October 2008
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Bringing together Hutus and Tutsis using an alterenatives to violence approach.
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Dr. Barry Hart: Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University.
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Interfaith bridge-building in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in Pundong, Indonesia.
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In the name of Christ, MCC workers serve in a variety of ways around the world.
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September 2008
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Hurricanes Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike swept through Haiti causing severe flooding and damage.
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Snezana Andelic of MCC partner "Centre for Education and Psychological Counseling (CEP) in Belgrade Serbia, describes the challenges and signs of hope in her work with war-related trauma.
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Kuriake Kharismawan describes how the Indonesian Humanity and Fellowship Forum's work with traumatized communities in Aceh is building bridges between Muslims and Christians.
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Kaylie Tiessen, an MCC worker in Laos, describes how communities have been affected by widespread flooding along the Mekong river. MCC is providing $20,000 to help farmers replant rice, beans and other vegetables.
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The Lord's Resistance Army rebel group has terrorized northern Uganda for more than 20 years. With support from MCC, Uganda's Concerned Parents Association is helping children, families and communities to recover from war.
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August 2008
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Over 4,000 people have lost their lives attempting to cross the desert in search of a better life in the United States. View the gallery to see the path of the Migrant Trail.
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July 2008
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Dan Wiens, MCC coordinator for water and food programs, talks about how sand dams are helping to restore the environment in Kenya.
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MCC helps communities in Mozambique build sand dams to provide water during dry months, provides assistance after flooding, and funds preschool programs through Global Family education sponsorship.
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June 2008
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Kathryn Smith Derksen, an MCC worker from Shoreline, Wash., describes peacemakingwork in the midst of a long-running conflict between Chad's northern and southern ethnic groups.
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A staff person of Habakkuk Trust, an MCC partner organization in Zimbabwe, describes working for peace and justice in the midst of a political crackdown.
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In a time of rising global food prices, MCC is working with people around the world to produce and share food.
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May 2008
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Southern Sudan is beginning to recover from a long civil war that ended in 2005. Many people are returning after years of living as refugees.
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April 2008
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Around the world, colors and textures are woven into scenes of everyday life,
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March 2008
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Bread to those who hunger - and a hunger for justice to those with bread. Listen to a Latin American prayer. In Colombia, this is used as a table grace. It's also common as a song in many Latin American countries.
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MCC's Global Family program supports schools and students in more than 40 countries around the world.
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February 2008
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MCC works with partners in Jordan to provide better access to water, improve crops with irrigation systems, inspire small businesses with start-up loans, and encourage families to educate their children. These photos do justice to the beautiful Jordanian countryside.
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January 2008
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MCC is working in Bangladesh to prevent hunger and AIDS in rural communities.
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May 2007
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Forests have all but disappeared from Haiti’s hills and mountainsides. In their place are slopes of grass and bare dirt.
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January 2006
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Finding water is a daily struggle in rural Kenya. The only source of water for thousands of people on the eastern edge of Kenya's highlands is the sandy bed of a river.
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