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Founding Ottawa Office director Bill Janzen honoured with the Order of Canada
Canada
Jun 2024
News
newspaper
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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
Podcast/audio
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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
menu_book
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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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![Two women, a man and child stand for a photo](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-09/emmanuelfamilyanddenise.jpg.webp?itok=LsAsiVww)
From participant to host, a life changing experience
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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Seeing the value of intercultural connection
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![Four women and a man standing in front of a house](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-09/keziawithhousemates.jpg.webp?itok=_8FDBMsL)
Building community with Shalom
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![Headshots of five young people](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-09/ivepparticipants.jpeg.webp?itok=idRiol8V)
First impressions on life in the U.S.
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A hand holding a maple leaf](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-09/andreafall1.jpg.webp?itok=UYzNShrL)
Slow down and connect with others this season
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A tall tree on a foggy day in Colombia](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-07/RS81914_CVAN4743-lpr.jpg.webp?itok=kz4Qrp8D)
Peace is more than a wish through grace
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Peace
Location
Canada + 1 more
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Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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Systemic racism in Canada's justice system
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Justice and Equity
Location
Ontario
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A group of people sit in a hut listening to someone speaking out of view.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-07/rs77057img0970-lpr.jpg.webp?itok=UAGs2QFY)
Disarming conflict through listening
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Peace
Location
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 1 more
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A group of people sit in a hut listening to someone speaking out of view.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-07/rs77057img0970-lpr.jpg.webp?itok=UAGs2QFY)
Écouter pour désarmer le conflit
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Peace
Location
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 1 more
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A group of people sit in a hut listening to someone speaking out of view.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-07/rs77057img0970-lpr.jpg.webp?itok=UAGs2QFY)
Escuchar para desarmar
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Peace
Location
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 1 more
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![Emmanuel Billay Mussamba (right) of PPR (Programme for Peace and Reconciliation), who Michael Sharp worked with, talking with Mwasa Niyon Senga, a former rebel combatant who returned to Rwanda through a peacebuilding and repatriation program Mussamba worked with.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/rs48584rwa150322peaceml0406-lpr.jpg.webp?itok=UVy9H788)
Courageous Congolese uncover disturbing truths
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Justice and Equity
Location
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![Morning dew on grass sparkles in the morning light](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/morninglightdew.jpg.webp?itok=znF_jdRs)
Staff insight: To everything there is a season
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
Pagination
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