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Stories bring our work to life.
These featured stories highlight partners and communities that inspire, inform and drive meaningful change across the globe.
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A journey of service with Mennonite Central Committee
United States + 1 more
Jul 2024
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Your impact in Ontario - Summer 2024
Ontario
Jul 2024
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"Put a little love in your yard"
- Peace
North Carolina
Jul 2024
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![Ko’ona Saber, Kerry Saner-Harvey and Jonathan Neufeld sitting together on a bench](/sites/default/files/2024-07/20240614%20-%20Threads%20Healing%20Forest.jpg)
Threads – Share the Gifts: Honour the Treaties, shows Indigenous reparations in action.
Share the Gifts: Honour the Treaties websiteManitoba
Jul 2024
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Seeking Christ
- Education
Cambodia
Jul 2024
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Founding Ottawa Office director Bill Janzen honoured with the Order of Canada
Canada
Jun 2024
News
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Relief impact report - Winter 2024
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Disaster response
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Cuba + 1 more
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Cuba: A case study on sanctions
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Peace, Disaster response
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Cuba
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A peaceful alternative? Examining U.S. sanctions policy
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Peace
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Cuba + 2 more
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![Caridad Rodríguez Gonzalez received an MCC relief kit through MCC partner CCRD (Centro Cristiano de Reflexión y Diálogo, Christian Center for Reflection and Dialogue) after Hurricane Ian, which she](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/resource-space/IMG_5721.jpg.webp?itok=XfPiu0L0)
El CCM trabaja a través de la Iglesia en Cuba para responder a las crisis
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Cuba
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MCC sends food and relief to Cubans in crisis
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Cuba
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