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A journey of service with Mennonite Central Committee
United States + 1 more
Jul 2024
Story
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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
Podcast/audio
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Seeking Christ
- Education
Cambodia
Jul 2024
Story
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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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Relief impact report - Summer 2023
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Disaster response
Location
Syria + 1 more
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Impact report
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State of Exception in El Salvador
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Conflict
Location
El Salvador
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Media Type
Podcast/audio
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First person: Eleonora
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Disaster response, Education
Location
Ukraine
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Media Type
Story
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Carrying on in Ukraine
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Disaster response, Education
Location
Ukraine
Date
Media Type
Story
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After the earthquakes in Syria
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Disaster response
Location
Syria
Date
Media Type
Story
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Women's literacy in Afghanistan
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Education, Conflict
Location
Afghanistan
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Media Type
Podcast/audio
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Children's war stories
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Disaster response, Education
Location
Ukraine
Date
Media Type
Story
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Mennonite Brethren church responds to needs in Ukraine
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Disaster response
Location
Ukraine
Date
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From Aleppo, Syria:
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Disaster response
Location
Syria
Date
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Relief, Development and Podcast: MCC responds to earthquakes in Syria / Petra Antoun
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Disaster response, Earthquake
Location
Syria
Date
Media Type
Podcast/audio
headphones
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![A crumbling building in Syria](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/rs124256_img_20230209_143502_302_1-lpr_0.jpg.webp?itok=hfWyDvRq)
MCC responds to earthquakes in Syria
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Disaster response
Location
Syria
Date
Media Type
News
newspaper
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Together, we can!
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Disaster response
Location
Ontario
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Media Type
Story
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