MCC supports Congolese Mennonite women who stand with others in support of peace, demilitarization and the end of violence against women. After participating in the World March of Women in October, they are more determined than ever to work for peace.
Former MCC International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP) participants help guide young people from China, Japan and South Korea as they relate to each other and address stereotypes and historical tensions.
MCC and a partner, Indonesian Mennonite Diakonial Service, respond to needs of Indonesians displaced by eruptions of Mount Merapi and homeless because of flash flooding.
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and its partner, Justapaz, encouraged sister relationships between churches in Colombia and churches in Canada and the U.S. The relationships strengthen ties within the global church.
Through a quilting effort begun with MCC support, women in the community of Mampuján, Colombia document the horrors of armed conflict, their memories of home and their Afro-Colombian heritage.