Climate Change, Water
Bolivia
Story
… that have access to water will survive, but cities and places that don’t have a good water supply will perish. It’s … support worker in Bolivia. … 130 … 24 … 34 … 48 … A Common Place … First person: Gabriel Acarapi Chuca …
Migration and Refugees
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Story
… seeds. All the pigeons eat at the same time, at the same place, without any discrimination. I tell my children, “It is … all the displaced people come near me." … 67 … 24 … 49 … A Common Place … First person: Jacqueline Kafuti …
Peace
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Story
… role of the Women’s Situation Room was not to decide the place of the two communities. What I did was to mobilize them … … Anna Johari Etabo … Anna Johari Etabo … 27 … A Common Place … Women working for peace …
Food
Syria, United States
Story
… toll of Hurricane Maria in 2017. And today, families in places from Ukraine to Syria continue to share just how much … up. … John Hillegass … Then-MCC canning manager … 28 … A Common Place … Canning meat for the world …
Climate Change
Bangladesh
Story
… away into the river. Each time, Mondol says, they found a place to build a house by the river again. “We work very … I am getting enough." … Nikhil Chandra Mondol … 34 … A Common Place … Above the floodwaters …
Migration and Refugees
Egypt
Story
… visit to these community refugee schools, we find the place is empty. There is no furniture the kids can sit on. … at all, it’s really difficult.” … Abel* … Adam* … 49 … A Common Place … A refuge in Cairo …
Water
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Story
… freedom of getting water any time we like since MCC has placed the borehole here.” … Every donation makes a … from 38% to 9% of waterborne diseases." … 67 … 24 … 48 … A Common Place … What the gift of clean water brings …
Food
Cambodia
Story
… them to expand." … Tes Sopheat … Tes Sopheat … 28 … A Common Place … First person: Tes Sopheat …
Education
Zimbabwe
Story
… equally." … Caroline Pugeni … Caroline Pugeni … 103 … A Common Place … First person: Caroline Pugeni …
Education, Food, Climate Change
Zimbabwe
Story
… Pugeni … project coordinator for SCORE … 103 … 28 … 34 … A Common Place … The powerful change that technology can bring …
Disaster response
Syria
Story
… is the basic, basic need nowadays." … 140 … 25 … 32 … A Common Place … After the earthquakes in Syria …