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![Three men are engaged in a conversation](/sites/default/files/2024-06/BillJanzen2_1.jpg)
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
headphones
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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
menu_book
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Freely you have received; freely give
United States + 2 more
Jun 2024
Story
menu_book
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![A young latinx woman drinking from a coconut](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/lynette_milagro-standard-height-2000px.jpg.webp?itok=54C_udh5)
When faith and pain lead to service
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Migration and Refugees
Location
Guatemala
Date
Media Type
Story
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![A man squats and works in his garden](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/img_20220211_162722.jpg.webp?itok=5FyoU5mi)
Staying home or choosing to roam
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Migration and Refugees, Food
Location
India
Date
Media Type
Story
menu_book
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The journey of a comforter
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Migration and Refugees
Location
Kansas + 1 more
Date
Media Type
Webinar
computer
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![A large group of people at a graduation ceremony. They are all holding their diplomas.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/rs114309_155f396a-lpr.jpg.webp?itok=woraBHSO)
Caring for people on the move
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Migration and Refugees, Food
Location
Latin America
Date
Media Type
Publication
book
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![Bidali Augustine playing ludo with his siblings.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-07/mr._bidali_augustine_and_his_siblings_playing_ludo_game-lpr.jpg.webp?itok=In2Id40r)
New life after leaving home
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Migration and Refugees
Location
South Sudan + 1 more
Date
Media Type
Story
menu_book
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![Undercurrents logo](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-08/Undercurrents.jpg.webp?itok=IeXAiXIx)
Undercurrents - I Believe in Miracles
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Migration and Refugees
Location
Ontario
Date
Media Type
Podcast/audio
headphones
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![A young child stands outside her hut in the DR Congo. She is wearing a yellow shirt.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/DRC.png.webp?itok=mQ402zh5)
Hello from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Migration and Refugees
Location
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date
Media Type
Video story
play_circle_outline
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![A family of four kneal together in the sand at the beach. The ocean is behind them.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-07/picture1_0%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=qWvTpExz)
So romantic…
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Migration and Refugees
Location
Florida
Date
Media Type
Story
menu_book
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![Shadi Alkhannous runs the take-out and delivery counter at the Alnoor Halal Food Market in St. Catherines, Ont., serving meals like shish tawook, chicken shawarma and beef kabab. He and his family hav](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/resource-space/Shadi%20Alkhannous%2C%20Ontario.png.webp?itok=Xw3waqTm)
Resettled refugees support from the front lines during COVID-19
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Migration and Refugees
Location
Ontario + 1 more
Date
Media Type
Story
menu_book
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![A family of four in the DR Congo walk together in a field. A child is on the father's shoulders laughing and eating](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-08/rs108161_cod20200225_agriculture_ml0275-lpr_0.jpg.webp?itok=HNV5d9Lx)
Into the next century
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Migration and Refugees
Location
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date
Media Type
Story
menu_book
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![Colorful graffiti on a tall border wall](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-07/4_ways_border_wall.jpg.webp?itok=dmorNV-m)
5 ways to show compassion to asylum seekers
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Migration and Refugees
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A young woman speaking during a webinar zoom call. There is a zoom background of mountains behind her.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-08/Immigration%20webinar%207.png.webp?itok=j0SkrrVz)
Immigration advocacy
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Migration and Refugees
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
Webinar
computer
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