May 2013
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A Global Family program helps disabled students build confidence and discover their capabilities and rights.
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As the conflict escalates, MCC continues to deliver humanitarian assistance to people fleeing from violence and destruction of their homes in Syria. MCC accomplishes this through its partnership with agencies such as Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churches (FMEEC).
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Batoka, Zambia -- As we sit on church benches in the shade of several trees we watch kids wash their hands under the water flowing from a large hand pump. Women fill their plastic pails with clean water before carrying them home.
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April 2013
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An outreach program in North Edmonton, Alberta connects Mennonite and Muslim communities.
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MCC sets new target of $1.5 million to meet needs of those affected by the ongoing conflict in Syria.
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Elsie Sithebe lost her daughter to HIV/AIDS in 2000. Twelve years later, Sithebe is the project manager of Helping Hand, a community-based organization that focuses on intervention and treatment for HIV/AIDS and care for orphans and vulnerable children.
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A petition developed by Mines Action Canada calls for changes to strengthen Bill S-10, An Act to implemnet the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
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A recent decision by the federal government to amalgamate the Canadian International Development Agency and foreign affairs will have little immediate impact on the work of Mennonite Central Committee.
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March 2013
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Bishop Eugene van Kramberg has worked to establish a peacebuilding program that emphasizes restorative justice as a response to crime.
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February 2013
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A new study guide produced by the Canadian Council of Churches helps individuals and congregations explore how “white privilege” can be an expression of racism.
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January 2013
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As nighttime temperatures plummet to below freezing in many parts of Syria, people are struggling to stay warm and dry. MCC is seeking additional funds to respond to the growing need there.
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MCC urges governments to respect treaty relationship
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Almost three years after a massive earthquake devastated Haiti, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) continues to address long-term needs for housing and sustainable livelihoods.
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December 2012
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Learning sewing, business skills in South Sudan builds mothers’ self- respect and gives them a way to support their children.
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Sommerfeld church in Manitoba ends participation on MCC boards
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Putting faith in action through meat canning
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By hosting young people from MCC’s International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP), Rebecca and Vinh Huynh, Winnipeg, have enjoyed a mutually enriching experience with their children and the volunteers.
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November 2012
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Many of the people displaced when rebel group M23 recently took control of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo had already been displaced a number of times earlier this year, says an MCC worker.
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MCC scales up food response in Syria to aid 25,000 people through difficult winter months and provide a respite for their host community.
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MCC supports families in Gaza who have lost their homes to Israeli bombing and joins other relief and development organizations calling on world leaders to enforce a ceasefire.
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Mennonite Central Committee's chaplaincy programs in Alberta and Ontario are facing a fund gap following the Canadian government's decision to change how it supports community chaplaincy services for ex-prisoners.
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Hurricane Sandy caused widespread damage in Haiti, where MCC is distributing relief kits, blankets, canned meat and locally bought food.
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As winter brings new misery to displaced Syrians, MCC intensifies its response to the crisis with more material resources.
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Intergenerational classes allow young and old to talk candidly about HIV and AIDS.
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October 2012
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Healthy living begins with wholesome food at Sam’s Place
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As the food and nutrition crisis continues to affect millions of people across the Sahel region of Western Africa, much needed food and longer term assistance is being provided by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and its partner agencies.
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Formal peace process brings hope to Colombians.
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After fleeing aerial bombings and living in a refugee camp in Uganda for 14 years, Caesaer Hakim and his family were excited that the day to return home had finally arrived.
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September 2012
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Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is sending blankets and providing locally purchased temporary shelter supplies to Iranian people affected by twin earthquakes that shook East Azerbaijan province Aug. 11.
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Syrians seeking a place to live within their own country.
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August 2012
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Remembering our own stories of vulnerability is the key to extending generosity and justice to strangers. As Western Christians, we have much to learn from the Bedouin of Jordan.
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“This is a very critical time,” says Mark Sprunger, an MCC director for West Africa. “The Sahel is in the rainy season and it is when food supplies are the most limited."
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Brother Eleazar López says the work is bearing fruit. “We are no longer saying ‘Catholics are like this’ or ‘Protestants are like this.’ Instead, we are saying ‘We are humans and we are like this.'”
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“The humanitarian needs continue to grow exponentially on a daily basis and it is going to get worse,” said Bruce Guenther, MCC director of disaster response.
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Green fields of corn, oats and beans once again dot the landscape in Durango Colony, a community of Low German Mennonites in Mexico.
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July 2012
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For more than 16 years Leonie Lwamba maintained hope that one day she would see her husband Stephane again.
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The rate of Syrians crossing the border is expected to increase as violence has escalated. Jordan’s government has plans for 27 refugee camps.
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Norman Meade, coordinator of Mennonite Central Committee’s (MCC) Aboriginal Neighbours program in Manitoba, calls it a national and provincial tragedy. He says it is rooted in issues such as systemic discrimination and poverty.
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My eyes filled with tears when I learned later that day that three committee members had walked 18 kilometres one way to meet with us. Many had walked eight to 10 kilometres.
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Ron Janzen will take over as executive director at Mennonite Central Committee Manitoba (MCCM) effective September 4, 2012.
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As of June 30th, many refugees are without valuable health services.
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With some assistance from MCC, the Syrian Orthodox church continues to care for orphans who had to be evacuated from an orphanage in Homs, Syria, because of shelling.
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More than 1,000 families in Durango State, Mexico, are now receiving food and blankets, as part of MCC’s response to widespread drought.
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June 2012
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Godswill Muzarabani grew up straddling two cultures in Zimbabwe. His father was from the majority ethnic group, Shona, and his mother was Ndebele, the minority ethnic group.
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The idea of developing social enterprises, such as thrift shops, to generate revenue for non-government organizations and their activities is taking root in China.
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May 2012
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In the midst of ongoing violence in Syria, the Syrian Orthodox Church is reaching out to people from the city of Homs who lost homes, livelihoods and family members even as its own ministries have been affected.
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Three Mennonite young people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were the first group this year in a Mennonite Central Committee exchange program.
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A tiny Brethren in Christ (BIC) association in the hot, arid, mountainous area of southern Honduras has been working selflessly with neighbours to develop a more reliable food supply and income.
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Refugee coordinators with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) say churches and other groups should prepare to pay more to sponsor refugees.
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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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