Paz
República Democrática del Congo
Story
Ever since 1964, neighboring Kabela and Kalunja villages in South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) had fought over the location of their border. The decades-long grudge caused arguments and disputes that sometimes led to …
Paz, Educación
Ruanda
Story
… coordinator … 27 … 103 … A Common Place … A Common Place … Un nuevo enfoque para la construcción de la paz …
Alimentos
Nepal
Story
A lack of access to land, formal education and government resources have left marginalized communities with few options beyond daily wage labor — mostly farming or, for some men, construction work in the nearby city of Biratnagar. These are just some …
Migración y refugiados
México
Story
When people ask how his work supporting migrants began, Pastor Victor Lampón Leon says he knows the story sounds a bit fantastical. Fifteen years ago, Lampón was coming home from work in Mexico City, when a train passed nearby. He noticed a large group …
Cambio climático
Bangladés
Story
Hena Khatun has a courtyard full of reasons to believe that she will be able to feed and care for her daughter and sickly husband, despite the floodwater from the nearby Jamuna River that threatens to cover the land where she lives. Every rainy season in …
Ruanda
Story
Jean Bosco Nsanzimana was used to getting food from the market — “even though I was a farmer,” he says. Practices like intensive tilling had left his land, in the Kayonza District of Rwanda’s Eastern Province, depleted and unable to produce much food. And …
Bangladés
Story
From my childhood, I have lived by the Jamuna River. I love this place. Many faces I know from my childhood, and my relatives are living here. But my family has moved four times because of flooding or erosion. In 1993, when I was in fourth grade, our …
Salud
Ucrania
Story
Editor’s note: Only first names of Ukrainians are used for their security. All photos are courtesy of MCC partners. Please note that content in this story may be disturbing to some readers. … A missile fell as Matviy, 10, and his younger sister, Zlata, …
Bangladés
Story
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Cambio climático
Nepal
Story
Discover the inspiring story of two young farmers in the mountains of Nepal — Ishwor and Puja — as they support each other through shared knowledge and experience. Facing the challenges of climate change, economic pressures, and urban migration, they …