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.

223 stories

Alsar Zarour

The Newness of this Life

Migration and Refugees

Syria + 1 more

03/04/2024

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The Newness of this Life

A woman stands in front of a bookcase

A girl called Ding

Education

South Sudan

03/04/2024

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A girl called Ding

A group of four people smiling for a photo as they pack relief kits

From Montréal with love: Dispatching relief kits worldwide

Disaster response

Canada

02/23/2024

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From Montréal with love: Dispatching relief kits worldwide

Volunteers* with All Ukrainian Platform for the Improvement of Society (KECB), an MCC partner in Ukraine, help distribute much-needed humanitarian assistance in a village in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, i

MCC's work in Ukraine continues after two years of conflict

Conflict

Ukraine

02/22/2024

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MCC's work in Ukraine continues after two years of conflict

man holding sign "Hope is the only thing stronger than fear" in front of bookshelf

Bringing hope in Gaza

Disaster response

Palestine and Israel

02/19/2024

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Bringing hope in Gaza

three people hold large check for $1 million while crowd looks on

Depot MCC Thrift Shops donates $1 million to MCC in 2023

Great Lakes + 1 more

02/15/2024

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Depot MCC Thrift Shops donates $1 million to MCC in 2023

From left: Eric Bendfeldt, Mary Bendfeldt and Hulda Sharon watch an NCAA college football game at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Old memories and new memories

Education

Virginia

02/06/2024

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Old memories and new memories

Charles, third from right, ice skates with the staff and children from Living Works’ after-school program.

Exciting, nerve-wracking, amazing, enriching

Illinois + 1 more

02/06/2024

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Exciting, nerve-wracking, amazing, enriching

Odhiambo puts his skills to use on the construction of a house in Iowa, Louisiana, that was badly damaged during hurricanes Delta and Laura. He has worked on several different houses in areas including Jennings, Welsh and Iowa, Louisiana.

Building homes, breaking boundaries

Disaster response

Louisiana + 1 more

02/06/2024

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Building homes, breaking boundaries

a water colour painting of a mother farming while carrying her child on her back

Prayerfully Hoping

MCC Alberta Relief Sale 2024

Food

Alberta

02/06/2024

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Prayerfully Hoping

Dorcus Sibanda checks in guests at Skills Auction, a fundraising event for The Conflict Center.

Our journey with Dorcus

Justice and Equity

Colorado

02/06/2024

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Our journey with Dorcus

Ingrid Laan, Aline Wielenga and Sjoerd Huese, and Erik Husslage (front), IVEP participants 1986-87 from the Netherlands together in Munster, Germany, in October 2023.

IVEP reunion: A journey across continents, cultures and decades

Education

Europe

02/06/2024

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IVEP reunion: A journey across continents, cultures and decades

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