July 2011
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MCC asks for donations to support its response to people in East Africa suffering from the effects of drought and accompanying food crisis.
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As South Sudan independence approaches on July 9, MCC and its partners provide food and material resources to those displaced by violence in contested areas and encourage a peaceful transition.
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June 2011
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Bhekimpilo Moyo, from Zimbabwe is spending a year in Stouffville, Ontario through MCC's International Volunteer Exchange Program.
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Dialogue was the fifth of its kind, bringing together Shi’a Muslim scholars from Iran and Mennonite scholars from Canada and the U.S.
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MCC executive directors demonstrate the bridging relationship integral to the new partnership between MCC Canada and MCC U.S.
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Blurb: Ten Thousand Villages in the U.S. to be partner of MCC rather than wholly owned by MCC as operationally independent, nonprofit program.
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Booklet on sexual abuse in the church grew out of a desire to respond to the difficulties faced by survivors and churches in the aftermath of abuse by a church leader.
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Global Family, MCC’s education sponsorship program, supports technical training of seamstresses and tailors in Cambodia as an alternative source of income to farming and factory work.
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Gifts given to MCC to respond to March disasters in Japan will be channeled through trusted partners – Church World Service and the Anabaptist churches of Japan.
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Priscila Santana, of Brazil, describes her cross-cultural experience of working with girls at a home for students in Mozambique. She is a participant in Young Anabaptist Mennonite Exchange Network! (YAMEN!), a joint program of MCC and MWC.
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MCC, in partnership with other church-related organizations, continues to help the vulnerable people in Pakistan rebuild their lives.
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May 2011
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MCC East Coast supports efforts to assist Haitian immigrants seeking permission to live and work legally in the U.S.
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Website will enable present and future generations to connect with stories of past and current conscientious objectors.
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MCC commissioned 12 workers for service in assignments in Canada, the United States and overseas.
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April 2011
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Two individuals from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), also known to people outside the country as North Korea, visit MCC offices in Canada to strengthen connections between MCC and the DPRK’s Korea Canada Cooperation Agency.
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MCC helps small farmers in Bangladesh increase soil health and plant yield with compost made by worms and beneficial fungus.
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MCC provides training in conservation agriculture in a variety of African countries.
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MCC commissioned these workers at its October 2010 orientation, in addition to those publicized earlier.
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MCC commissioned 22 new workers for service in assignments in Canada, the United States and overseas.
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March 2011
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Elections in Nigeria scheduled for April 2, 9, 16 for the president and national and state legislators.
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Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is monitoring the situation in Japan following the powerful earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the island nation earlier today.
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MCC Brazil’s peace program teaches church leaders how to address domestic violence.
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In Kenya, an MCC-supported project provides education, testing and equipment, such as home glucose monitors and test strips, to diabetic patients.
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On April 10 and 11, Colombia Mennonite churches call on U.S. churches, communities of faith to pray, advocate for peace and justice in Colombia.
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Five representatives from MCC partner organizations in Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia visit Ontario in November 2010.
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In Vietnam, a preschool lunch program supported by MCC helps increase nutrition and boost afternoon attendance.
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In October 2010, MCC commissioned new workers for service in assignments in Canada, the United States and overseas.
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Read about Lenten traditions and hear prayers from around the world.
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“Turning toward peace” offers way for people to support peace by contributing to education in Afghanistan and young adult leadership development in the U.S.
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February 2011
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Student earns grand prize for her essay on immigration.
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