a school yard in Colombia.

Growing in mind, body and spirit

Education

Colombia + 5 more

10/03/2022

Story

Growing in mind, body and spirit

A young Zambian man in a blue plaid shirt with glasses.

Seed participants answer "What is peace?"

Peace

Zambia

08/18/2021

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Seed participants answer "What is peace?"

Zebron Mwale holds his badge to signify his Peace Club membership in April 2021. Mwale joined a Peace Club program while serving his sentence in a Zambian prison. He credits Peace Clubs with changing

Peace behind prison bars

Peace

Zambia

06/06/2021

Story

Peace behind prison bars

Bill Siemens volunteers two days a week at the MCC Saskatchewan Centre in Saskatoon, cutting up old jeans and weaving the strips of fabric into small rugs that are sold to support MCC programs. The 70

Peace: A thread woven through MCC’s ministry

Peace, Food +3 more

Syria + 3 more

05/03/2021

Story

Peace: A thread woven through MCC’s ministry

A group of Zambian correctional officers pose for a photo with visitors from Canada.

A culture of peace

Peace

Zambia

10/07/2019

Story

A culture of peace

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