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Founding Ottawa Office director Bill Janzen honoured with the Order of Canada
Canada
Jun 2024
News
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![Man in a field with a basket of gourds](/sites/default/files/2024-06/Websitethumbnail.jpg)
A field trip: growing safer vegetables in Bangladesh
Listen now- Food
Bangladesh
Jun 2024
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Farmers grow safe vegetables to protect health, environment
- Food
Bangladesh
Jun 2024
Story
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From soil to solidarity
- Food,
- Climate Change
Puerto Rico
Jun 2024
Story
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![IVEP participant is crouched and feeding a baby calf with a bottle.](/sites/default/files/2024-06/image000000%281%29.jpg)
Seeing our lives through the eyes of an IVEPer
United States + 1 more
Jun 2024
Story
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Freely you have received; freely give
United States + 2 more
Jun 2024
Story
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![Children playing by a river](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-10/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%2838%29.png.webp?itok=aiuqM85i)
Peace is more than a wish at the creek
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Peace
Location
Colombia
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A young woman speaks a room full of adults](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-09/RS120417_213ED0BA-DB9F-432F-B443-6B87EDDE06ED_1_105_c.jpeg.webp?itok=wfqwTHfe)
“When we love, everything blooms”
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Bolivia
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A collection of bomblets and other unexploded ordnance is ready for detonation in this 1992 photo. Addressing the problem of unexploded ordnance (UXO) left from the more than 2.2 million tons of bombs](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/resource-space/LAO1992_uxo_jk003.jpg.webp?itok=OVYSc2AZ)
No reasons that can justify their use
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Peace
Location
Ukraine + 2 more
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A group in colourful pants sit on a brick wall.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-09/Pants%20day%204.jpg.webp?itok=bRd3SHFx)
A Fresh Vision
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Peace
Location
Colombia
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![a young man sits at a picnic table outside and smiles at the camera](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-08/samuel_iveper.jpg.webp?itok=9uMB7NNA)
Right relationships through regenerative agriculture
Location
Virginia
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Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A smiling young woman in front of relief buckets.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-08/p1010207-small.jpg.webp?itok=-UOF75bf)
Volunteer spotlight: Packing with a purpose
Location
British Columbia + 1 more
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![Black and white illustration of flowers in the shape of the Korean peninsula](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/Korea%20Illustration%202.png.webp?itok=5orN6Mr4)
Belonging in peace
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Peace
Location
Republic of Korea (South Korea) + 1 more
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![Purple petunias](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/petuniaa1.jpg.webp?itok=56HVuM6x)
Finding beauty and embracing wonder
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Education, Peace
Location
United States
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Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A woman working in a store](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/sukoluhlencube.jpg.webp?itok=zG6dmGNo)
Embracing the unexpected
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A woman, man child and young woman standing for a photo](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/gabiandhost1.jpg.webp?itok=qxnby1oI)
Building home away from home
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![Three people standing for a photo on a farm](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/samuelandhiscoworkers.jpg.webp?itok=aMRtpsq2)
Inspiring dedication and solidarity
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A collage of people in different poses](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/alumni21-22.jpg.webp?itok=vB-w2aJl)
Journey of homecomings
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
Pagination
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