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Gerry Kulp is presented with a big check from her pastors

Honoring an elder through intergenerational giving

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United States + 2 more

02/21/2025

Story

Honoring an elder through intergenerational giving

Five-year-old Sudeyis Sherif, collects his award for standing 1st in his nursery school class from MCC staff Solomon along at the morning assembly cermony of RPC Preschool, Adama Ethiopia, March 2024.

Education impact report - Winter 2025

Education

Ethiopia + 1 more

02/14/2025

Impact report

Education impact report - Winter 2025

Biskute Mengistu, 4th grade, left, and the newest member of the WASH Health club and Mihret Daba, 8th grade, and the leader of the WASH Health club in Ajiti Primary School in Batu, Ethiopia. March, 2024.

Water impact report - Winter 2025

Water

Ethiopia + 1 more

02/14/2025

Impact report

Water impact report - Winter 2025

Sangita Soren (30) stands with her crops at her farm in Jahada Rural Municipality-5, Morang, Nepal. She got seasonal and off seasonal vegetable farming training from SAHAS.

Food impact report - Winter 2025

Food

Nepal + 1 more

02/14/2025

Impact report

Food impact report - Winter 2025

Atsede Tadesse, 46 years old, is a cash transfer beneficiary from Tsigereda, Gera Alta woreda in Ethiopia's Tigray region.

Relief impact report - Winter 2025

Disaster response

Ethiopia + 1 more

02/14/2025

Impact report

Relief impact report - Winter 2025

Monaliza Luel, center, and other children including Adonai Melese, left, and Melite Aregawi, right, at Daero Tekli Elementary School, hold their school supplies for a photo after receiving them in late September.

Material resources impact report - Winter 2025

Ethiopia + 1 more

02/14/2025

Impact report

Material resources impact report - Winter 2025

MCC partner Al-Najd Developmental Forum delivered 930 food parcels to the Holy Family Church in Gaza which were distributed on August 13–14, 2024.

Canadian Foodgrains Bank Impact Report - Winter 2025

Food

Palestine and Israel + 1 more

02/14/2025

Impact report

Canadian Foodgrains Bank Impact Report - Winter 2025

Five-year-old Sudeyis Sherif, collects his award for standing 1st in his nursery school class from MCC staff Solomon along at the morning assembly cermony of RPC Preschool, Adama Ethiopia, March 2024.

General impact report - Winter 2025

Ethiopia + 6 more

02/14/2025

Impact report

General impact report - Winter 2025

woman facing two people with backs to the camera

MCC immigration staff in U.S. field urgent calls, questions

Migration and Refugees

United States

02/14/2025

Story

MCC immigration staff in U.S. field urgent calls, questions

Photo from leadership seminar.

Journeys of service

United States + 1 more

02/14/2025

Story

Journeys of service

Jean d'Amour Iravuze, left, and Bruno Ineza Kabera read a book at the Gicumbi Children's Peace Library, operated by Transformational Leadership Center. Books are organized into categories like easy fi

Peace libraries in Rwanda

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Peace

Rwanda

02/12/2025

Podcast/audio

Peace libraries in Rwanda

father holding young daughter in his lap

More shelter, food and hope needed in Gaza

Disaster response

Palestine and Israel

02/10/2025

Story

More shelter, food and hope needed in Gaza

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