Stories and resources

August 2011

What is a sand dam? Learn how sand dam construction improves the water supply for Kenyan communities.
MDS poised to respond to Hurricane Irene A message from sister organization, Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) about Hurricane Irene
Canadian Olympian fuels interest in MCC peace clubs in Kenya A recent bicycle tour in Kenya that included a Canadian Olympian has given peace clubs in Kenya a welcome boost.
Summer Service workers grow and serve at home Through Summer Service, a short-term leadership development program of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) U.S., young adults from diverse ethnic backgrounds use their passions and talents to serve their communities.
MCC expands response for East Africa drought MCC response grows for ongoing crisis in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.
Colombia’s floods require innovative approaches MCC and its partners offer immediate help and consider long-term solutions to perpetual flooding in Colombia.
Refugee families in Lebanon rediscover benefits of composting Through MCC’s partner organization Popular Aid for Relief and Development, MCC is helping Palestinian refugees rediscover composting as a way to save money and grow healthy produce.
Lebanon: Composting spreads opportunity Palestinian refugee families in Lebanon explore the benefits of using compost to enrich their gardens and reduce waste..
MCC requests $1 million for East Africa An immediate and extended response to the current drought and food crisis in East Africa is essential for limiting the vulnerability of millions looking for enough food to survive, said Bruce Campbell-Janz, director of MCC's Africa Department.

July 2011

Responding to hunger, drought in East Africa Zemedkun Baykeda, MCC food security advisor from Ethiopia, has witnessed starvation and drought in Boricha, Ethiopia, in 2006, and now his extended family is living in the midst of the food emergency in eastern Ethiopia.
MCC names directors of joint international program MCC names Ruth Keidel Clemens and Willie Reimer to jointly administer MCC’s international program beginning Sept. 1, 2011.
MCC requests funds for E. Africa drought response MCC asks for donations to support its response to people in East Africa suffering from the effects of drought and accompanying food crisis.
MCC provides food, encourages peace as South Sudan becomes independent 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.
Iraq: Agriculture, education and peace MCC-supported work brings hope to northern Iraq.

June 2011

Domestic Violence: Living with abuse Living with abuse
Volunteer opportunity in Ontario community a ‘perfect placement’ for Zimbabwean Bhekimpilo Moyo, from Zimbabwe is spending a year in Stouffville, Ontario through MCC's International Volunteer Exchange Program.
Ongoing conversation seeks to tear down walls, build relationships Dialogue was the fifth of its kind, bringing together Shi’a Muslim scholars from Iran and Mennonite scholars from Canada and the U.S.
Bridging the border MCC executive directors demonstrate the bridging relationship integral to the new partnership between MCC Canada and MCC U.S.
MCC and Ten Thousand Villages announce new partnership relationship Blurb: Ten Thousand Villages in the U.S. to be partner of MCC rather than wholly owned by MCC as operationally independent, nonprofit program.
Newly updated resource helps churches understand sexual abuse 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.
Stitching healthier communities in Cambodia 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.
A table of sharing - annual video 2011 MCC annual video. Six stories of how MCC shares God's love and compassion for all.
MCC supporters’ gifts to Japan will aid clean up, trauma healing 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.
From urban Brazil to rural Mozambique 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.
Pakistanis rebuilding lives following devastating flood MCC, in partnership with other church-related organizations, continues to help the vulnerable people in Pakistan rebuild their lives.