July 2012
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In this opinion article, MCC U.S. peace education coordinator Titus Peachey writes of his hopes that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s encounter with a victim of U.S. cluster bombs will result in a significant pledge to help clean up the bombs that still present danger in Lao People’s Democratic Republic 40 years after the Vietnam War.
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MCC works with other nonprofit organizations in Lebanon to prepare for possibility that the violence in Syria could spill into Lebanon.
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On National Tree Day, enthusiastic community volunteers in Haiti planted 5,000 trees on a Haiti mountainside.
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Increasing violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo forces more than 200,000 people from their villages in search of safety.
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MCC and partners respond as swelling numbers of Syrians fleeing violence expand the need for aid in Jordan.
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MCC is sending food and supplies to Durango State, Mexico, to help families affected by widespread drought.
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Host family Bonnie and Dave Moyer talk about their experience of hosting four young adults from around the globe through MCC’s International Volunteer Exchange Program.
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With some assistance from MCC, the Syrian Orthodox church continues to care for orphans who had to be evacuated from an orphanage in Homs, Syria, because of shelling.
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June 2012
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YAMEN! participant from Zimbabwe develops respect for religions and expands understanding of peace through service in Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
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MCC-supported Congolese delegation calls for international support to stop ongoing violence in the eastern section of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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May 2012
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Leaders of the Syrian Orthodox Church, an MCC partner, minister to Syrians who have lost homes, livelihoods and family members even as the leaders have also experienced losses.
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With MCC’s support, CODESO, a Brethren in Christ partner, is establishing grain banks, financing microloans and offering agricultural training to help Hondurans.
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Project created to help youth build new relationships among Congolese Mennonite conferences.
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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 commissioned 28 new workers for service in assignments in Canada, the U.S. and overseas.
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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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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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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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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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