May 2011
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By strengthening local agricultural cooperatives and by giving training in organic gardening, MCC is helping Guatemalans to provide for their families.
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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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See how MCC Bangladesh is helping to sustain the livelihoods of disadvantaged women in Bangladesh through a handicraft research and design center.
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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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MCC workers are returning to Egypt following assurances from partners that conditions are returning to normal following President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation.
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Thirty years after initiating MCC’s response to cluster bombs in Laos, Linda Gehman Peachey and Titus Peachey report that despite progress, the ordnances remain a threat to the people of Laos.
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Southern Sudan is poised to become the world’s newest nation.
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“Turning toward peace” initiative provides an opportunity to sow the seeds of peace by supporting MCC’s Global Family program in Afghanistan, or the MCC U.S. Summer Service program.
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Thirteen international staff, including two children, temporarily relocated to MCC’s West Europe office in Strasbourg, France.
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At a recent summit, representatives of MCC supporting denominations and agencies reached agreements on future governance and management of the MCC system.
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Winning speech points to a key ingredient necessary for a peaceful world.
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