May 2012
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A food crisis is spreading across the southern edge of the Sahara, from Mauritania on the Atlantic to Sudan on the Red Sea. The United Nations says the disaster threatens 15 million lives and may grow to affect several million more.
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A Mennonite church in this small mining town in western Colombia is reaching out to children affected by ongoing violence in the region.
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April 2012
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Until a year ago, Reham, her husband Jamal, and their three young children lived a middle-class life in Dir’a, Syria. The barber shop and beauty salon that Jamal owned and operated employed several people. (The couple’s names were changed to protect their identity.)
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MCC Peacebuilding Coordinator, Krista Johnson, spoke with Rami Shamma and Mona Hassouna of Development for People and Nature Association (DPNA) and Sonia Nakad of the Permanent Peace Movement, in mid-March, about their efforts to prevent violent conflict from escalating in Lebanon.
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Two MCC partners in Lebanon talk about preparing for disasters, and material resources as "a kind of advocacy."
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AKRON, Pa. – “A cloud of witnesses” gathered Friday evening, March 30, at Akron (Pa.) Mennonite Church to observe the commissioning of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada and MCC U.S. for a new era of ministry.
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Forty years ago, four women in this southern Manitoba community opened a thrift shop to raise funds for Mennonite Central Committee (MCC).
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Founder and president of an MCC partner in Lebanon, Permanent Peace Movement (PPM), emphasizes the no win result of war and the need for peace building and conflict resolution.
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March 2012
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At an MCC-sponsored child care center in South Africa, the staff opened their hearts to a young boy, Moses, whose mother cannot care for him consistently. The women who staff the center have become his “other mothers” and the Children Care Centre has become his home.
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Summer learning tour inspires student to learn more about experiences of Canada's Indigenous Peoples.
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In Afghanistan, Mennonite Central Committee works with partner organizations that support people’s physical and emotional health and educational needs.
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Local partners use donated funds to obtain, distribute food, water, blankets.
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Ethiopian government awards first-place Green Award to MCC partner Migibare Senay Children and Family Support Organization for restoring degraded land through soil and water conservation activities supported by MCC.
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MCC supports efforts of local organizations in Syria and Jordan that are helping people affected by the ongoing conflict in Syria.
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February 2012
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MCC launches $500,000 appeal to assist its partner organizations in the Middle East as they provide humanitarian aid and build peace.
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MCC's peace program coordinator Krista Johnson talks with Sarah Adams, MCC representative for Syria and Lebanon, and Rick Janzen, director of MCC's programs in the Middle East.
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MCC adjusts to new limits for private sponsorships
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A multi-year, multi-million dollar funding proposal submitted by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada has been turned down by the federal government’s Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
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January 2012
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Saskatoon firm, young architect from Indonesia connect through MCC exchange program
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In Ethiopia, MCC is assisting Somali refugees fleeing famine and political instability and Ethiopians affected by the ongoing drought and food crisis in East Africa.
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Saskatchewan students sew items for infants
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December 2011
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Newspaper a connecting tool
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Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) welcomes donations to support emergency assistance efforts in the Philippines.
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