May 2012
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MCC supports interfaith symposium on issues facing Christians in the Middle East.
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MCC supports efforts to respond to hunger in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
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Peniel Mennonite Brethren Church is offering a program to support children who have been affected by violence. MCC began supporting the program this year as well as offering crop assistance.
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April 2012
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MCC is requesting donations of relief kits to replenish supplies sent to the Middle East.
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In Jordan, Syrian refugees who fled violence in their country struggle to get basic necessities of shelter, health, food and clothing. MCC is supplying supplemental formula and diapers as well as relief, hygiene and school kits to refugees through a partner, Caritas Jordan.
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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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MCC worker Nate Howard, of Muncie, Ind., helps farmers in San Marcos, Guatemala, find ways to support their families closer to home and not have to resort to seasonal or permanent migration to earn a living.
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Robert Kreider speaks at the Canada and U.S. Mennonite Central Committee commissioning service in Akron, Pa. on March 30, 2012
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Myriam Ullah speaks at the Canada and U.S. Mennonite Central Committee commissioning service in Akron, Pa. on March 30, 2012
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MCC commissioned 28 new workers for service in assignments in Canada, the U.S. and overseas.
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Rita Hamdan of Popular Aid for Relief and Development and Mona Hassouna of Development for People and Nature Association talk about preparing for disasters, and material resources as "a kind of advocacy" to better understand the conflict and to be in humanitarian solidarity with afflicted people.
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The first MCC thrift shop began 40 years ago.
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Church leaders commission Mennonite Central Committee for ongoing service with a redefined purpose and structure March 30.
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March 2012
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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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Juan Pablo Morales, program coordinator for an MCC technical team in western Guatemala, uses songs such as this one and prayer in his efforts to encourage communities to work together.
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Student earns grand prize for her essay on faith, values and voting.
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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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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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In Afghanistan, Mennonite Central Committee works with partner organizations that support people’s physical and emotional health and educational needs.
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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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See how MCC's Return to the Earth study guide helped a Kansas Mennonite church embark on their own journey of education and reconciliation
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On April 15 and 16, Colombia Mennonite churches call on U.S. churches, communities of faith to pray, advocate for peace and justice in Colombia.
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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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With a combination of training and start-up equipment, Nigerian women, most of whom are living with HIV, are establishing sewing and knitting businesses. Through this MCC-supported project, graduates can support their families at a minimum, and in some cases really grow their businesses.
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