MCC Lebanon works in partnership with dedicated partner organizations to support peacebuilding efforts, interfaith dialogue and education. Projects include peacemaking and conflict resolution workshops, rehabilitative services for people injured by cluster bombs and educational support for Palestinian and Sudanese refugees.
Andrew Clouse, a communications worker in Honduras, talks about his experiences during and after the Honduran coup that rocked the country in late June. He comments on the impact of the political unrest on Hondurans and the Christian churches and calls on listeners to look more deeply into the conflict.
For two weeks each year, MCC Quebec runs AMICAMP, a summer camp in the Laurentians north of Montreal where Québecois children can engage their faith, build meaningful relationships with other Mennonite children, and learn about what it means to work for peace.
Burundi is a small, Central-East African nation whose recent history is tarnished by ethnic conflict, genocide, war and extreme poverty, however, it is a nation that is beginning to write itself a new story.
Gopar Tapkida, an MCC regional peace networker, describes his efforts to ease tensions that have lead to deadly violence along religious lines in the city Jos, Nigeria.
Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia, and a majority of its citizens are less than 21 years old. MCC is helping Cambodian schoolchildren, artisans, farmers and shopkeepers create a better future for themselves and their families.